All: Not too many weekends left to referee, so don’t be lazy this weekend. 
1) Check the schedule. Games and fields change

2) Be on time. Coaches and your fellow refs start calling me if you are late

3) Run, Run, Run! Keep up with the game, get some exercise! 

4) Focus on one improvement this weekend! could it be positioning?  pre game for coaches? Flags? or Communication with ARs?

5) Have fun! 

1) Just a few AR positions open on Sunday. Easy money to pay for all those Prime Day purchases! Self Assign. https://www.jusareferees.org/scheduler/messageBoard.php
2) Placentia Heritage Day is Saturday. Traffic will be different in the morning. Give yourself more time. 
3) ) Be Kind and Patient with parents, coaches and players. Rec players may still be learning and having fun. 
4) Don’t be afraid to call a foul. Have confidence. You know the laws!
5) Be early to the game. Believe it or not, coaches love to see the yellow jersey at the game. 
6) CSL League Cup games are on Sunday. I will send a separate note to those refs on fees and length of games.
7) Have Fun! Have Fun! Have Fun!

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!