United States
Soccer Federation, Inc.
POLICY MANUAL
Policy
531-1 -- Referee Administration
Section 1. The State Referee Administrator (SRA) shall be jointly appointed by the Adult and Youth State Associations within the State. (A mutually acceptable nominee will be selected by the Referee Committee and the Board of Directors when the State Associations cannot agree.) The SRA shall be appointed for a specified two (2) year term and may be reappointed. (An interim SRA may be appointed, as provided in this section, to fill a vacancy during the specified 2-year term). The SRA shall work in cooperation with the Referee Committee in administering the Federation referees within the State through which they are registered and shall serve as a liaison between the State Associations. The SRA may be a member of the State Board or Executive Committee, but shall not be the President or Chief Officer of the State Association.
Section 2. A State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA) shall be appointed by the Youth State Association for a specified (2) two year term with the advice of the State Referee Administrator. The State Youth Referee Administrator may be reappointed. An interim SYRA may be appointed to fill a vacancy during the specified 2-year term. At the discretion of the Youth State Association, the SYRA, or designee if there is no SYRA available, will be responsible for implementing and administering the national programs for the Recreational Youth Referee, Linesman, and Referee for Small Sided Games level referees (grades 9,10, & 11). The SYRA or designee will also serve as registrar for the aforementioned grades.
Section 3. All Federation registered referees who reside, work or do their primary
refereeing
outside of the State Associations of the
Section 4. The Adult and Youth State Associations within a State may jointly establish a
State
Referee Committee to administer the National Referee Development Program for
their associations.