Registration Now Open for 2023 Referee Courses
Whitecourt Minor Soccer is offering several referee courses this year:
- The Mini Referee Course
- The Entry Level Referee Course
- The Refresher Course
Information on each of the courses is located below.
MINI COURSE
ELIGIBILITY: Involvement in Minor Soccer and must be 12 or older as of May 15 of this year.
Being a Mini Referee means that the person would be eligible to referee U9 and younger age groups in house league games as well as being an assistant referee for North West Central league games.
The Mini Referee course covers:
- Referee duties and responsibilities
- The rules of mini soccer
- On field practical training
- Basic offside for Assistant Referees
- Assistant Referee calls and signals
Referees are supplied with 7x7 rules of Mini Soccer, referee badge and whistle.
This course will be offered in Whitecourt at St. Mary’s School (5630 Mink Creek Road) on Saturday April 15 from 9am -1pm. The cost is $26.25.
Please note that any person who takes the Mini Referee course, passes and then referees a total of 3 games with WMS will be given a full refund of $26.25 in addition to getting paid the regular referee rate of pay.
REGISTRATION INFO:
If you choose to take the ref course, you will need to create a ref Centre account if you do not already have one. This requires an email and a password that you set up through the
Alberta Soccer Association Website - The course code for the mini referee course is #2182.
If you or your child is interested in taking this course, it is recommended to register as soon as possible.
Refereeing is a great activity so please consider this opportunity for your child.
ENTRY LEVEL REFEREE COURSE
ELIGIBILITY: Involvement in soccer and must be 14 or older as of May 15 of this year.
Being an entry level referee means that the person would be eligible to referee U9 and U11 house league games, as well as, travel team games provided the age of the players is BELOW their own age. Entry level referees are eligible to be a linesman (assistant referee) at any age level.
The Entry Level Referee course involves self guided modules online, a webinar, an exam, and a practical in person session in order to be certified.
The Entry Level Referee course covers:
- Referee and assistant referee duties and responsibilities
- The FIFA laws of the game (11v11 soccer)
- U11 8v8 Rules for the game
- On field practical training
Students are supplied with a FIFA law book, a U11 8v8 rule book and a referee badge and whistle, yellow and red cards and a referee wallet.
This course will be offered in Whitecourt at St. Mary’s School (5630 Mink Creek Road) on Sunday April 16th from 9 am to 3 pm. The cost is $136.24.
Please note that any person who takes the Entry Level Referee course, passes and then referees a total of three games with WMS will be given a full refund of $136.24 in addition to getting paid the regular referee rate of pay.
After successfully completing the course, referees are classified as a youth referee if they are 14 or 15 years old. Referees that are 16 years old and up are called district referees.
REGISTRATION INFO:
If you choose to take the ref course, you will need to create a ref Centre account if you do not already have one. This requires an email and a password that you set up through the
Alberta Soccer Association website. The course code for this course is #2183.
If you or your child is interested in taking this course, it is recommended that they register as soon as possible since it includes taking several self guided online modules and online exam in addition to a practical in person session.
Refereeing is a great activity so please consider this opportunity for your child.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Chris Baxter: wmsatravelrefereecoordinator@gmail.com or 780-753-0128
Joanne Merrifield: wmsahouserefereecoordinator@gmail.com or 780-286-9900
Thank You
