It is a significant effort needed acquire your Referee certifications. There is an easy way to verify what you have and what you may need and properly maintain your status as a certified Referee.
You sign-up to volunteer for each new season on a yearly basis. This is done by logging in to your Region’s website (www.ayso281.org, www.concordayso.org) and then going to your “Volunteer” page. You can choose to volunteer for any division that is listed. Your volunteer page will also show that status of your other volunteer certification requirements including:
- Risk Status (aka Background Check) – Good for 2 years
- Concussion Awareness – Good indefinitely, available in AYSOU
- Fingerprinting California Only – Good indefinitely,
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Good indefinitely, available in AYSOU
- AYSO Safe Haven – Good indefinitely, available in AYSOU
- Safe Sport – Yearly renewal
- Coaching License – the highest coaching certification you have though not required
- Referee Grade – the highest referee certification you have
If you monitor your “Volunteer” page it will tell if you have what you expect to have and what you else you may need. Any time you need to update any of these, with the exception of Coaching License and Referee grade, you can simply check the box next to it and then click on “Renew and Update” in the bottom. It will then either take you to the place you can update or provide you the information on how too. It may take a week or so to show newly updated statuses.
By monitoring your “Volunteer” page certifications and ensuring they are up to date it will save your Referee Administrators nagging you about any lack of certifications and you can also verify for yourself that you have what is required and that there is not a problem or missing certification. By ensuring that you are properly certified you can count on AYSO to cover you should there be any problems as you learned in Safe Haven.