Spring 2024 Updates

​Reporting Ejections/Behavior/Serious Injuries: State Cup/Premier matches

Ref Insight does not yet have a post-game reporting process. 

If you have any Ejections, Coach or Spectator behavior issues, or Serious Injuries in State Cup or Premier games you need to email a completed supplemental report form to [email protected]. Below is a link to a fillable form you can use:
https://ossrc.com/pdfs/Supplemental_Report.pdf

For WMYSA and Elite games, you will continue to use the GotSport / Got Soccer forms Billy sent out last week.

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Proper Uniform

As officials, we enforce the rules regarding proper equipment and uniform on teams, coaches, and fans but lately, not on our own officials.  We now have close to 190 referees in our Arbiter group.  It is time that we return to being more professional as an association and in our position as an official.  WMYSA offers a scholarship for newer officials worth $200 to cover their uniform purchases and they should get their money's worth for this generous donation.  

Here is what is going to go into effect today, April 16th, 2024:  

Officials MUST wear black referee knee socks (pulled up to the knee), black referee shorts, and a proper tucked in jersey to perform their job as a soccer referee.  ABSOLUTLY NO ankle socks, NO socks other than black, NO volleyball shorts, NO untucked jerseys.  During inclement weather appropriate clothing to protect yourself from the elements is allowed.   

• Wear the proper uniform or you do not get paid.  Just like when a player is not properly dressed, we do not tell them that they must change their uniform or remove their jewelry, we tell them that they just can't play the game dressed like that. If any of our officials show up "NOT PROPERLY DRESSED" then they just can't get paid to work that game.  The official can still be unpaid volunteer, or the coaches will have to find another volunteer. 
• Center officials will need to verify that each member of the crew is properly attired before the officials are given their game fees.  Any unpaid fees should be returned to the team manager. 
• WMYSA will be giving us feedback if any of the officials on their game WERE NOT wearing their proper uniforms.  The team manager would be the one to withhold the official’s payment. 
• If officials see infractions on other fields, we ask you to notify us so we can follow up with that crew to see why this happened. 

 
Officials you have been told/ informed what the proper uniform is for this JOB.  This information is not new to you as it was given to you in your very first class.  NOW you must get the right uniform. Here are some links you can use to get what you need ASAP: 

Official Sports: https://officialsports.com/referee-uniforms/   Here you can get Uniforms, black knee high socks with two stripes, Black referee shorts, flags, and a whistle.  
Score Sports: https://scoresports.com/soccer/apparel/officials.html  Here you can get Uniforms, black knee high socks with two stripes, Black referee shorts, flags, and a whistle.  
Amazon Uniforms: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=soccer+referee+jersey&crid=27KMMBY5UVORE&sprefix=soccer+ref%2Caps%2C108&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_10   
Amazon Black knee high socks with two stripes: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=soccer+official+socks&crid=3EJ07L159CNYT&sprefix=soccer+official+so%2Caps%2C103&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_18  
Amazon Black Referee Shorts have pockets and not player shorts (Stay away with ones with adidas and nike logos): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Black+Referee+Shorts&crid=CQ5HOTV3CNM7&sprefix=black+referee+shorts%2Caps%2C104&ref=nb_sb_noss_1