Leagues and Points of Contact

Single Referee Call-In: Referees assigned to single (1 referee) matches must confirm their assignment at least 1 hour, but no earlier than 4 hours, before the match start time as follows:

  • Weekday Matches – call the SBSRA hot-line (310-955-9905, option 1),
  • Weekend Matches – text the Assignor (213-220-3580)

Referees must include their names, match locations and times in their message and text.

If the Assignor does not receive the confirmation, the Assignor will look for a replacement referee who will be sent to the match and the referee who failed to confirm their assignment will forfeit the referee fees to the other referee. Additional details are in the Association Guidelines under VIII. AVAILABILITY AND MATCH ASSIGNMENTS, Single-Referee Assignments.

Referee Reports: As the Referee, it is a requirement that you fill out a two-page Referee Report which is available as a PDF fillable form and send it to the applicable assignor and our Member-at-Large on the day of the match but no later than 12:00pm (noon) the next day for  any red card (send-off) in any of your matches, match termination, serious injury or other significant event.  Access the Referee Report form for additional information on how to submit the form.

League Specific Questions: A listing of SBSRA Leagues we serve are available to logged in Members to provide guidance on league specific rules and requirements. After reading the significant points included on a league’s webpage and accessing the league provided links, any questions about the applicable leagues should be directed to the applicable SBSRA Assignor or Member-at-Large. To access the Leagues we serve, their SBSRA webpages and website links, please log in to theMembers page and then select “Leagues.”

Parking Reimbursement: Parking fees are typical referee business expenses like gas and uniforms, so SBSRA does not reimburse for parking except in the rare case whenNO free parking is available. (Even if that means you have to walk a little to the pitch.)  In the very few locations where there is no free parking, SBSRA will reimburse parking per the parking reimbursement policy in the Association Guidelines under XII OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS, Parking reimbursement.

Currently, locations with no free parking are limited to:

  • Dignity Health Sports Park, fields #4 and #5 (west field). Please note that free parking is available in the Velodrome parking lot west for field 7 (Old Beckham field) for fields #7, #2, and #3 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, therefore parking is not reimbursable for these three fields.
  • City of Santa Monica Parking for Historic Belmar Park. Free parking for matches played at Santa Monica High School is available on SaMoHi property, entrance on Olympic Boulevard just east of 4th Street behind the hotel, and
  • UCLA Intramural Fields.

Parking at El Camino College is also not reimbursable as referees can get a free parking pass at the El Camino College Police Office located at the corner of Crenshaw/Redondo Beach Blvd.

Note: Per the Guidelines, requests for reimbursement of parking fees incurred by referees for matches must be sent to the Treasurer by email, with a copy of the receipt, within 7 days of the match.

Match Guidance

Referee Health and Safety

Assigning Overview : An informative description about the SBSRA assigning process

Arbiter: the SBSRA Assignment System

Birth Year and Season Matrix

When determining the age group for a season, the year the season ends should be used for determining the birth year. Also note that the format “U followed by age” really means that age and younger. For example, U8 should be read as 8 and younger.

USSF PDIs

Cal South LOTG Modifications for all 7v7 and 9v9 matches