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As announced recently, Cal South’s Referee Committee is launching its “Female Development Initiative.” This initiative is a program dedicated to the female referee who is seeking support or to advance their referee license. With this program being focused on female referees, Cal South will be hosting a series of instruction dedicated to females in the […]

Would you like to have FREE annual dues? Recruit a new referee to be eligible for the New Member Incentive by handing out these flyers at games.

The IFAB 137th Annual General Meeting was held 4 March 2023 in London. Read the Agenda. Read the Decisions from the meeting. Read the Outline summary of Law changes. Watch the news conference following the AGM.

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Information regarding certification for 2023 is available on CalSouth at https://calsouth.com/recertification-upgrade/.  To register for 2023, you will need to complete all of the requirements listed including: Notes Regarding the Quiz: NOTE:  Last day to complete certification requirements for 2023 approval is June 14th, 2023.

To better prepare for the forthcoming Club Soccer Season, please watch the US Soccer Referee Signals and US Soccer Assistant Referee Signals videos at https://sbsra.org/training/ under the Videos section.

Following a number of high-profile situations and based on the expectation that a player who is clearly in an offside position should not become ‘onside’ on all occasions when an opponent moves and touches the ball, The IFAB and FIFA, after discussions with football stakeholders, have clarified the guidelines for distinguishing between ‘deliberate play’ and […]

To maintain our high standards of refereeing, accomplished by share information and instruction with our members via our Flag & Whistle monthly newsletter and our monthly membership meetings, we conducted a survey about our monthly membership meetings. Thank you for your responses. The vast majority of the large number of responses received stated their preferences for our meetings […]

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