Match Official/Referee Information

If you are NEW to being a match official or want to move from Small-sided to Entry level:

Click here-> Ontario Soccer's New Match Official Clinic Registration

OR

If you are already certified and want to referee for the upcoming season:

Click here-> Ontario Soccer's Annual Registration

Once you are certified as an Ontario Soccer Referee... then go to the Kincardine Minor Soccer Member Zone to sign-up to referee for Kincardine Minor Soccer. At the Member Zone look for Get Involved! -> Game Official Application

  • Small-sided Referee: accredited match official on 7v7 games and are 12 years of age (by March 31st of the current year) or older
  • Entry Level Referee: accredited match official for 9v9 and 11v11 games and are 14 years of age (by March 31st of the current year) and older.
  • Entry Level can referee or AR (Assistant Referee) ages U11 and higher.
  • Referees must be 2 years older than the age group they are reffing.
  • Small Sided can referee U10 and lower

Resources


WHERE TO BUY A MATCH OFFICIAL UNIFORM

REFEREE/GAME OFFICIALS REIMBURSABLE ITEMS

  • Fees associated with Match Official training, uniforms or yearly registration fees (RefCentre) will be reimbursed by Kincardine & District Minor Soccer at the end of the then current season as long as minimum criteria of 10 games refereed is met for that season.Course fees (Entry or Small Sided)
  • Eligible if successful pass of the online and practical courses. 
  • Eligible for a single time reimbursement
  • Ontario Soccer Match Official yearly registration fee.
  • A single referee kit/uniform cost (up to $65) Eligible for a single time reimbursement


REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS


ASSIGNING GAMES


  • Kincardine Minor Soccer creates the House League schedule for our U8 & U10, Mixed and Girls teams. The schedule is based on how many teams we have from season to season. 
  • We will look to using our younger small-sided certified referees for these games.
  • We coordinate the assigning of referees to games with our local Kincardine referees as first option.
  • We do our scheduling of referees to the games at the start of the season, thus an eligible referee needs to be graduated prior to the start of the season, otherwise we will have to try and work them in if and where there are open games.
  • In many cases referees develop conflicts or go on vacation, so the schedule is usually fluid and replacements are often needed to fill in.
  • Lake Shore League will release a schedule 1-2 weeks prior to the start of their season for U12, U15, U18 and Adult Mixed/Girls/Women/Men teams. The schedule is based on how many teams they have from season to season.
  • We can only schedule referees for these games that are Entry Level certified.
  • We coordinate the assigning of referees to games with our local Kincardine referees as first option, but will go outside Kincardine to look for coverage from referees in surrounding towns if needed.
  • We do our scheduling of referees to the games at the start of the season, thus an eligible referee needs to be graduated prior to the start of the season, otherwise we will have to try and work them in if and where there are open games. 
  • Lake Shore games can get rescheduled which results in re-assigning to accommodate a reschedule.
  • All referees need to renew with OSA from year to year in order to be eligible to referee each season.
  • Renewal needs to happen prior to season start to be included in the season scheduling.