nurturing and retaining youth referees. a special program to support referees between the ages of 10...
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A Youth Ref Program Includes: The Youths – Boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 17 The Adults – The organizers, PRO coordinator, instructors and mentors must be currently registered AYSO volunteers and AYSO Safe Haven certified 9/30/20123TRANSCRIPT
Nurturing and Retaining Youth Referees
• A special program to support referees between the ages of 10 and 17
• sometimes refereed to as the Player Referee Organization Program (PRO), since many are both players and referees
What is the AYSO Youth Referee Program?
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A Youth Ref Program Includes:
• The Youths– Boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 17
• The Adults – The organizers, PRO coordinator, instructors
and mentors must be currently registered AYSO volunteers and AYSO Safe Haven certified
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Minimum Certification Ages
U-8 Official 10
Assistant Referee 12
Regional Referee 12
Intermediate Referee 14
Advanced Referee 16
National Referee 18
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What are some of the important steps you can take to help prepare them to be
youth referees?
Group Activity
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Suggestions
• Train them well• Assign them adult mentors• Pair them with another experienced youth
referee• Provide them with proper uniforms• Teach them to deal with abuse and who to
turn to for help in dealing with abuse before, during and after a game
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Eliminate Abuse: Post This!
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How do you keep them coming back season after season?
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Suggestions
• Make sure they are well-trained initially• Assign mentors to support them• Enforce a strict policy regarding abuse• Form a youth referee club• Recruit teammates, brothers, and sisters• Work around their schedules
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More Suggestions
• Offer additional opportunities for training• Establish good communication• Supply uniforms that actually fit• Don’t push them into challenging games• Encourage referees to upgrade
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Keep Them Coming Back
Appreciate them!Reward them!Thank them!
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Better Youth Ref Programs Have:
• Support from Regional staff • Support from adult referees and coaches • Respect from players and spectators• Zero tolerance for abuse
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And, In Case You Missed It:
Appreciate them!Reward them!Thank them!
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Conclusion
A Successful Youth Referee Program:
Has Regional staff support Treats youth referees with respect Does not tolerate referee abuse Is an integral part of the overall referee
program Includes players, coaches, other volunteers
and parents
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