US Soccer Respect the Call
US Soccer videos to understand outbursts, dissent, and abuse and follow the protocols to address them.
1 – Knowing the Line: Outburst vs Dissent
2 – Step in with Confidence: Responding to Dissent with Clarity
3 – When It Crosses the Line: Dissent vs Abusive or Offensive Behavior
Laws Support
– Red Card Game Report Support & Samples
– USSF Supplemental Referee Report
– FIFA Considerations 2023
– FIFA Consideration Condensed
– USSF Cautionable and Sending-off Offenses 20-21
– FIFA Analysis of Match Situations 2019-2020
– US Soccer Environmental Conditions
– Shootout Form
– USSF Build Out Line 2019
– USSF “I Got the Ball” 2020
– USSF Offensive, Insulting or Abusive Language 2020
Game Assignments
– Arbiter
– NWOYSL Assignors & Contacts
Set Text Alerts in Arbiter
1. Log into Arbiter.
2. CLICK “PROFILE” tab
– Scroll down: look for phone numbers section (blue header)
– ADD all numbers that you wish to receive messages
– ADD the carrier
– CLICK SAVE
3. CLICK “PREFERENCES” tab (located in dark gray header)
– Select ALL checkboxes for the cell phone number(s)
– CLICK SAVE
You should receive an initial test text message from Arbiter.
Uniforms & Gear
Be professional. Look professional.
USSF jerseys, black shorts, 2-stripe socks, and all black shoes.
– Official Sports
– Referee Store
– Capelli Sports
League & Tourney Information
ULTIMATE GAME DAY RESOURCE
*LAW Updates: 8-second, Captains Only, & Dropped Ball
TOURNAMENTS
– Ohio Soccer Assoc Tourneys
– Bowling Green Spring Challenge (U8-U19) April 25-26, 2026
LEAGUES
NWOYSL
– Rules and Fees
– Instructions to Referees
Ohio Soccer Association
– Ohio State Soccer League
– 2025-26 OSSL Rulebook
USYS National League [NL]
Great Lakes Conference [GLC]
– Instructions To Referees 25-26
– Elite 64 Rules
Great Lakes Alliance [GLA]
– Rules Supplement 25-26
– GLA Letter to Referees 25-26
Elite Clubs National League (ECNL)
– Referee Procedures 25-26 -quick
– Referee Resources 25-26
United Soccer League – Youth
– Referee Resources
NWO Champions League [NWOCL]
– FIFA Laws, 45 min halves, unlimited subs
– $80 CR, $65 AR
Ohio Concussion Law
Ohio’s Return-to-Play law (ORC 3313.539 or ORC 3314.03) requires that Ohio youth athletes who are suspected of sustaining a concussion, MUST be removed from practice or play. Ohio laws prohibit a child to return to play (practice or competition) on the same day that he/she is removed on suspicion of having sustained a concussion. Learn more about Ohio’s Return-to-Play law.
When a player takes a blow to the head from the ball, body part or ground, referees should look for these common concussion symptoms listed below. If a concussion symptom is observed, the referee should tell the coach that the player cannot return to the game(s) that day.
- Headache
- Loss of consciousness
- Confusion
- Double/fuzzy vision
- Dizziness
- Balance problems
- Nausea
- Slow reaction time
- Amnesia/difficulty remembering
- Difficulty concentrating
- Sensitivity to light and noise
- Feeling sluggish, foggy or groggy