ANNUAL REFEREE REGISTRATION

1. Register in eAYSO (AYSO National's registration database) as a Volunteer. Registering in eAYSO establishes your insurance coverage and allows you to sign up for AYSO courses and to receive credit for the courses you complete by creating a permanent online record of the certifications you earn.
   • Use the "Sign up as a new Youth Volunteer (ages 10-18)" button if you are 18 or younger.
   • Use the "Sign up as a NEW Volunteer to help in your region" button if you are an adult.
   • Complete the eAYSO registration process.
   • Print two copies of your Volunteer Application Form and sign them. Youth volunteers must also have a parent sign them.
   • Mail them to: RRA - Palo Alto AYSO, 626 Wildwood Ln, Palo Alto, CA 94303
2. Obtain Safe Haven certification. You do not have to do this again if your Safe Haven certification is documented in eAYSO.
   • If you have not already done so, register as a Volunteer on eAYSO as described in Step 1
     
   • Email and ask for your AYSO Volunteer ID #
   • Our RRA will reply with your Volunteer ID # (This may take up to a few days.)
     
   • Use your Volunteer ID # to register for and complete "Course R001 - Safe Haven for Referees" online (takes about 20-30 min.) at http://www.aysotraining.org
   • Email that you have completed the Safe Haven course so he can follow up to ensure that your certification has been recorded properly in eAYSO
3. Attend an AYSO referee certification course. (Send an email to to let him know which class or clinic you will attend.) Upon completion, you will receive a badge and a uniform. You will not receive your badge until you have completed all of the above steps. You will not be approved to officiate games until you have received your AYSO badge, which must be worn when you officiate games.
   
4. Obtain a username and password for WebYouthSoccer (WYS). If you registered a child online for this season or a previous season, you already have a WYS login. Do not create a new username, as this will create a problematic duplicate record in the database. See the instructions on the WYS main page if you do not remember your username or password.) If you do not already have a WYS username and password, contact our RRA to get them.
   
5. Log into WYS and enter your Preferences under the Referee tab
6. For U7, U8, U9, or U10 games:
• Inform the coach of your child's team that you have been approved to officiate games and you are available to referee each week
  
• You are finished with referee registration
7. For U12, U14, U16, or U19 games:
• You are finished with referee registration
• Each week, or whenever anything changes, update your preferences and availability in WYS
  

1. Re-register in eAYSO (AYSO National's registration database) as a Volunteer for the current season. (You must do this again every year.)
   • Log into eAYSO (Your username is your email address.)
   • Click on the blue "volunteers" button
   • Click on the button to the right of "re-register"
   • Click on "Click Here" to verify that your Referee certifications (including Safe Haven) are there and up-to-date
   • Click "Back"
     
   • Click on your name
     
   • Complete the registration process by completing each screen, verifying and updating your information
   • Print two copies of your Volunteer Application Form and sign them. Youth volunteers must also have a parent sign them.
     
   • Mail them to: RRA - Palo Alto AYSO, 626 Wildwood Ln, Palo Alto, CA 94303
2. If your Safe Haven certification is listed in eAYSO, skip to Step 3.
   • If you have not already done so, register as a Volunteer on eAYSO as described in Step 1
     
   • Email and ask for your AYSO Volunteer ID #
   • Our RRA will reply with your Volunteer ID #  (This may take up to a few days.)
   • Use your Volunteer ID # to register for and complete "Course R001 - Safe Haven for Referees" online (takes about 20-30 min.) at http://www.aysotraining.org
   • Email that you have completed the Safe Haven course so he can follow up to ensure that your certification has been recorded properly in eAYSO
3. Attend an AYSO referee refresher clinic or certification course. (Send an email to to let him know which class or clinic you will attend.) You will not be approved to officiate games in 2009 until you have attended a clinic or course this year.
4. Log into WYS and enter your Preferences under the Referee tab (See the instructions on the WYS main page if you do not remember your username or password.)
5. For U7, U8, U9, or U10 games:
• Inform the coach of your child's team that you have been approved to officiate games and you are available to referee each week
• You are finished with referee registration
6. For U12, U14, U16, or U19 games:
• You are finished with referee registration
• Each week, or whenever anything changes, update your preferences and availability in WYS