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Join Us On Facebook PDF Print

With Facebook, CMSRA has another way to connect with you.  We have always been proponents of using technology to help keep everyone informed, and this will add another layer to that use.  In addition to having another forum to disseminate information, we look forward to having an improved means of interaction between members. 

Be sure to visit our page and upload photos, start a discussion, or just see who else is refereeing in Central Missouri.  And since our page is brand new, be sure to spread the word to all you know who might be interested in.  

Click Here to visit our Facebook page!

 
The Recertification Process PDF Print

Below is a message from the Central District Referee Administrator, Ali Saheli.

 

Please be advised that all referees, regardless of grade (except for referees that have attended an Entry Level Clinic since June of 2009) must attend a recertification clinic, pay their annual USSF dues online, and pass the written test online to be able to re-certify for 2010.

The re-certification process is divided into three parts.
1) Online registration and payment of your fee to USSF.
2) Online taking of the recertification test.
3) Pre-register online with cdsoccer.org and attend one of the free re-certification clinics.

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We Need YOU To Become a Referee PDF Print

All around the world, and particularly in the USA, soccer suffers from a lack of referees.  This can lead to a decrease in the enjoyment of the game for players and fans, and can even mean games have to be canceled.  Get involved this season and make sure all players in Central Missouri can get the enjoyment they deserve.  Whether you are a parent, sibling, or player, we need YOU!

In order to become a soccer referee, you must attend an Entry Level Clinic.  The next one is scheduled for March 6-7 in Columbia.  See the "Upcoming Events" section for more details.  We look forward to seeing you on the pitch this season! 

 

Ask a Soccer Referee

Answers to Laws of the Game and Practical Refereeing Questions
  • CORNER KICK PLAYS, LEGAL AND ILLEGAL
    Question: For clarification purpose, I would like for you to honestly assist with normal procedure and correct interpretation of the law and in accordance to; and in US Soccer and FIFA opinion the correct procedure and your recommendation to the following. In the first half of a competitive match, a corner kick was being taken from [...]
  • LEAVING THE FIELD OF PLAY
    Question: The attacking team is awarded a corner kick. Player A from the attacking team lines up to take the corner kick. Player B from the attacking team leaves the field of play – about three yards past the touch line. Player A taps the ball from the corner kick and Player B runs from his [...]
  • THE FIVE-POUND BALL
    Question: Our Breakfast Club (which meets to watch soccer games) is in an uproar about the famed Five Pound soccer ball of yore. Some say that a Five Pound weight is nonsense, some say it’s a fact due to the leather uptake in water. A one pound ball cannot absorb four pints of water to equal Five [...]
  • MAY THE REFEREE SHORTEN THE HALFTIME BREAK?
    Question: At halftime, one player from each team went to the toilet with the referee’s permission. Under the rules of the competition, the halftime break is 15 minutes. The referee started the second half after ten minutes without both the missing players, as both captains agreed it was too cold to hang around. [...]
  • MAKE A DECISION, REFEREE!
    Question: In the USSF training (at least in my area) for many years now the instruction has been that for out of bounds calls for which the officials do not see/know which team ought to get the possession, a throw in or a goal kick should be awarded to the “defense.” I assume this has been USSF’s [...]
 

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