1) It will be hot! Take hydration breaks especially in the afternoon. Ask the coaches in pre game. 

2) Check player cards. Everyone should have them.

3) Run with the play! Don’t be a “center circle” ref and make sure if you are the center, run the field. Kids, coaches and parents will appreciate your energy and your close up viewpoint. You want to be neither too close nor too far from the action: 10-12 yards is a good rule of thumb. If you are the AR, run along the touchline, between the halfway line and the goal line, keeping level with the 2nd-to-last-defender or the ball, whichever is closer to the goal line. Keep up! 
4) Have Fun! Have Fun! 

Super thanks for being a JUSA ref this weekend. JUSA really appreciates it, and without you, 2000 children could not play soccer. 
With that being said, we are being paid well to be responsible, understand and apply the laws and keep the kids safe. 
Just a few reminders: 

1) if anyone asks for a hydration break, make sure you have one. 

2) Each team pays half, collect from each coach/team manager.

3) Have a good pregame with each coach: confirm length of game, substitutions, sideline behavior and “I may have a different angle than what you see”

4) JUSA teams have player cards. Check them. 

5) Be professional. Wear the full referee kit.

 6) if you have a CSL game, accept the game in the app. Centers are responsible for reporting the match in the CSL app. 

1) Check your schedule. Game times & Fields change.

 2) Each team pays half the fees. You should collect from both coaches.

3) The referee split is 40% for Center and 30% for ARs

4) U8-U10 games are broken into quarters with a running clock. Subs happen at the quarter. 

5) CSL Games: you are required to enter the game scores and match report on the CSL App. Player cards are required and you must line out players.

6) Don’t be afraid to whistle a foul! No one calls me to tell me the referee called too many fouls. 

7) All JUSA rec teams have player cards. Check them against the players. 

1) Check the schedule, check the schedule. Games, fields change

2) No Dogs, No Dogs. It is a school rule not a JUSA rule

3) JUSA Rec Player cards are not required this weekend but most coaches will have them. 

4) CSL matches require cards and you have to line out the players. See an earlier note to csl refs.

5) Pre game with coaches: cover 4 items 

a) confirm length of game ex 35 min

b) Coach is responsible for your sideline

c) Substitution rules (free subs on my whistle or at quarters)

d) Angles: I might have a different angle than you and see it differently.

6) Be early. Coaches get nervous and call me if they don’t see a yellow shirt! 

Welcome back to Fall Soccer!!

BE EARLY – At least 30 minutes prior to your first game. Coaches, and your crew mates, get worried and start calling me and I am working games too.

Double-check your schedules as there were some time/field changes.

FEES
The fee schedule is attached. Print it and keep it with you. Teams pay half.

No Dogs: Schools do not allow animals on their fields. Please ask the coach to ask the parent to remove the animals. We rent the fields from the schools and can not risk losing the fields due to an animal. At City Park fields, animals should be at least 15 yards away from the field. 

PLAYER CARDS

Player Cards are not required the first weekend. Many coaches will have player cards. Some will not.

RULES
If you’ve never done U8 before, REVIEW THE Build Out line rules.
Recreational: NO HEADING in U8, U9, U10 or U12
Select CSL: NO HEADING in U9, U10 or U11. Heading is ALLOWED in Select CSL U12.

UNIFORMS
There are some Rec players who were added late and don’t yet have a uniform. They may play in any shirt that’s generally the same color as their team, or an appropriate pinnie.

Substitutions:

JUSA Recreational U8, U9, and U10 play QUARTERS in the fall. Substitutions may ONLY be made at the quarter break. Since all players must play at least 3 quarters, you should mark the players sitting out each quarter on the game card so that if you attempt to mark a player sitting out for a second quarter, you can remind the coach of the mandatory, minimum play time requirements.
All other age groups and all Signature and InterCity matches allow unlimited substitutions at any stoppage. Players must play at least 50% of the game – a responsibility of the coach to maintain, but point out any obvious issues.

