Referee Courses - 2024

Whitecourt Minor Soccer is offering three referee courses this year:

• Mini Referee Course
• Entry Level Referee Course
• Refresher Course

Information on each of the courses is below.
Please Note: You do not have to play minor soccer to be a referee.

MINI REFEREE COURSE
  For individuals who are 12 years or older as of May 15 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 

THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED IN WHITECOURT AT:
Ecole St. Anne School (3804 - 47 Street Whitecourt)
Saturday, April 20 from 9am - 1pm.
COST: $28.88
Drinks and snacks such as muffins and donuts will be provided.

Referees are supplied with 7x7 rules of Mini Soccer, referee badge and whistle.

Please note that any person who takes the Mini Referee course, passes and then referees a total of three games with WMS will be given a full refund in addition to getting paid the regular referee rate of pay. 

All players interested in taking the ref course, 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. Please scroll to bottom for further instructions on how to register. The course code for the mini referee course is #2364.

ENTRY LEVEL REFEREE COURSE 
   For individuals who are 14 year or older as of May 15 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 and 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

Student are supplied with a FIFA law book, a U11 8v8 rule book and a referee badge and whistle, yellow and red cards and referee wallet.

THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED IN WHITECOURT AT:
Ecole St. Anne School (3804 - 47 Street Whitecourt)
Sunday, April 21 from 9am - 3:30pm
COST: $141.75
Lunch will be provided (sandwiches or subs).


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 $141.75 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.

All players interested in taking the ref course, 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. Please scroll to bottom for further instructions on how to register. The course code for this course is #2365.

REFEREE REFRESHER COURSE 
   For individuals who have their entry level course and need to “refresh” it on a yearly basis.  

This referee course is for existing 11v11 entry level referees who need to refresh their skills prior to the start of the outdoor season. 
Referees must take an outdoor refresher course each year to be eligible to ref. 


THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED IN WHITECOURT AT:
Ecole St. Anne School (3804 - 47 Street Whitecourt)
Saturday, April 20 from 2pm - 5pm
COST: $52.50 

The above fee will be reimbursed to you if you ref a total of 3 games. 

If you do not register for the refresher course by March 31, you will incur an additional late fee. 

The Refresher Course consists first of an online quiz, then 3 hours of class/field time.

This registration will then be valid for one outdoor season and the following indoor season.

You will need to log-in to your account at refcentre.com to complete your registration for this course.

If I have questions, who do I contact? 

If you have questions about the Refresher Referee Course or the Entry Level Referee Course, please contact: Carolyn Penney at wmsatravelrefereecoordinator@gmail.com or at 780-706-0106.

If you have any questions about the Mini Referee Course, please contact: Joanne Merrifield at wmsahouserefereecoordinator@gmail.com or at 780-286-9900.