Welcome to Illinois Soccer Referee Committee
First-Time Referees must be 13 years old at the time of registration
Step 1) U.S. Soccer Learning Center
- a) To start the learning process, access the U.S. Soccer Learning Center website and “Sign Up” to create a Referee profile at the following link: https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee
b) Once your profile is complete, log in to your U.S. Soccer Learning Center account register and complete the Grassroots Entry Level Course
- Make sure a unique email is used for each referee.
- Sign up using the referee’s name & DOB. (not the parent or guardian)
- A secondary email (e.g., parent, other) field is available as well.
- The course is a ~ 4.5-hour e-learning experience that prepares candidates for their assigned tasks and responsibilities as a Grassroots referee. All online course work should be done before attending the Field Session.
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- The Field Session is 2.5 hour in person requirement.
- c) If you are 18 years of age or older you will also need to complete the SafeSport Training course, also located in the U.S. Soccer Learning center. Along with a Background Check that will need to clear (take10-14 days).
- Most classroom issues can be resolved by periodically clearing your cache/cookies and restarting your browser.