Email the LSA Referee Representative with any questions - lubbocksoccerrefrep@gmail.com

READ BELOW FOR ALL INFORMATION TO SIGN UP FOR THE REFEREE COURSE!

How to Become a Referee in North Texas HOW TO GET STARTED

 Requirement – you must be 13 or older to BECOME A REFEREE

North Texas Soccer Member Associations and clubs are encouraged to contact North Texas Soccer Kiersten Cowart at referees@ntxsoccer.org about organizing and hosting referee courses.

A 2025 license will allow a new referee to work all of 2025. YOu must recertify each year to stay active as a referee.

How to Become a USSF Referee - Requirement – you must be 13 or older.

· A two-part process must be completed to become a licensed USSF Referee.

·        Sign up for a Referee online course. You will pay the fee when you sign up.

Part 1 - Sign up for the Referee Online Lessons via OMS - Click this for the link to get started

The online portion has 6 modules, all of which must be completed in full. The online lessons take approximately 6-7 hours to complete.

Part 2 – Select an in-person clinic to attend

Once you complete all the online lessons, you’ll be able to select an in-person clinic to go to on OMS again and log in. You will see the words – ONLINE LESSONS COMPLETED highlighted in green to know that you can select the in-person clinic you wish to attend.

The in-person clinic is 3.5 hours. This is the field session done outdoors.

Lots of important information is given to all attendees – who you will work for, how to get games, where to get uniforms, etc.

You must complete both parts to become a referee for North Texas and your area.

 To Register for Clinic:

Click here OMS

Click on – Find Clinic

In the drop-down menu

1.   Select – Entry Never been a USSF Referee before

2.   Select – Referee Online Lessons

3.   Register/Pay

4.   Start/finish the online lessons

 Once you complete the online lessons, you will see the words – PICK A CLINIC This is the in-person portion of the clinic - you must go in and chose the in-person clinic for the area you want to attend it in.

 If for some reason you do not show up to the field session and you fail to notify the instructor in advance, you will not receive a partial refund.

 What happens if something comes up and I can no longer attend? No worries. Just give the instructor a courtesy heads-up in plenty of time so that the seat doesn’t go empty.

1.       Something came up and I can no longer attend the field session I signed up for. Can I switch?

a.       With proper advanced notice, yes, you can switch. Take care of this no later than 96 hours before the start of the clinic.