Pre-Requisite Requirements

• Minimum age of 21 years old
• Must have completed a minimum of two consecutive years as a Regional Referee
• Meet US Soccer standard National requirement Game counts
• Submit your request for consideration

Game Count

• National Referee: Officiate a minimum of 40 Adult games as a Referee at the amateur Adult level or higher
• National AR: Officiate a minimum of 40 games as an Assistant referee at the amateur Adult level or higher. In addition, 25 games as a Referee is highly recommended at the amateur Adult level or higher.
• All games must be 3-referee system at minimum

Process:

Once you have fulfilled the first three requirements (age, experience, game count), you should submit your request to ENYSRA to be considered. This is a selective, rigorous process that requires significant personal, time and financial investment.

Your request and game log should be sent to the SDA (sda@enysreferee.org) and the SRA (sra@enysreferee.org) expressing your intent to upgrade. Your request must be approved before you can proceed to seek evaluations.