United States Soccer Federation

Recreational Youth Referee Instructor Course

Introduction

This course has been developed at the direction of the United States Soccer Federation Board of Directors, to allow the State Youth Association to decide how to implement and administer the national program for the Recreational Youth Referees. This will provide every league and/or club with the opportunity to have a referee instructor to train individuals to officiate recreational games (U- 14 and younger).

The Recreational Youth Referee Instructor has been created as the new instructor for this purpose. This training course is intended to certify new instructors (RYRI) to implement referee training for recreational soccer, from the small-sided games of the very young up to under-14.

The course as presented in this manual is composed of 11 modules. Documentation for each module is given in the form of a lesson plan along with footnotes. A simplified version of ITIP is taught with Methodology. The use of a Mien teaching lesson is used in the class to help assess instructor effectiveness.

Some Words of Caution: At the completion of this course, the new Recreational Youth Referee Instructor may only certify new Recreational Referees and may not train other Recreational Youth Referee Instructors. They may not teach any other USSF Referee training courses unless they have completed the designated United States Soccer Federation training course for that level of instruction and are certified as Associate Referee Instructor (or higher). Candidates for RYRI must be at least 21 years old and have 3 years of experience as a Grade 8 Referee or higher. The Federation may grant exceptions to these requirements.

Kevin Yant, National Instructor, has modified the course for the aforementioned purposes.

Acknowledgement is given to Adolfo Reginato and Chuck Locke, National Instructor Trainers, and Wally Beaumont, Washington State Director of Instruction, for their work on this training course.

Alfred Kleinaitis

Manager of Referee Development and Education

Chicago, Illinois

October 2002