Welcome to the Grand Valley Soccer Officials Association
Mariano Acosta, a member of our association since 2009,unexpectedly passed away on January 6, 2021. Mariano was a positive, engaging member of our family, and routinely accepted assignments with newer officials to support and guide them. He will be missed, and new members this year will miss the opportunity to know and work with, a good man.
Respect Campaign Video Risk Management College ______________________ Game Assignment Skill Enhancement Recertification ______________________ Rules Of Competition: Grand Valley Soccer Association Junior State Cup State Cup National League Conference Super Y Premier National Premier League Updated January 19, 2021
Contact us at:
GVSOA P.O. Box 699 Ada, MI 49301 and GVSOAadmin@comcast.net |
Registration fees for referees, assignors, assessors, instructors and the futsal-certified are waived for the 2021 recertification.
Look for announcements about material review procedures. Our last certification was about a year ago, and at best, each of us needs a thorough refresher.. If you did not receive any (or many games) this fall, please make sure you join GVSOA. If you join now, your payment will apply to 2021 spring ($5) or spring+fall ($10). As a GVSOA member you receive priority consideration for game assignments, and if there is a problem with your game pay, GVSOA will make it right with you. If you are NOT a GVSOA member, you will get game assignments when we do not have members to assign, and if there is a problem with your game pay you must make the correction yourself. At $5/season or $10/calendar year, it is a bargain! ____________________________________________ UPDATE YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR SPRING 2021 as soon as you can. As a practical matter, keep your availability updated as your availability increases or decreases, If you have problems entering and saving availability to 1308, contact a GVSOA assignor. Your contact information must be accurate. If you are a new referee in the Grand Rapids' area, contact one of the assignors listed on the CONTACT US page to become certified for GVSA league game assignments. If you do not have voice messaging enabled on your phone, do not be surprised if you do not receive last minute messages about updates and opportunities. Membership fee for GVSOA is annual ($10.00) or per season ($5.00). Link to membership application is upper-left on this page. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRAND VALLEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION GAME ASSIGNMENTS, YOU MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING WITH GVSOA. ____________________________________________
Click on the following link to access the 2019/2020 LOTG.
https://ussoccer.app.box.com/s/xx3byxqgodqtl1h15865/file/462759467819 Referee Recertification USSOCCER sends a reminder to re-certify for the following year via the registration system: https://michiganrefs.gameofficials.net. GameOfficials will perform the registration, on-line testing and background checks at the same time. You no longer need to go to separate sites for these tasks with different identities. After you login, the system will guide you through the registration steps. The system will show you two identities, and you need to be in group 1303, Registration and Learning. You will be at the main page, and need to click on "Courses". The courses that are available to you will appear. (Courses shown are unique to the identity you logged into. Referee courses only appear in the Referee Identity, Assignor courses in the Assignor Identity, etc.) Choose your class and the system will walk you through it. After you pay for the course your must complete and pass the concussion module video. Then click the button "LOAD SESSION TRACKER" to take the on-line exam. At the same time, if you are over 18 years old the system will look for a current background check. If you are over 18, and it finds a current background check, it will authorize your registration. If you are over 18 and it does NOT find a current one, it will process a new background check. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE FOR YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK. If you need paper proof for a league that you passed the background check, contact Carlos Folino, He can provide the documentation. After the background check is completed, the system will take you to the testing area and allow you to take your exam. The instructor will have the results of your background check and your examination score. If you did not pass your exam, you will not receive a referee badge at recertification. Retest until you pass before the recertification clinic. A link to the retest instructions is at the top of this page, third link. If you do not pass the background check, concussion video or on-line test before recertification class, attend the class on schedule. When you have met the pre-requisites, contact your instructor to be issued a badge. You will not see the same questions on each subsequent exam. You may use your LOTG. Passing scores are as follows: Grassroots Referee 80% on the exam. miss no more than 10 questions. Regional Referee 80% on the state recert. exam. miss no more than 10 questions. The players and game are developing at a fast pace. We need to stay current with them, if not a step ahead. Please begin reviewing the materials now- not as you are taking the test. If you have any questions, contact the Michigan State Director of Referee Instruction, Yuya Kiuchi at: sdi@michiganrefs.org All MSYSA -sanctioned tournaments are assigned in Game Officials. MSPSP, DA, State Cup and MRL games are assigned in Game Officials. Referees typically self-certify for tournament assignments. The MSPSP, DA, State Cup and Midwest Regional leagues are not self-certified. Membership in the referee pool for these leagues is by invitation- assignor certification. A list of the current Michigan Assignors is at: www.michiganreferee.org; click on CURRENT REFS; click on GET GAMES; click on 2019 MICHIGAN CERTIFIED ASSIGNORS. The direct link to the 2020 Michigan Certified Assignors list is: http://www.michiganrefs.org/referees/get-games/ |
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