Grade 8 Clinics
February 5th, 2010
2010 Referee clinics:
New referees grade 8 certification clinic: for NEW referees (you haven’t been a referee before or have not recertified in the last 2 years). This course is scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, March 9, 10 & 11 from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Livingston Public Library Map. Please go here for the important stuff!! New Referee Clinic
Recertification clinic for current grade 8 referees: The grade 8 recertification class (you’ve been a certified grade 8 within the last 2 years) is now scheduled for Tuesday evening, February 23, 2010 at 5:30 in the Livingston Public Library. The total cost is $45 ($40 online and $5 at the door).
This year, in order to try and cut down on the time required in the classroom, a MANDATORY on-line self-study section has been added.
You must complete this online training before the clinic. This should not take more then a few hours. The link for the online training is here: ftp.montanaref.org/bozemanrecert.html. Be sure to print your certificates a the end of each session.
As in past years, please pay your $40 fee directly to USSF. This method requires your credit
card. An additional $5 will be collected at the clinic to help pay the cost of the trainer.
Please pay your USSF fees online at: https://www.ussoccer.info/
- Login ID: Type in the letter R (capital letter) followed by your 16 digit USSF
ID number, no dashes. You can find your USSF ID number at the top of this
email. Password: Type in your last name, lowercase letters. - You will be directed to U.S. Soccer Information Systems home page. Click on
the “Referee” tab. - At the top, click on the REFEREE tab.
- On the left, click on the plus sign next to Referee.
- In the left blue panel click on “Referee Registration”. Your 2008 record will
appear. - On the top of the screen is your biographical information. Review it. If there
are any changes, click on the link below the biographical information box. A
new pop-up window will appear and you can edit the data. Save your edits. - Next you will see the Registration Type boxes you are eligible to submit
(Referee, Instructor, Assessor, Assignor, Indoor/Futsal). You may register for
more than one at the same time, if you are eligible. - Continue down the rest of the form answering all questions if required.
- When you are satisfied that all information is correct, read the Terms and
Conditions. Check “I agree to terms and conditions” and click “Continue”. - You will be directed to a secure credit card payment site to submit your
payment using VISA or MasterCard. - Please take a copy of the confirmation page to the clinic as well as copies of the on line conformation certificates.
Also Please sign up on-line at http://www.montanaref.org/Login.asp under clinics/Events for Livingston. This way we get a count on referees coming and materials needed.
One more item to note: As in past years, LYSA will reimburse your USSF fees ($40) once you have worked 4 games. Make sure you print off your USSF receipt. This will be required from you to process your reimbursement request.
