CONNECTICUT STATE REFEREE PROGRAM Entry Level Referee - Instructions Candidates for Grade 8 Referee Entry Level Training must be 13 years old by June 30, 2017. Entry Level Training Process – Summary The Entry Level Training Process is a combination of an On-Line Training Course to be completed at your own pace and once completed registration and attendance to (1) in-person/in-class session of 5 hours. The registration for the online portion of Session #1 will start on approximately 9/01/2016 and be open through 9/14/2016 with the required in-person sessions starting September 10 and ending on September 18th. Session #2 will begin on 1/15/17 thru 3/18/17 with the required in person sessions starting the middle of February and running through April 3rd. There will be at least one in-person session most weekends in various areas of the state. New Referee Candidates: Referee candidates that are not in the CSRP database will create a new account via an on-line, onetime process. Once the account has been created you will use the “eReferee Login” on the left hand side of the CSRP home page https://www.ctreferee.net to access your account. The first portion of the Entry Level Training Process will be the web-based “On-Line Training Course”. All Entry Level candidates must pass the “On-Line Training Course” with 100% accuracy on the final 50 question test before they can proceed to the registration of the 5 hour in person session. During the in-person session of Entry Level Training Process you will learn the mechanics of officiating, (how to use the flags, run the lines, inspect a field for safety etc.), and review Laws 5, 6, 11 and 12. You will have a choice of dates and location for the in person session. You can find a list of those sessions on the event calendar on the left hand side of www.ctreferee.net listed as entry level in class, click on the link next to the session to get more detail about the session such as exact location, number of spots available etc. However, you can’t register until the online portion of the entry level is completed. Please order a uniform kit as soon as you register, information on ordering is in the detail below. Existing Referees who have not Recertified: Referees that have had a lapse in their Recertification or you failed your current Recertification Process will be able to officiate after successful completion of all requirements for the Entry Level Training Course. Before you can sign-up you MUST request permission from the CSRP Office to take the Entry Level Training Course; e-mail the CSRP Office at [email protected] and provide your First Name, Last Name, and date of birth as it exists in the CSRP database. You will receive a confirming e-mail that your account has be activated and that you can start the Entry Level Training Process.

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Entry Level Training Process – Summary continued For the officiating year 2017 Entry Level Training will be offered in (2) sessions: Entry Level Session #1 – 9/01/16 thru 9/14/16 – Referees will be eligible to work games in Fall 2016 after completion through December 31, 2017. They are issued a 2017 badge. They will recertify for 2018 in the late summer/fall of 2017. Entry Level Session #2 – 1/15/17 thru 3/18/17 – Referees will be eligible to work games in Spring 2017 after completion through December 31 2017. They are issued a 2017 badge. They will recertify for 2018 in the late summer/fall of 2017. All "On-Line" requirements and attending the 5 hour in person session (In-Class review of Laws 5, 6, 11 and 12 and field session the Entry Level Certification must be successfully completed to be certified as a Referee Grade 8. If all the requirements are not completed in the "Fall" session Entry Level candidates may continue to complete their requirements in the "Entry Level Session #2 – 1/15/17 thru 4/03/17". All Entry Level candidates that register for the "Entry Level Session #2 – 1/15/17 thru 3/18/17" must complete all the requirements by 4/03/17, there will be no extensions or refunds. Any in-class session(s) not completed in the 2nd (Spring) session will require the Entry Level candidate to start a “NEW” Entry Level process from the beginning if they decide to do so. There will be no continuation of the Entry Level process beyond the (2) sessions in the same certification year.

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New Referee Candidate Registration The following steps document how a new Referee candidate creates an online account using the three step process. On the left side of the screen, select “eReferee Login”. Scroll toward the bottom of the page, and locate the section circled below, and click the label.

On the first screen, fill in the information identified below with the red arrows. Leave the USSFID field blank, you will be assigned one by the United State Soccer Referee program after your certification is complete. The user id and password fields are what you will use going forward to log into the system. Many users will use their last name and first initial as a user name, and a password that you can remember. The “password” and “confirm password” fields must be typed exactly the same. Case is significant in the password fields. Click the “Next Step” button when complete.

Important – Please Note: The Connecticut State Referee Program uses email extensively to communicate information, including Recertification timelines, clinics, information concerning Referee assignments and opportunities, as well as many other important communications. It is important that you regularly check your email account for information and keep the e-mail address on your profile up to date. All mass communication is sent only to the primary e-mail. referee_entry_level_instructions

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On the next screen, again fill in the information identified below with the red arrows. Click the “Next Step” button when complete. Select the slider to identify your gender, fill in your street address, and select the town and zip code from the dropdown. Note: Referees who are under 16 years of age MUST use their parent’s/guardian’s email address as the primary contact!!! Enter the primary email address, retype the primary email address to confirm it in the next field, and supply an alternate email address as appropriate. The alternate address should be that belonging to the Referee if you are under the age of 16. Provide you cell phone and home address, and hit the record button at the bottom of the screen.