Field Conditions
If you arrive at your field and the grass is long, please let us know so we can send a notice to the school district.
If field lines are faint, use cones to mark sidelines and boxes.
Game Cards: Coaches should hand you a completed card for you to check players against cards. 

CSL/Select Games on Travis Ranch and Yorba Linda Middle School Fields

Centers will need to record the score on the CSL app or mail in the match report. 
Coaches should give you a stamped envelope to mail in the match report. 
Refs who download the CSL ref app and use it to photograph and submit the match reports do not need to mail the match report but should keep the copy until the end of the season. 

HEAT: Hydration Breaks
It will be very warm this weekend. Allow hydration breaks as needed. Running clock.

JUSA will not be cancelling games unless the temperature hits over 100 degrees. Which means that if your game is in the morning at 90 you play. We have a limited window, so we do not have the luxury of rescheduling to many games. Any games not played during the season will be played at the end of the regular season if possible. During these hot Game Days please take extra water breaks as needed. Discuss break with both the opposite coach and the referee so that you are on the same page. If a player, coach or ref asks for a water break one should be given. Regardless if you agree or disagree with the need. Safety, Safety Safety.

All: we are getting close to the end of the spring season. Thank you for refereeing this spring!
Just one request this weekend: 
Don’t be a “center circle” ref and make sure if you are the center, run the field. Kids, coaches and parents will appreciate your energy and your close up viewpoint. You want to be neither too close nor too far from the action: 10-12 yards is a good rule of thumb. 
If you are the AR, run along the touchline, between the halfway line and the goal line, keeping level with the 2nd-to-last-defender or the ball, whichever is closer to the goal line. Keep up!

1) it will be hot again. Take water breaks if needed. Especially in the afternoon. Ask the coachesin pre game. 
2) Run with the play! Don’t be a “center circle” ref and make sure if you are the center, run the field. Kids, coaches and parents will appreciate your energy and your close up viewpoint. You want to be neither too close nor too far from the action: 10-12 yards is a good rule of thumb. If you are the AR, run along the touchline, between the halfway line and the goal line, keeping level with the 2nd-to-last-defender or the ball, whichever is closer to the goal line. Keep up! 
3) Be professional: wear the full referee uniform kit. Remember you are getting paid for a great job. 
4) Be on time please. Coaches start calling me if they don’t see you on the field 30 min before the game. 

5) No Dogs! No Dogs! It is a school policy not a JUSA policy. 
6) Enjoy the game and have fun! 

1) It is going to be hot this weekend. If a coach, player or referee requests a water break, make it happen. It is a one minute hydration break and the clock continues to run. 
2) Be Kind and Patient with parents, coaches and players. Rec players may still be learning and having fun. 
3) Don’t be afraid to call a foul. Have confidence. You know the laws! At the end of the game, chances are you could have called more fouls. No one sends me an email complaining about too many whistles. 
4) Be early to the game. Believe it or not, coaches love to see the yellow jersey at the game. 
5) U8 Refs: Quick Reminder: be lenient about the rules and help teach the game and always keep safety in mind.

a) No penalty kicks

b) Slide Tackles are not permitted. An indirect free kick shall be awarded to the opposing team. 

c) All offenses shall result in an indirect free kick being taken by the opposing team where the offense occurred.

d) A goal kick may be taken from anywhere within the goal area.

e) Second throw-in is allowed if there is an infraction on the first throw in. 

Have Fun! Have Fun! Have Fun!

All: Remember no April Fools fouls. See a foul, call a foul! Keep it simple. 
1) Check the schedule. Games change! Be early. 

2) Home team pays 100% of Fees

3) Have a good Pre Game with the coaches: Introduce the Ref Team, confirm time, head coach, sideline behavior, and subs. Make a human connection. 

4) JUSA Teams have player cards. Check them. 

5) No heading in REC U8, U9, U10, U12. 

6) Be professional, wear the full Ref Kit. 

Have Fun! You have the best seat in the house!