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Indoor Referee Certification Criteria and Requirements For Indoor Competitions


In Manitoba, individuals wishing to referee indoor soccer must be approved or selected by the Manitoba Soccer Association Referee Program in order to take the Indoor Referee Certification course.

Previously Certified Outdoor Youth Referees who wish to be considered should contact their District Referee-in-Chief prior to September 1st to express their interest in being nominated to take the Indoor certification course.
 
Previously Certified Outdoor Senior Referees from the MSA official list of Referees who wish to be considered should contact the MSA Referee Department at referee@manitobasoccer.ca by September 1st.
1. Previously Certified Youth and Senior Outdoor Referees
Officials from District Club who wish to become certified in order to referee youth indoor matches must be nominated for consideration by their District Referee-in-Chiefs who will submit the candidates' information to the MSA Referee Program.
 
A minimum of two outdoor seasons as a district referee while officiating on a regular basis is required prior to consideration as a potential candidate. Individuals must be 16 years of age or older, special permission can be granted for those who turn 16 during the outdoor season.
 
Officials on the MSA Senior List of Referees can contact the MSA Referee Department directly to express their interest in becoming a certified indoor official.
 
First year referees on the MSA Senior List of Officials are not eligible. In order to be considered, referees must have completed at least 20 centre referee assignments in the past outdoor season, and 40 centre referee assignments over the previous two years.
 
Should a candidate be accepted by the MSA Referee Department, they must pass the indoor certification exam as well as complete the course in order to be assigned to youth indoor matches. Details on course requirements will be provided seperately to those selected to take the course.
 
Selected Candidates will be contacted by the MSA Referee Department with course information and registration procedures.
 
 

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2. Previously Certified Youth and Senior Indoor Referees
 
2019-20 Indoor Season Requirements
All previously certified youth and senior Indoor Referees must complete an Indoor Refresher course prior to being placed on the list of Indoor Officials for the upcoming indoor season. The Indoor refresher will cover a review of regular indoor formats for youth and senior soccer as well as any new rules changes for the upcoming season.



3. Previously Certified Youth Indoor Referees Wishing to Referee Senior Indoor Soccer
 

All previously certified Indoor Referees who have yet to officiate in senior indoor matches and who wish to be considered for appointments to senior indoor competition must send a letter or e-mail to the MSA Referee Department expressing their interest to officiate these matches. In order for a referee to be considered, the referee must have completed the following:
 
  1. Achieve the required fitness test level during the annual beep test to referee a senior competition match.
  2. Referee a minimum of fifty (50) games at the youth level prior to being eligible to referee senior indoor.
  3. Receive appropriate positive assessments and/or feedback on indoor matches which satisfys the Referee Program standards prior to being eligible to referee senior.
 

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4. Previously Certified Indoor Referees and Certified Senior List Outdoor Officials Wishing to Referee Indoor Half Field Soccer Competitions

2019-20 Indoor Season Requirements

 
All previously certified Indoor Referees and previously certified Senior List Outdoor Referees must attend the Indoor Refresher course in order to be eligible to referee in the half field competitions for the upcoming indoor season. As the half field competitions will have rules similiar to outdoor soccer, we will be permitting existing outdoor Senior List officials who don't normally referee the quarter field indoor format to referee half field matches this winter.

The Indoor refresher will cover a review of both quarter and half indoor formats for youth and senior soccer. Individuals will need to be present for the entire session.

 

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5. Indoor Referee Certification Clinic and Refreshers

For information and dates of all Indoor Referee Certification Clinics and Refreshers, please visit: [Top]
 


 

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