SCSRA-Ventura Chapter Overview

The Ventura Chapter of the Southern California Soccer Referees Association serves members and leagues in the Ventura and Santa Barbara areas.  Our members referee USSF affiliated games for the Coast Soccer League, Youth Tournaments sanctioned by California Youth Soccer Association-South, and the Tri-Counties Men's League.  We are always in need of new and seasoned referees.  General membership meetings are held the third Thursday of every month.

General Membership Meeting Notice

General Information

General membership meetings are normally held regularly on the third Thursday of each month.  Meetings are held at the Ventura Adult Education Center at 5200 Valentine Road in Ventura.  The Education Center is located on the frontage road on the south side of the Ventura Freeway in Ventura, between the Victoria Ave. and Telephone Road exits.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held at 7 PM on Thursday, August 19^th, 2010.

August Training Topic: “TBD”

Instructor: TBD

Instructional Materials:  TBD

Each grade 8 referee is required to attend a minimum of 5 hours of training each year to qualify for recertification for the next year.  Referees that are Grade 5 through Grade 7 are required to attend 10 hours of training per year.  Each SCSRA-Ventura meeting satisfies one hour towards required training.

Cal South has established minimum training requirements per year to ensure that recertifying referees our referees are current with the latest trends in game management as well as the latest changes to and interpretations of the Laws of the Game.  Training session materials will include US Soccer directives, memorandums, position papers, and recent amendments to the Laws of the Game.

Attendance is recorded at each meeting to document each referee’s training credit.  We need to know your USSF ID number to ensure that you can get this credit.  If you are a member of our organization we ask that you include your USSF number in your personal information within Arbiter.  Enter your USSF ID number in the “Official Number” slot on your personal information page in Arbiter.  Only designated board members and assignors have access to this information.  Visiting referees should bring their USSF ID card to the meeting so they can include their number on the attendance sheet that is then forwarded to Cal South where all So Cal training records are maintained.

Contact a Board Member if you have any questions.

Certification Announcements

Upcoming USSF Grade 8 Entry Level Clinics

Entry level referees need to take and pass a 2 day entry level clinic to before they can be assigned games through our association.  Participants attending this clinic will receive a 2011 badge that will enable them to referee games from the date of the clinic through the end of the 2011 season.  Interested individuals should register and pay for clinics at Cal South Clinic Registration Web Page.  Information on what to bring to the clinic can be found there.

Granada Hills, CA, July 24th and 25th

The Valley Referee Association will be sponsoring this clinic.  The clinic will be held at their meeting hall in Granada Hills Town Hall.  E-mail the coordinator Mark Hager for more information.

Santa Barbara, CA, August 7^th and 8th

SCSRA-Ventura will be sponsoring this clinic.  The clinic will be held at their meeting hall in Santa Barbara.  The cost of the clinic is $65.   The location has not been selected.  E-mail the coordinator Luis Gutierrez for more information.  You can also contact him at (805) 584-1330 (Home) or (805) 807-2139 (Cellular).

Oxnard, CA, August 28^th and 29th

SCSRA-Ventura will be sponsoring this clinic.  The clinic will be held at Oxnard Community College.  The cost of the clinic is $65.  The room number has not been determined.  E-mail the coordinator Luis Gutierrez for more information.  You can also contact him at (805) 584-1330 (Home) or (805) 807-2139 (Cellular).

Upcoming 2011 Recertification & Upgrade Clinics

Please navigate to the Cal South Training Clinic Web Page for clinic information and registration instructions.

The cost of recertification clinics is $25, which covers the cost of registration materials and administration of the test.  Attendees need to pre-register and pay for the clinic with Cal South before attending a clinic.  Registration instructions can be found on the Cal South Training Clinic Web Page.  Follow the instructions at the top of the web page to access the clinic schedule and registration pages.  You can then select the clinic you want to register for by following the instructions at the web site.  Contact Cal South or a Board Member if you have any questions.

At the completion of the class you have the option to pay your 2011 registration fee to the instructor.  The 2011 fee schedule for USSF registration is:

·        Grade 8: $45

·        Grade 7: $50

·        Grades 6 & 5: $80

AYSO to USSF Cross Over Certification

AYSO referees do not need to take the entry level clinic if they qualify.  Information for cross certification from AYSO to USSF can be found on the Cal South Cross Certification Web Page.  Our SCSRA-Ventura Director of Member Development Lou Mages at delreymages@verizon.net if you have any questions.

2010 NISOA Certification

None currently scheduled Please email Luis Gutierrez for if you need more information about these clinics.

NISOA is not affiliated with our association.  This information is provided as a courtesy for our membership.

2010 SCSOA (High School) Certification

The certification and recertification clinics will again be held again during the month of October 2010.  Stay tuned for the complete schedule with the dates and all of the requirements. The first membership meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Ventura County Star.

For those taking the PFT through AYSO, USSF and/or NISOA, please make sure to have a copy ready to be submitted to the Director of Instruction during the clinics. Attached I am sending the PFT Form for those completing it through NISOA. Have it completed and signed by the NISOA Instructor.

Please contact the Ventura SCSOA President Elroi Reimnitz at (805) 405-6249 if you need more information.

SCSOA is not affiliated with our association.  This information is provided as a courtesy for our membership.

Other Announcements

Cal South RM Approval Now Required for all Youth Matches

All adult referees are now required to be “RM (Risk Management) Approved” by Cal South before being assigned youth matches through U19 within Cal South.  Adult referees have 90 days following their 18^th birthday to be Risk Management Approved through Cal South.  If you are already registered with Cal South your approval status is included in the current registered officials list, available for download at the Cal South web site.

You will not be assigned youth matches until your name is listed as “RM Approved” in the registration list posted on Cal South. Members are encouraged to initiate the approval process well ahead of any matches to which they plan to be assigned to avoid any difficulties.  Information on Cal South Risk Management and getting approved and listed for youth games is located at the Cal South Risk Management Information Web Page.

Game Assignment Questions?

Members with questions regarding their game assignments are asked to contact our assignor, Ian Anderson.  Try to work any issues out with him first before contacting our Standards Chair, Mike Skinner, or a board member.  Contact information for both Ian and Mike can be found in the Association Officers page of the web site.

Please contact our assignor Ian Anderson at (805) 705-4861 or a Board Member if you have any questions.

Thursday, July 22, 2010, 11:49:00 AM