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No Laminated Pass, No play

District play requires a laminated player pass with the D4 stamp. House play requires a laminated player pass with the players name, photograph, team, and age group; the house pass may be produced either in LeagueOne or Sportability, and may or may not carry a registrar stamp


Team Referee Requirement (Fall 2010)

The league board of director approved the following Team Referee Requirement for Fall 2010

Each referee can be affiliated to at most 2 teams.
Each referee must officiate at least 5 games in order for the Game Credits to be counted towards the team.
(note the difference between games and game credits)

Jack London Class IV (U10 to U14); District 4 Class III (U10)
- At most 2 referees to officiate 5 Game Credits
- First year Class IV U10 teams are exempted
- $100 fine and not qualify for JL End of Season tournament if the team cannot fulfill this requirement

JL and D4 Class IV (U16 to U19)
- At least 1 Grade 8 referee affiliate with the team, $50 fine if none
(increase to 2 Grade 8 referees in Fall 2011)
- Referees to officiate 12 Game Credits
- $150 fine if the team referees do less than 6 Game Credits
- $75 fine if the team referees do 6+ Games Credits but less than 12

D4 Class III (U11 to U14)
- At most 3 referees to officiate 12 Game Credits
- $200 fine if the team referees do less than 6 Game Credits
- $100 fine if the team referees do 6+ Games Credits but less than 12

D4 Class III (U15 to U19)
- At least 2 Grade 8 referees affiliate with the team, $50/$100 fine
- Referees to officiate 12 Game Credits
- $200 fine if the team referees do less than 6 Game Credits
- $100 fine if the team referees do 6+ Games Credits but less than 12

GSSL Class I (U15 to U19)
- At least 2 Grade 8 referees affiliate with the team, $50/$100 fine
- Referees to officiate 3 Games Credits per home game played
- $40 fine per game credit not covered

Norcal U10 Teams
- At least 1 Grade 8 referees affiliate with the team, $50 fine if none
- Referees to officiate 1 Games Credits per home game played
- $25 fine per game credit not covered (increase to $40 in Fall 2011)

Norcal U11-U19 Teams
- At least 2 Grade 8 referees affiliate with the team, $50/$100 fine
- Referees to officiate 3 Games Credits per home game played
- $25 fine per game credit not covered (increase to $40 in Fall 2011)


Game Credit

- U10 to U14 Center		1.0  Game Credit
- U10 to U14 Class 3,4 AR 	0.5  Game Credit
- U10 to U14 Class 1 AR 	0.75 Game Credit
- U15 to U19 Center		1.5 Game Credit
- U15 to U19 AR	       	 	1.0 Game Credit



Game Protocol

BEFORE THE GAME

- arrive at least 30 minutes before the game
- dress professionally, tuck in shirt, pull up the socks etc
- inspect the field, nets, corner flags (write any anomalies in the game card)
- get game card, player passes from the coaches
- check in players
  - absolutely NO jewelry, Armstrong band, hard cast etc
  - check players' equipments, shin guard, no baseball cleats
  - make sure every player has a LAMINATED player pass (no pass, no play)
- For Class IV games play within Jack London, the game card should be stamped and
  addressed to League Referee Coordinator
- pregame talk between Referee and Asst Referees (if you are lucky to have a team of
  referees)
  - remind AR to stay with second to last defender
  - what is Center Referee expected Asst Referees to do, call fouls or not
- pregame talk to parent line persons
  - only signal ball in and out; give direction if capable
  - do not call offside

Coin Toss

- call in captains
- visitor captain call the coin toss
- winner choose side of field, loser kick off in the first half

Game Time

- Call fouls, avoid playing Advantages in younger age group because everyone expects
  you to call foul. 
- Have Fun

After the game

- monitor hand shakes between teams
- shake hand with players and coaches
- fill out game card including the following information if applied
  - yellow cards info; team, jersey #, name, cysa id, time, reason of yellow card
  - red cards info; as above
  - coaches and players behavior that you want the league to know
- License referees sign the game card (not parent line persons)
- Return player passes to coaches
- Fill out and mail Send Off Report within 24 hours if you gave out any red card, 
  Depending on the game, check the Jack London website on where the report should be
  sent to.
- Enter the Game Report in MySoccerLeague
- Game Card
  - For Jack London house league, keep the Game Card until end of season
  - For District 4 games, give the game card to winning coach or home team in case of tie
  - For GSSL Class I game, mail the report within 24 hours

Become a Referee

Why Should I Referee? It is an excellent way to get into shape, learn the rules, and help your soccer club and community, build camaraderie with other officials, and earn extra money. You also have the best seat in the house.

What About Training? Jack London has three 18-hour entry level training clinics in July and August. After you complete the training and pass the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) examination, you receive a Grade 8 badge that is applicable throughout the United States. There are also three 9-hour recreational level clinics in August/September. After you complete the training and pass the test, you receive a Grade 9 badge that allows you to ref U10 and U12 games within our league. Click Clinics for clinic schedule. There will also be in service clincs offered by the District and the League. Starting this year, there will be regular referee get together for us to talk about war time stories.

Is There a Big Time Commitment? If you can referee just one game (between 1 to 2 hours) a week, that will help a lot. Of course, you can do more games if you want.

What About Uniforms? All new referees who pass the USSF exam can purchase a "referee kit" from Jade Soccer that includes a complete uniform (shirt, shorts, and socks), whistle, lanyard, red and yellow cards, cardholder and flags. Your club will refund the cost if your referee more than 5 games in your first season. You can also purchase your referee kit from other place and your club will refund up to the cost of the Jade Soccer's kit which is about $58.

Am I Paid? We pay referees for all position. Click Payments for pay rate.

Is This Program for My Son or Daughter? YES! Besides the relatively good pay for youths, refereeing is a great way to gain confidence and bearing. Youth referees are normally assigned lower age group games involving the Under 10 and Under 12 Age Groups. However, the minimum age for referee is 14.

Am I Going to Thrown Out to the Wolves NO! Jack London Referee Assignors will make sure you will assign to the level of games that you are comfortable with. We will send experience referees to go out and watch new referees. You can also request mentor to come out to help you.

Okay, I'm Interested, Who Can I Call For More Information? Contact your club referee coordinator. Click Coordinators for contact information.