Capital District Referee Association is affiliated with Eastern New York Soccer Referee Association, which is under the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

To become a referee, it requires you need to be physically fit and emotionally mature. Candidates who complete all requirements will be certified as USSF referees and become eligible to officiate USSF-sanctioned games. The required minimum age is 14 years at time of enrollment. There are no exceptions. 

The ENYSRA website has been updated with instruction on how to become a referee: https://enysreferee.org/how-to-become-a-referee/

The process is simple:

1. Registration through the US Soccer Learning Center, you will have to create a new logon profile with US Soccer and then you can  register for a Grassroots Course and then complete the course and after completion, there is an associated ZOOM session with ENY.
2. Complete the online modules listed
   • Introduction to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments
   • SafeSport (if 18 years or older)
   • Online Grassroots Referee Course Module
   • First Time Grassroots Referee Quiz
   • U.S. Soccer Federation Gold Standard NCSI Background Check (if 18 years or older)
3. Attend the ZOOM meeting you signed up for, currently there are open courses scheduled for August/September/October/November.
4. Complete a Field Session with their local association, you will be notified by your local referee organization when it is scheduled.
5. Contact local Referee Assignors that you completed the process:
   •  Tom Green - assignor@cdref.org. 

Capital District Referee Association (CD Ref) offers referee courses. For more information, please contact Eugene Mednikov, CDREF’s Instruction Coordinator, at instructor@cdref.org.