Welcome to the Heritage Soccer Club Referee Page

All Referees must be certified and currently registered (2008) by USSF at Grade 8 or higher to work HSC games. 

Each HSC team is expected to provide referee volunteers to cover 15 CR or AR slots during the fall season.

HSC Referees can work to cover a team commitment or may choose to work for pay (or a combination of both).

Refs cannot schedule games involving their own children or siblings 

Returning USSF Refs
If you were registered in 2007 and haven’t yet renewed, please visit the California North Referee Association website to register (http://www.CNRA.net).  If at all possible, please register with a credit card on the web to expedite the process.  If you must register by mail, your application must be postmarked by June 1 to obtain your registration prior to the start of the fall season.

If you were registered in 2006 (or earlier) but let your registration lapse, please contact the HSC Ref Administrator at staylor@heritagesc.com for further information.

New Refs
Heritage SC will provide classes for the instruction, testing, certification and registration of new refs. Upon completion of the classes and passing the written examination, you will be registered to referee this year.  Heritage SC will pay for registration and book fees, and will also provide your referee kit.

The new ref clinic will be taught by USSF-certified instructors. A total of 6 classes are held- you must attend all 6 to take the examination. This year Heritage is teaming up with LMSC to hold the classes. It is scheduled for Tu/Thur, July 8/10, 15/17 & 22/24, at the Lafayette Community Center, Elderberry Room, 500 St. Mary's Road, Lafayette, from 7 - 10 pm.  The examination is given at the last class.

To register for this clinic, please contact the HSC Ref Administrator at staylor@heritagesc.com. If you cannot attend this session, you can register for other classes in the bay area at www.CNRA.net.  HSC will reimburse you for costs of these other clinics once you pass the certification examination.

Youth Refs
We do allow youths who are affiliated with HSC to take these classes and work HSC games. You must be 14 years old by August 1 2008 to sign up for the clinic.  All Youth Refs will be paid for their work. Mentoring will be provided for all youth refs, both at the club and district level.
 

AYSO Refs
 If you are an AYSO ref with a certification level of Intermediate (Area) or higher, it is possible to obtain cross certification as a USSF level 8 referee.  Contact the HSC Ref Administrator at staylor@heritagesc.com for further information. Beginning (Regional) level referees cannot cross certify with USSF.

It may take months to complete this process, so it is possible that the cross certification will not be completed by the start of the fall season.

Signing Up to Work Heritage Games
Referee assignments for Heritage home league games are done on the web at RefScheduler.net (http://refscheduler.net). To sign-up to work HSC games, you need to follow the following steps:

1)     Go to http://refscheduler.net/

2)     Choose “USSF” and click “Continue”

3)     Click “Continue” for “CA-N”

4)     Select District “4” from the menu and click “Continue”

5)     Select “HSC” for your club and click “Login”

6)     Select “New Referee Sign-Up” and follow directions

Once you have completed this process you will be contacted by HSC to complete your registration. You will not be activated unless your USSF registration is current.

Game scheduling is done on the same site.  Schedules will be released (with an accompanying announcement) in one month blocks, 2-4 weeks prior to the games. Games are filled on a first come, first served basis. 

Upgrade to Level 7
Any referee interested in upgrading to a level 7 can obtain information on the CNRA website (http://CNRA.net).  Assessments will be done at u17B class I and u19B class I games.  The CR assignment for these games is covered by the neutral referee program, so any referee planning on an upgrade to level 7 should apply to the District Neutral Referee Program at http://www.d4ra.com/ref/neutral_ref.htm.