IMPORTANT!!
PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE CONTINUING
Make sure to follow all the steps to complete your registration and that includes signing up for a re-certification clinic. Your registration will not be processed until you complete the online registration and re-certification clinic for all returning referees.
Referees (grade 8, 9, 15 & 16) no longer need to mail any registration paperwork to Cal South. All referees grade 7, 6, 5 or upgrading referees MUST submit their paperwork in PDF format by email or fax to 714-441-0715.

• Grade 7 submit your clinic form with your test and physical results.
• Grade 6, 5 submit your clinic form with your test & physical results and maintenance assessments.
• Upgrading referees: submit your clinic form with your test & physical results and upgrade assessments.
• Grade 8 Entry Level must complete the online course and Field Training, look for it at www.calsouth.com/en/referees

This system will also be used for the USSF database, make sure you are updating your contact information in order to receive your badge or ID card in a timely manner.
US Soccer will mail all badges and ID cards for all referees. It will take 4-6 weeks to receive from the date you were entered into their system. Please check to see if your name is on our Registered Officials List first. If you have taken a course and it has been more than 2 weeks and you are still not on the list, please call Cal South’s referee department .
If your name is listed on the registered officials list and it has been more than six weeks, you can contact USSF via email at referee@ussoccer.org to check the status or your referee packet. Please include your mailing address.
To see a listing of the renewal requirements by grade level please visit the Cal South website under the referees tab and online registration.
You can access your member profile 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Registering for all courses is a two-step process:

Step 1:
Register & Pay the USSF Fee by clicking the following link:     Register FIRST

Grade 5 – 6, 15, 16 is $90.00
Grade 7 is $60.00
Grade 8 is $55.00
Grade 9 (Rec 8)  is $40.00

Please note: Do not create a new(duplicate) account. Use your referee profile login.

Step 2:
Complete your online Grade 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 Module & Exam, links provided below.
Completion of this Pre-Course Module & Exam is required.

ONLINE TRAINING COURSE LINKS:
Grade 6 – State Referee: Grade 6 Modules in English
Grade 7 – Amateur Adult Referee: Grade 7 Modules in English – Grade 7 Modules in Spanish
Grade 8 – Competitive Youth Referee: Grade 8 Modules in English – Grade 8 Modules in Spanish
Grade 9 – Recreational Youth Referee: Grade 9 Modules in English – Grade 9 Modules in Spanish

View each video and answer the exam questions at the end of each.
Each video will ask you for your name, email & state association.
Please add your Date of Birth for the Clinic ID field.
If your a Entry Level Grade 8 Referee, you must complete Field Training after completing your Grade 8 Modules.  Links provided to current classes offered by Cal South.
Here are the current classes for Field Training, Entry Level Grade 8:

• Check Cal South Website of other classes, www.calsouth.com

Remember to complete your Grade 8 Modules before attending one of these classes. 
On occasion USSF changes their links. If the above link is not working, You can find the modules by:

• Going to http://www.ussoccer.com/
• Select “More’
• Then “Referee Program’
• Then “Resource Center”
• Finally “Online Training”
• Once there, select your grade

Cross-certification is available to referees of AYSO and U.S. Soccer who have been certified as referees for six months or more and who are not certified with both organizations. All games officiated for AYSO or U.S. Soccer may be applied toward the certification requirements of either AYSO or U.S. Soccer. The diagonal system of control is the only recognized system of control.

 If you were previously a referee with USSF, you do not qualify for the crossover. This is only for referees that have never been a referee within U.S. Soccer. The AYSO Crossover is a one-time thing. Once you crossover to U.S. Soccer, you will have to maintain the annual renewal requirements with USSF to keep your current grade.
Once your name is on our registered officials listed posted on the Cal South website under the referee tab, you can begin to referee games. For game assignments, you will need to get together with a referee association in your area and talk to an Assignor. For a listing of referee associations, click here.
AYSO Crossover Process Steps
Step 1
Register and pay for the USSF Grade 8.
Click here to pay 

Step 2
Make sure to upload a current picture of yourself during the registration process in Step 1. If you missed that opportunity, you can upload your picture by logging into your newly created referee profile.
For instructions on how to do that, click here.

Step 3
Download the AYSO Crossover form to acquire the necessary authorizing signature. You can then mail, fax or email the form to refereeregistration@calsouth.com
Click here for the AYSO Crossover form.

Step 4 (For Adults Only)
If you are 18 years old or older you will need to adhere to our KIDSAFE Risk Management Program. All legal adults must have their fingerprints cleared by the Department of Justice before they are allowed on the field with our youth. To complete this, you will need to download our live scan form which can be taken to any servicer. You can do a quick google search for “local live scan locations” and take the form to them. The cost will range anywhere from $15-$30. Keep your live scan copy of the form after you get the service done until you have confirmation from Cal South that we have recieved the results back from the Department of Justice. On average it takes 1-14 days for us to recieve those results. We will update your referee profile with the clearance as soon as it comes in.
Click here for our live scan form
Once all items above have been completed, we will be able to approve your crossover and mail out your Cal South referee identifiaction card and badge.