AYSO Region 1315 Referee Points System

AYSO Region 1315 uses a Referee Points System (RPS), designed to encourage more people to participate in our region as a volunteer referee. One of the primary goals of the system is to motivate parents and players both to get involved early and increase their experience and certification level as they age and progress through the AYSO program.

Referee Points are required to determine a team's eligibility to participate in the Commissioner’s Cup Invitational held at the end of the season and are required for 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U/15U. Playground and 6U teams are not required to earn Referee Points.

How It Works

Volunteering

Referee Points are earned by volunteering to be either a Referee, Assistant Referee, or Substitution Official in eligible games. The available referee positions for games at each age level are listed below. Note that you are not required to referee games at the same division your child plays. Your Regional Referee Administrator will work with you to make sure you are volunteering at the correct position(s).

For information on signing up as a referee and the training required, please visit the Volunteering as a Referee page.

Earning Points

Different referee positions earn different amounts of Referee Points, listed below:

Please note:A referee MUST be certified as an AYSO referee, sign up on the game spreadsheet, and be dressed in full referee uniform in order to receive Referee Points. Club Linesmen (uncertified volunteers) are not eligible to earn Referee Points.

Required Points

The amount of Referee Points required for each division varies based on the estimated availability of family members and/or players that can volunteer. For example, at the 14U / 15U level the players themselves are able (and encouraged) to become Youth Referees.

Please note that each division listed below has a total number of points required, as well as a minimum number of points required by Week 5 of our region's schedule: October 18th and 19th, 2024.

Allocating Points

Referee Points can be earned by the family member of any Head Coach, Assistant Coach, or player, as well as the Head Coach, Assistant Coach, and players themselves (12 years of age and older). Volunteers must select the teams their Referee Points are allocated to by Week 5 of our region's schedule: October 18th and 19th, 2024, or the date of volunteering if it is after the Week 5 cutoff.

Referees can choose to split their points between 2 or more teams if there are more than one team they are eligible to earn points for (e.g. one child in 10U and another in 12U). Points can be split evenly (50% / 50%) or at a different percentage requested by the referee earning the points (e.g. 33% / 66%). Surplus referee points are not transferable to teams with deficits. Each team is responsible for meeting its Referee Points obligations.

Reporting Referee Points

Referee points are awarded automatically to those who sign up on the spreadsheet and fulfill their referee responsibilities. An individual's referee points will be divided evenly among the teams they indicated unless otherwise conveyed by email to the Regional Referee Administrator at [email protected].

For more information or answers to any additional questions, please contact our Regional Referee Administrator at [email protected].