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On this screen, you are asked if you have ever been convicted of a crime of any kind. Background checks are run on all individuals over the age of 19, so be honest and truthful. Fill in the screen as appropriate, and hit the Update button.

Now you have created your online account and are ready to continue the certification process on the same session when you create a new account. Any time from then on, login to the system without creating a new account from the eReferee Login link on the http:// www.ctreferee.net.

After you have finished the process above you are now considered an “Existing referee (or user)”. Type in the user name and password that you provided on the first registration screen above, then click the “Login” button. If you cannot remember it, click the “Get ID or Password” button.

Now proceed to the instructions on the following page for the Entry Level Process detailed steps:

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The training is Windows/PC based and Internet Explorer and Firefox are the preferred browsers, you may experience error messages or malfunctions with other browsers. Firefox is the advised browser for MAC users (be aware there still may be some instances where MAC users may experience compatibility problems when using eReferee applications).

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Referee Entry Level Registration and Training for USSF Grade 8 Referee will be done “ONLINE” – go to the CSRP web home page http://www.ctreferee.net .

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If you are an existing Referee, who is taking Entry Level Training after a lapse in Recertification (does not matter how many years passed since the last Recertification) or you failed your Recertification Process, skip the New Referee Registration steps and continue the Entry Level Process with the eReferee login and details that follow.

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New Referee Registration and creating an account in the CSRP database is a “One-time”, “3-step” process --- click on the link for “New” Referee Registration on the Referee Clinic page to begin: o Step 1 – enter your First Name, Last Name, Middle Initial (if you have one) and Birth Date – click on “Next Step” to proceed o Step 2 – enter all requested information: Address, E-Mail Address, Phone Number(s), Gender, Country of Birth, Country of Citizenship, Enter “CT” for State Affiliation for Connecticut – click on “Record” to proceed o Step 3 – review all your entered information for accuracy – click on “Update” to complete your registration record in the CSRP database

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Once you have completed your “One-time” Registration Process proceed to the CSRP home page http://www.ctreferee.net and select the “eReferee Login” from the left navigation box; login with your “User Name”, “Password”. You will be brought to your “Account” page, select the “In-complete” link in the “Entry Level Process” table to continue.

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This will take you to the “Detail Entry Level” page – the first time you access this page you will have to select the link “Become Referee” to register for an Entry Level Clinic as shown in the following image:

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The “Become Referee” link will enable you to select and pay for the Entry Level Training process – cost of the Entry Level Training is $93.95 – In the middle of the screen you will see “CSRP Referee Events/Online Courses/Clinics You Would Like to Register for:” –select from the drop-down box “Clinics/Courses” – in the next drop-down box select “Grade Entry Online Entry Level Registration for Online Grade 8 Entry Level Referee Training”. Next you must pay for the Entry Level Training course; the only payment method is using a credit card. All information about the fee will be displayed in light gray as you proceed through the payment process. Click the “Submit” button, a screen will pop up saying your Transaction was Successful, you can then select the “Back to Process Detail Summary” link.

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The following screen will now be shown. This is the entry level certification detail screen. It lists the steps you must complete in order to become certified as an official. You simply click the “Next Step” button along the right side to view the material and advance through the curriculum.

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The screen below shows you what the screen looks like after you have processed the “Registration Profile” update. (For new users, you will not likely need to change your profile at all.)

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Next select the “Next Step” link for “Background Check” (age 19 and older), under 19 years will not see “Background Check” in their Entry Level Process - Detail Summary page. Referees 19 years and older will have to complete the Background Check – highlight “Referee” from the list “Select Your Organization”. This is a multi-step process, once you hit accept you will be brought to the CJSA site. Continue with the process until you get the message “thank you for submitting your background check”. When you are asked for your social security number you may put in all 0”s. If you mistakenly x out of the background check before completing it go to the red box in the middle of www.cjsa.org to complete it. However you must click on the link in the referee process and have it move to pending to be cleared.

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The Background Check is not an automatic process – once you have submitted your Background Check you will have to wait up to 5 business days for it to be processed before you can resume the Entry Level process. Complete your Background Check early, do not wait till the end of Entry Level Process in the last week.

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Next select the “Next Step” link for “Course Ethics”, read the “Referee Ethics” document and continue with the process. Once you have completed this, you will be ready to start the video portion of the certification.

