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Mohawk Valley
Soccer Referee Association
(MVSRA)

General Membership:

• All Members
• Prospective Referees

• Business Meeting
• Training — Remember: You need 5 hours of training during the year to re-register!

Referees Note:
If you are unable to attend this meeting, please send your request to be excused (with reason) to Secr@mvsra.org not later than 2 days before meeting.

Local Dues Payment for 2019 —

You are encouraged to pay your local MVSRA dues ($50 for 2019) on-line here using PayPal or a credit card. (This is in addition to the ENY fees you paid when you registered — see "Referee Registration for 2019" below.) When you attend at least 4 of the 6 MVSRA meetings plus the mandatory November meeting, half of your 2019 dues will be refunded to you. Click the link here and a new window will open that explains the process to pay your dues:

• Pay 2019 MVSRA Dues

Referee Registration for 2019 —

Registration is now open for 2019. It is done on-line only. Registration after December 31, 2018 will have late fees applied. ENYSRA has provided three documents to guide you in the process:

• Step-by-Step Re-registration Guide – on-line registration guide for existing users of GameOfficials.net. Refer also to the ENY Registration Help Handout.
• ENY Registration Help Handout – points you to the proper course to sign up for, registration fee to be paid, and recertification test to be taken.
• 2018 Step-by-Step New Registration Guide – on-line registration guide for new users of GameOfficials.net. Explains setting up your user name and password, and how to register for referee courses for new officials or for upgrade from grade 9 to 8 or from grade 8 to 7. There are also courses for Instructors, Assessors, and Assigners.

Passing grade for the tests is 80%, and you are allowed five attempts to pass. Questions are shuffled each time.

The Referee courses are primarily for new users. However, an existing official — one who already has a USSF ID# — who has been away from officiating for more than two years must re-take the course. At the conclusion of the course, that person is classified a "returning official," rather than a "new official".

The ENY fees for courses are:

• Grade 9 - $140
• Grade 8 - $170
• All Bridge courses (9 to 8, 8 to 7) - $85

To confirm that you are properly registered, simply return to the ENY Game Officials Site and log in. You should see confirmation of your registration on the next page. In the Notes, it should say, "Met Requirements".

When you have completed your registration, please notify our Registrar@mvsra.org.

Meetings:

(Click for Minutes)

2018:
Thursday, April 5, 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 6, 6:00 PM
Sunday, June 10, 6:00 PM
Sunday, July 22, 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 19, 6:00 PM (cancelled)
Thursday, December 6, 6:00 PM

IMPORTANT: Dues must be paid to be eligible for games.

ENTER AVAILABILITY

For the outdoor season, our Assignor needs your availability for weekends, as well as weekday evenings. You may simply block all day when you are not available on a weekday evening. While you may indicate nonavailability as far in the future as known, please be sure that your calendar is always up-to-date for the next two weeks.

The "official" ENY supplier is Final Decision. To order at special ENY prices, please call (877) 661-9881 and ask for Kevin.

Official Sports International (probably the most popular)

Score Soccer

Law Five Soccer Referee Equipment

Soccer Superstore USA

Game Reports

and other

Useful Forms:

Pre-Game Conference

Game Reporting Procedures for MVSRA Referees --

CNYSSL Score Card

MVSRA Expense and Service Voucher

State Cup and Challenge Cup (ENY). Visit http://www.enysoccer.com/.
      2019 ENY State Cup Rules

Region 1 Cup Championships. Visit http://regioni.usyouthsoccer.org/.

Gettysburg, PA: Visit Gettysburg Youth Soccer Club.
      Battlefield Blast in Aug

Redeemer Cup, Proctor Park, in June: Visit Redeemer Cup.

The Thruway League

CNYSSL — Liaison: Bill Bailey.
     — League Info

CNYJSA

Rising Stars Sports Center — Liaison: Dave Lemire
     — RSSC Game Info
     — RSSC Outdoor Game Info
     — RSSC 2017-18 Indoor Rules

AYSO Area 3E — AYSO National Rules & Regulations —
      AYSO Expo PPT & Video Files on Officiating

Laws of the Game:
Current LOTG are available from the IFAB web site — Laws of the Game (LOTG). The LOTG document includes "Modifications to the Laws," "Law changes," Practical Guidelines for Match Officials," etc.

Referee Library. This library at SoccerRefereeUSA.com has current copies of many other resources you may need, including:

Match Reporting:

• USSF Referee Report
• USSF Supplemental Referee Report
• USSF 4th Official Game Log
• Kicks From The Penalty Mark - Score Sheets

Other Documents related to the Laws of the Game:

• Advice to Referees
• Guide to Procedures
• 7+7 Cautionable and Sending Off Offenses
• Offside Made Easy
• Information For New Referees
• USSF Referee Assault/Abuse Policy
• "The Rectangle" - new USSF alternative to "Diagonal System"

USSF Directives:

• 100% Misconduct
• Assistant Referee Involvement
• Contact Above the Shoulder
• Dissent
• Free Kick and Restart Management
• Game Disrepute and Mass Confrontation
• Game Management Model-Flow Risk Taking Game Control
• Handling the Ball
• Injury Management
• Managing the Technical Area

and Much More

Test Your Knowledge of the Game. SoccerRefereeUSA.com has over 40 timed quizzes with references to the answers in LOTG, ATR, GTP, INT, etc.

Law 14 Checklist for Kicks from the Penalty Mark. This checklist of responsibilities, guidelines, and procedures is provided as a useful single source of guidance for referees who need to conduct the process of Kicks from the Penalty Mark. Kicks from the Penalty Mark scorecard

4th Official Procedures — Managing the Technical Area.

Game Management for Referees - What's a ref supposed to do: A USSF handbook on how to apply the LOTG

Code of Ethics for Referees and USSF Referee Code of Ethics training

Physical Fitness Test

MVSRA Bylaws

Eastern New York Soccer Referees

US Adult Soccer Association

USSF (US Soccer) New and Improved!

FIFA