Resources for the Referee

AYSO  Specifics

• AYSO Forms (Section 1 website)
  There is no centralized forms site on the AYSO National site.  National directs AYSO users to the Section 1 site above.
• AYSO
  AYSO home page

General Interest

• Ken Aston Eulogy 
• AYSO List Serv
  Some humorous AYSO stuff and instructions how to subscribe to the AYSO List Serv.
• AYSO Store

The Laws of the Game

• FIFA Laws of the Game -- 2003 Edition

• FIFA Q&A on the Laws of the Game (Web)
• Download PDF version in English
  or in Spanish, French, or German
• US Soccer Federation (USSF) Laws of the Game Page
  Includes yearly law changes and the Advice To Referees (ATR)
• US Soccer Federation (USSF) Position Papers
• NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) Rules Information
• FIFA Futsal (Indoor) Laws of the Game

Discussions of The Laws of the Game

• Advice To Referees (ATR)
  Download 953Kb PDF (right-click and "Save As..." )
• Jim Allen's "Ask a Soccer Referee"
  Coordinated with and approved by the U. S. Soccer Federation's National Program for Referee Development
• SOCREF-L Mailing List
  Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
• Soccer Talk -- A Guide to Acronyms
  A guide to many of the acronyms used in soccer refereeing discussions, especially on SOCREF-L
• SOCCER-COACH-L LOTG Project
• USYSA Referee's Report Archive
  Articles of interest from US Youth Soccer Association

Useful Links

• Jim Gordon's Soccer Referee Related Links

Humor

• The Laws of the Game (Players/Coaches Version)
• The Twelve Days of Refing

Other Materials

• FIFA Publications
• USSF Training Course Materials
  Includes syllabus, videos and materials for training courses for : Assignor, Entry Level Referee, Intermediate Referee and State Referee, referees for Recreational or Small-Sided games, and Linesman and Assistant Referee.

Referee Uniforms & Equipment

• Official Sports International (OSI)
• Law Five
• Score Sports
• Don't wear your federation badge for unaffiliated matches

Associations and Organizations

• FIFA Federation Internationale de Football Association
• USSF US Soccer Federation
• NFHS National Federation of State High School Associations
• USYSA US Youth Soccer Association
• USFF US Futsal Federation
• USISA US Indoor Soccer Association
• AYSO The American Youth Soccer Organization

Local Interest (Northern California)

• CNRA California North Referee Association
• CNRA Forms  
• D2RA   District 2 Referee Association
  District 2 covers Santa Clara, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
• San Jose Soccer Referee Association..  (email)
  There is no website for this organization.

NOTE: Much of this list is courtesy of  Glenn R. Sogge, (Illinois), and may be found at soc-ref.quietfire.com