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March 19, 2009: New and Updated Referee Courses

Newly revised referee course teaching plans are now available for download below. These documents simplify the job of instructors to deliver referee training by providing self-contained teaching plans for the U-8 Official, Assistant Referee, Basic Referee, Intermediate Referee, and Advanced Referee Courses. In addition, three upgrade courses have been created that offer easy upgrade paths for U-8 Officials to become Assistant Referees or Regional Referees and for Assistant Referees to become Regional Referees.

Click here for a chart showing the relationship of entry-level training courses and certifications.

Finally, the referee instructor courses have been updated to reflect the new course plans. Click here to view the instructor course teaching plans.

These revised files for each course (except Safe Haven) can be downloaded as a single .zip file (left side) or as stand-alone files (right side).

Safe Haven Lesson Plan (.pdf - 100KB) Safe Haven PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt - 756KB)
ZIP File (All Applicable Files)	Stand Alone Files
U-8 Official (.zip - 3.14MB)	U-8 Official Lesson Plan (.pdf - 196KB) U-8 Official PowerPoint (.ppt - 3.69MB) U-8 Official Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
U-8 Official to AR (.zip - 5.60MB)	U-8 Official to AR Lesson Plan (.pdf - 176KB) U-8 Official to AR PowerPoint (.ppt - 6.61MB) U-8 Official to AR Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
U-8 Official to Basic Referee (.zip - 6.25MB)	U-8 Official to Basic Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 216KB) U-8 Official to Basic Referee PowerPoint (.ppt - 7.47MB) U-8 Official to Basic Referee Handout (.pdf - 12KB) U-8 Official to Basic Ref Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
Assistant Referee (.zip - 6.50MB)	Assistant Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 260KB) Assistant Referee PowerPoint (.ppt - 7.62MB) Assistant Referee Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
AR to Basic Referee (.zip - 888KB)	AR to Basic Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 128KB) AR to Basic Referee PowerPoint (.pdf - 1.03MB) AR to Basic Referee Handout (.pdf - 12KB) AR to Basic Referee Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
Basic Referee (.zip - 7.10MB)	Basic Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 296KB) Basic Referee PowerPoint (.ppt - 8.43MB) Basic Referee Handout (.pdf - 12KB) Basic Referee Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
Intermediate Referee (.zip - 6.67MB)	Intermediate Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 316KB) Intermediate Referee PowerPoint (.ppt - 8.15MB) Intermediate Referee Handout (.pdf - 100KB) Intermediate Referee Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
Advanced Referee (.zip - 960KB)	Advanced Referee Lesson Plan (.pdf - 1.23MB) Advanced Referee Handout (.pdf - 156KB) Advanced Referee Course Evaluation (.pdf - 32KB)
National Referee Course (.pdf - 409KB) Handouts Set 1 (.pdf - 1205KB) Handouts Set 2 (.pdf - 1285KB) Handouts Set 3 (.pdf - 985KB)

It is strongly recommended that training courses be delivered using the course teaching plans and materials in the preceding section. However, the modules below may be used as stand-alone training lessons if desired.

Referee Training Modules
Module 1- Safe Haven Certification Revision 8/1/08 (.pdf - 100KB)	Module 2 - The Game of Soccer Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 189KB
Module 3 - Pre-game Preparation Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 184KB)	Module 4 - Starting the Game Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 164KB)
Module 5 - Stopping Play Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 114KB)	Module 6 - Starting and Restarting Play Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 192KB)
Module 7 - Post Game Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 138KB)	Module 8 - Mechanical Aspects of the Game Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 147KB)
Module 9 - Stopping Play & Restarts - Basic Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 216KB)	Module 10 - Fouls & Misconduct - Basic Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 148KB)
Module 11 - Offside - Basic Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 142KB)	Module 12 - Referee and Assistant Referee Mechanics - Basic Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 236KB)
Module 13 - Understanding the AYSO Game Revision 03/04 (.pdf - 210KB)	Module 14 - The Referee Team Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 133 KB)
Module 15 - Fouls, Misconduct & Foul Play - Intermediate Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 123 KB)	Module 16 - Offside - Intermediate & How to be a Great Assistant Referee Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 338 KB)
Module 17 - Interaction with Coaches, Players and Spectators Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 312 KB)	Module 18 - Diagonal System of Control and Game Tactics Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 319 KB)
Module 19 - The AYSO National Referee Program Revision 1/1/05 (.pdf - 200 KB)	Module 20 - Players, Substitutes and Others Revision 3/1/05 (.pdf - 119 KB)
Module 21 - Offside - Advanced Revision 3/1/05 (.pdf - 100 KB)	Module 22 - Match Preparation Revision 3/1/05 (.pdf - 351 KB)
Module 23 - Fouls and Misconduct in the Advanced Game Revision 3/1/05 (.pdf - 100 KB)	Module 24 - Reading the Game Revision 3/1/05 (.pdf - 137 KB)