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USSF Entry Level Referee Training Course Grade 8

9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday

February 11 & 12, 2012

The Summit

An Entry Level Grade 8 Clinic for new referees will be held in Kalispell, on the weekend, Saturday, February 11th from 9:00-5:00 & Sunday, February 12th from 9:00-5:00 at The Summit. The clinic consists of the online session as well as the Saturday/Sunday sessions.

The online material, for new referees, must be completed before the first classroom session and can be found at: http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Resource-Center/Referee-Resources/Grade-8-Referee-Course.aspx

There are 18 modules, with review questions at the end of each module. It may take 2-2½ hours to complete, so do not wait until the last minute. The clinic number is the home city plus 2012 as follows: Kalispell2012.

Clinic cost for a New Referee is the USSF Referee Registration of $40.00, payable to FSRA (Flathead Soccer Referee Association). FSC will reimburse the USSF registration fee of new ADULT referees after the referee has completed at least five (5) referee assignments. YOUTH referees do not have the 5 game requirement. Go to the Forms page on the FSC site and download the appropriate Referee form

All participants please "sign in" or "sign up" on-line at www.montanaref.org under Clinics/Events for Flathead. This way we get a count for participants and materials needed. New referee "Sign Up" procedure is outlined below:

  • Go to www.montanaref.org website. Or if you are on this website, click on "Registration" to the left and go to step 4.
  • From the horizontal menu across the top, click on "Clinic/Events", then click on "Flathead".
  • Under "Kalispell - Events", click on "Registration" next to the Event.
  • New Referees click on the "Sign Up" under the horizontal menu (not the "Sign In" in the center of the screen.
  • Complete the information highlighted with an "*" asterisk, Assignor Area = Kalispell, and ignore information related to previous game experience, then click "Add" in the bottom right corner.
  • Now you need to "Sign In" and register for the clinic with your newly established Login and Password.
  • Now we will know "who you are" and that you have registered for the clinic.
  • Thank You!!!

Need to have 10 adults register for the session, by Friday, February 10th at 6 pm, to avoid cancelation of the clinic.