Uniform and Equipment
You will need a yellow uniform shirt, black shorts (without any colored stripes), black referee socks, and black shoes.
Locally you can purchase these items from The Soccer Corner in Arlington. The address is 961 W. Interstate 20 OR Soccer City located at 3415 S. Cooper St., Arlington
Online you can purchase these items from:
Additional equipment is required. Partner with your Referee Assignor for additional equipment requirements.
Training & Resources
Laws of the Game
You do NOT know everything you need to know about the rules of the game. Referees that have been doing it for years still question calls or game time decisions!
It is important that you read through the Laws of the Game often to keep learning.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) establishes and publishes the official "Laws of the Game". These laws cover the game from youth all the way to adults. You can find the most current Laws of the Game here.
Association Rules
While this Association establishes the overall rules of the game, it is important to remember that they structure them so local associations are able to modify the Laws as necessary for their needs. Most of our modifications can be viewed in our Quick Game Summary. Click on the picture for a larger version or scroll to the bottom to download your own copy.
Small Sided Games
We implementied the final set of changes to move to the US Youth Soccer small-sided games rules in the Fall of 2017. Because these rules are still fairly new, they might not be reflected in all education/training documents.