In AYSO Region 1112 (Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas), our 10U divisions often have new players, new coaches, and new referees. In other words, lots of people struggling with lots of new information. USSF has decided that in order to develop national team players capable of 'building out of the b

We all get it eventually. That spectator with the loud opinion, or the coach who forgets the AYSO Team concept in the heat of the game. It happens - but does it have to? The best way to head these off before they occur is to put a human face on that yellow jersey. Not literally, of course. But in y

This was sent in the Whistle Stop newsletter during the week of 2/18/2018. It shows exactly why we talk about positioning as a referee, about being in a place to see the space between players. (The fact that it says a lot about why those on the touchline should keep their mouths shut is a bit of a b

Hey Referees! The old referee site was being published on Microsoft's SharePoint, and is becoming unsupported. So this is the new website that I created using Wix (as you can tell by the constant advertisement at the bottom of the page). I think that I got everything here that you need. If anything

There is some confusion around the change to Law 4 - The Player's Equipment. The law reads: The first paragraph is the source of the confusion around this rule update. People read “Electronic performance and tracking systems” and think “Oh, that’s what my fitbit does!” However, that is not the cas