New Referee FAQs
A: NYS Labor Law mandates that the minimum age requirement is 14. Note that the participant must be 14 years old at the time of course registration.
If you have completed all required modules one week prior to the call, you will receive the link the day before the scheduled session. If you still haven’t received it by email (including spam) by 10pm the day before, please reach out to sdi@enysreferee.org
Yes, you can attend any listed Field Session on ENYSRA GameOfficials.
The field session offerings are listed below. Please register if you plan to attend.
https://enysra.gameofficials.net/public/class/classSearch.cfm?classTypeID=3951
Sometimes, you can get stuck on a slide on the Learning Center because of:
- no button appearing to lead you to the next slide
- a prompt saying “Connection Issue”
Try the following steps individually to see if it resolves the issue.
- Ensure you are using a Desktop computer using Google Chrome.
- Make sure that you have watched all videos in their entirety on the page in question.
- Log out and back in again and re-open the module. Ensure to select Restart instead of Resume.
If none of the above work, reach out to referee@ussoccer.org and CC sdi@enysreferee.org.
Share a Loom of the issue you are facing and explain in detail the issue you’re facing. It can take several business days for a more detailed issue to be resolved.
You must complete the certification process first. All of:
- Online modules,
- Zoom session and
- Field training
After that, you will receive outreach from the State Youth Referee Administrator (syra@enysreferee.org) to introduce you to the local assignor according to your location preferences.
Be sure to open SafeSport on a desktop computer on Google Chrome.
If you’re having more issues, read below.
https://ussoccerfederation.my.site.com/lcsupport/s/article/Why-can-t-I-launch-SafeSport