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Click the “Introduction” video link, the video will open in a new browser window, watch the video, and follow any instructions to ensure completion. Close the browser “tab” when the video is complete, and you will notice that the screen has advanced to the next video. Note that the Introduction video does not prompt you for any login information. When clicking the second video link “Law 1 – The Field of Play”, it will prompt you for login information. Please fill in the login screen as follows. Use the same login information for all the videos.

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On the brainshark login screen, type your own name, email address (referee email), state association, and type 2017 in the clinic number. Click the “Remember Me” button, then hit Submit to start the video. Again follow all instructions within the video to ensure you receive credit for watching the video. Note the line in the top right informing you of the completion criteria status. As you proceed through the video, the status will eventually change to completed. This information is forwarded back to CSRP. The links stay active, you may watch the videos as many times as needed.

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After you have completed the videos, you will be tested on the material you have learned. You are required to receive a 100% score but have unlimited opportunities to do so. Click the “Next Step” link to start the test.

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The test screen is shown below. The screen shows you a summary of the questions on the top (Question Grid), and a single question at a time on the bottom. As you navigate through the test using the “Next” or “Prior” buttons, your answers and flags are automatically saved. The grid at the top summarizes the questions you have answered or flagged for follow-up. If you want to mark a question for review, click the slider on the bottom to “Yes”, and the question button in the grid will become colored yellow when you navigate to the next question. The Grade button will become available to you when all questions have been answered, and there are no review flags. The screen below shows that I marked question 1 for review, I skipped question 2 without an answer, I have completed question three, and I am currently viewing question 4. When all the buttons on the question grid are green (except for the one you are viewing which is blue), the test can be graded. You must hit the “Save” button first before you can hit the “Grade” button. When the test is graded, the system will tell you which questions you have wrong. You can “Grade” the test as many times as you need in order to achieve a passing grade (100%).

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The next link is to download and save the Laws of the Game or save the link to your favorites, please be aware it is a 210 page document. US Soccer is no longer providing grade 8 referees with a copy of the Laws of the Game so please use this as your reference. The online book can also be found here: https://ussoccer.app.box.com/s/xx3byxqgodqtl1h15865/1/7594344289/62354556277/1.

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After successful completion of the "On-Line" Entry Level process you will need to register for a 5 hour In-Class sessions – (which includes a Field Training Session and a classroom review of Laws 5, 6, 11 and 12). Check the CSRP “Event Calendar” from the left hand side of www.ctreferee.net for posted In-Class sessions. To see the detail of any particular session, click on the link next to the session. It will give you exact location, number of spot available, etc.

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For the In-Class Session you will need wear the approved Referee uniform and bring a whistle, pen/pencil/data wallet, and Referee flags. Refer to the standards of dress and starter kit information in the curriculum. You can borrow full legal uniform for the In-Class Session. You must have FULL USSF certified uniform in order to be given credit for the In-Class Session. If you do not receive your uniform kit in time for the session you will get credit for the session once you receive the kit, lay it out flat, take a picture of it and e-mail the picture to the instructor along with your name and date of the session you attended. The kits can be ordered from Official Sports or there is a link to order a kit at a discount from Team Sports (a local company), you may also find them at your local soccer specialty store such as Soccer and Rugby, Soccer Post, etc. (Dick’s, Models, etc. do not carry them). The primary color is gold, however some clubs do wear a different color, so check with the clubs to which you plan to officiate to ask what color shirt to order. referee_entry_level_instructions

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After you complete all "On-Line" requirements and attend the In-Class Session the Entry Level Certification process will be complete and you will be certified as a Referee Grade 8. You can start officiating as soon as the instructor gives you credit for attending the class, the incomplete link you click on to access the detail will change to completed. The current year USSF Referee badge will be mailed to you after all requirements have been completed but is not necessary to start officiating. Contact the assignors (or referee coordinators) by going to the club website at any clubs you wish to work for to ask how to be added to their referee pool. You can also find a list of certified assignors in alpha list by district at https://www.ctreferee.net/resources/assigning/. You will need to check both the current year and the last year list.

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After all Entry Level Training requirements have been completed you will be able to return to your “Entry Level Process – Detail Summary” page and at the bottom of the page there will be a link to print your Certificate of completion for the Entry Level Referee Training course, it is only valid once the year is on the certificate.

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A USSF badge will be sent to you by the CSRP Office address within a month or so (mail will be sent to the address you specified in your Referee Profile when you registered on the CSRP eReferee System).

CSRP Connecticut State Referee Program 705 North Mountain Road Newington, CT 06111 Tel: 860-919-0850 e-mail: [email protected]

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