ABOUT REFEREES
Referees are valued members of the South Delta community. Players as young as twelve can begin officiating our local games. Those who want to referee must take the necessary courses.
Those who take on this role will better learn the rules of the game, they will build confidence and learn how to assert themselves around players and parents…and make a little spending money as well!
As a referee you will make mistakes – that is all part of the learning process. South Delta United has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to poor behavior towards our referees and expect our coaches to take a leading role in supporting you.
There are two refereeing clinics applicable to youth referees. The club will usually host one of each per year. Dates currently TBA.
The Small Sided Referee Clinic is the basics of refereeing and is offered to individuals who are 12 years of age and older. Once an individual is successful in passing this clinic, they are classified as a Small Sided Referee and may officiate in any match with players between U-6 and U-12.
The Entry Level Referee Clinic is the entry point into 11 a-side soccer. Once an individual is successful in passing this clinic they will be classified as a Youth Referee (if they are 14 or 15 years old) or a District Referee (if they are 16 years old or older).
CURRENT COURSES
The Small Sided Referee Clinic / AGES 12 and up only:
Small Sided Clinic course number: 1676
Webinar #1 Sept 20 5pm to 7pm
Webinar #2 Sept 22 5pm to 7pm
On-field Sept 26 5pm to 7pm at Dugald
The Entry Level Referee Clinic / AGES 14 and up only:
Entry Level Clinic Breakdown & Structure:
Online Theory Component On-Field Practical Component
17 self-guided law-based modules with questions via RefCentre
On-field practical component: 3.5-hour on-field session
(One) 2.5-hour webinar (zoom) session
Online exam
Here are the dates for the entry Clinic:
Webinar
Aug 27 5:00 PM to 7:30pm
On-Field session
September 4th 4-7:30pm at Dugald turf
Course #1675
All entrants must complete the 17 self guided modules before the 27th of August.
Steps to Complete the 2021 Entry Level Clinic
Login to RefCentre www.refcentre.com with the username (email) and password that were set up during registration of the Entry Level Referee Clinic. If student has forgotten password students can click on the for “forgot password” link before you login to RefCentre and the password will be emailed to you.
Complete the 17 self-guided law based modules with questions (approx. 7-10 hours). A link to the online modules can be found in students RefCentre account in Yellow Box in the upper left-hand corner of home screen.
a. Students must achieve 80% on each module before moving onto the next module and will be given a minimum of 7 days to complete the online training.
b. Students MUST complete the online training prior to attending the webinar (zoom session).
BC Soccer Referee Clinic
Participant Information Package
Attend the webinar zoom session. Webinar meeting information will be emailed to students 3-4 days prior to the clinic. Please ensure your RefCentre account information (email) is current and up to date, to ensure you receive your meeting details via email.
Following attendance of the webinar session, students will be provided access to the online Entry Level exam via RefCentre; and will be given 7 days to complete the exam. Students will need to achieve 80% to pass the exam and will be given 1hr to write the exam.
Students who do not successfully pass the Entry Level exam in the first instance, will be given one opportunity to re-do the exam. Students will need to wait 48hrs to retake the exam.
Students that receive a passing mark of 80% for their course mark, will be eligible to attend the on-field practical session scheduled for their clinic with a BC Soccer Instructor.
a. Referee Badges will be provided at the on-field practical session
b. Certificates will be available in the student’s RefCentre accounts
To access the online clinic through Zoom, please follow the steps below:
Click on the “Join Zoom Meeting link sent via email by BC Soccer; or
Visit Zoom’s website at https://zoom.us/join
If you are joining via the website:
a. Click on Join a Meeting tab in the top right corner of the homepage (shown in red below)
b. When prompted add your designated Meeting ID, and passcode (if applicable). The Meeting Id (can be a 9, 10 or 11 Digit number).
c. Click on Join tab and you’re in!
CLINIC PAYMENT OPTIONS
All participants must be registered via BC Soccer’s referee management system RefCentre and are not recognized if they have not done so. Individual participants may pay their clinic fees through RefCentre by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or Interact. Full payment must be made at the time of registration.
CLINIC TRANFERS
Students may transfer to a similar clinic as long as the new clinic is an “open clinic”, and the original clinic has not yet started (webinar has not yet taken place). Students do not have the capability of transferring from one session to another session within multiple courses.
For the on-field practical component, students will have an option of transferring into another available on-field practical session via the students RefCentre account.
CLINIC REFUNDS
In the event that a paid registrant cannot attend a clinic, registrants may transfer to a similar clinic before the clinic starts, or within 18 months after the original clinic date. If there are no appropriate clinics available to transfer to, refunds of clinic fees will be issued upon request by emailing Lynda Mulder at lyndamulder@bcsoccer.net.
Annual referee registration fees and partially completed clinics are non-refundable. The system user fee paid on all clinics is non-refundable, with the exception of clinics cancelled by BC Soccer.
The refund e-mail request must include the following details:
Full Name of Registrant
Full name of Original Payee (i.e; credit card holder name)
Who the refund should be made payable to
Current Mailing Address
Clinic number and, payment confirmation (receipt)
BC Soccer Referee Clinic
Participant Information Package
Reason for refund request
Completed EFT Form. Approved refunds will be issued via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) within 45 days of the request date.