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Welcome to the Grand Valley Soccer Officials Association

                    Fall games are completed. If your USSF badge has 2024 on it, please recertify for 2025 by signing into USSOCCER's
                     digital learning center (where you last certified) and complete the modules.

                  The open referee classes are: 2-9-25 Muskegon; 2-23-25 Cedar Springs; 3-22-25 Big Rapids; 3-23-25 Holland. There may be other dates and
                     locations- but there is no guarantee! Register now in one of these classes. Registration links are at: www.michiganrefs.org.



                    IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ANY ASSIGNOR ON THE CONTACT US LINK AT THE TOP.

                   All MSYSA -sanctioned tournaments are assigned in REF INSIGHT; as well as MSPSP, DA, State Cup, NL and ECNL games.  A list of the current                              Michigan Assignors is at: www.michiganreferee.org;  CURRENT REFS;  GET GAMES; click on 2024 MICHIGAN CERTIFIED ASSIGNORS. Contact                        the tournament/league assignor to request inclusion in that competition assignor's referee pool.

                    The direct link to the 2025 Michigan Certified Assignors list is:  
 http://www.michiganrefs.org/referees/get-games/

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                                                                            Membership in GVSOA

                   As of 1-1-25, membership is no longer required to receive game assignments. However, you MUST MAKE SURE the email address 
                   you entered into REF INSIGHT is the email address you will check daily for game assignments. If the addresses do not match, you
                   typically won't check the address where the assignments are sent, and after you do not respond to several game assignments, it
                   is unlikely assignors will send additional ones.
              
                   
Help us get assignments to you. If you are less than 18 years old, add your parent's email as a secondary one. This reduces the
                   probability assignments will not be responded to, or that you accept an assignment but do not have transportation to it.


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                                                                                           SUBMITTING GVSA GAME REPORTS

                    Grand Valley Soccer Association game reports must be scanned by the referee after the game into a 4-page document (two sides
                    of the home team game report + two sides of the visiting team game report).   The subject line of the e-mail must contain the game
                    number and venue name (ie  1234-5, Brewer). The 4-page document is then e-mailed to [email protected] the
                    same day as the game.

                    Teams do not provide referees with envelopes to send in the game reports.

                    Assignors will check the mailbox for game reports. Referees who do not send in the game reports promptly will be contacted by the                                  assignor within 24 hours of the game and told to scan and send the document immediately. Referees who fail to submit their required
                    game reports will be reviewed by the GVSOA Board members and either be removed from future game assignments, or not be
​                    permitted to receive to future games for a specified period of time.

                    Click on this link for instructions for scanning the 4 pages into a single document:
how_to_scan.pdf
File Size: 572 kb
File Type: pdf
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USSF Supplemental Report form

Respect Campaign Video

Risk Management

College

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Game Assignment

Skill Enhancement

Recertification
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Rules Of Competition:

Grand Valley Soccer Association

Junior State Cup

State Cup

National League Conference

Super Y

Premier

National Premier League


Updated February 10, 2025

Contact us at:

[email protected]
  
        
                                                      YOUR AVAILABILITY 

     The default setting for your availability is: always available. Do not indicate when you ARE                    available. Block out when you ARE NOT available. 
 
     If there are indoor leagues using REF INSIGHT, and you want assignments, update your 
        BLOCKS for November through April.

     For 2025 matches, block out when needed as soon as you have the information and keep your            blocks up-to-date. Ty[ically matches begin in April and end in June, and resume August 
        through November. There may (or may not) be a summer league (June though August) in this
​        region.

      Your contact information must be accurate. Referees under 18 years of age must include a              parent's e-mail address and phone number in their contact information. If you are a new            referee in the Grand Rapids' area, contact one of the assignors listed on the CONTACT US
        page to let them know you are new and would like match assignments. 

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​Click on the link below to access the summary of changes contained in the 2024-2025 LOTG
  
  
https://www.theifab.com/law-changes/latest/​​

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Click on the following link to access the 2024/2025 LOTG.

   https://www.theifab.com/laws-of-the-game-documents/?language=all&year=2024%2F25



                                                         Referee Recertification            
                                  

                 USSOCCER sends a reminder to re-certify for the following year via the registration 
         module in its digital learning center
. This is the site where you created a user name and
         password to become certified. If you don't remember your username and/or password, do not           create new ones. Contact Carlos Folino ([email protected]) and request help to
         reset your log-in credentials.

                  If you are at least 18 years old the system will look for a current background check. If
         your background check is not current, you will have to complete that module as a pre-requisite
         to being certified
. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK.
         If you need paper proof for a league that you passed the background check, contact Carlos
         Folino at [email protected]. He can provide the documentation.
 
                   We hope you will pass the recert material on your first attempt. If you don't, you are able           to retake the tests until you do pass each one. You will not receive a referee badge until you
         do pass all requirements.  


        You will not see the same questions on each subsequent exam. You may use your LOTG
          book.. 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 Development,
            Yuya Kiuchi at:   [email protected]