North Texas Soccer Member Associations and clubs are encouraged to contact North Texas State Soccer Kiersten Cowart at referees@ntxsoccer.org about organizing and hosting referee courses.
2025 Referee Registration will open around July 1, 2024
A 2025 license will allow a new referee to work the remainder of 2024 and all of 2025.
The BEST in-person clinic to attend will be July 20, 2024, in Frisco, TX. We will have space available for the first 180 people to become referees on this date.
Whistlemania 2 – this is an annual event. Over 700 referees attend this event. We offer entry level clinics for those becoming referees (up to 180) as well as training for current referees.
Your $100 fee includes these incredible benefits:
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You will receive a full referee kit. A $70 value (referee uniform – shirt, shorts, socks, flags, cards, coin, data wallet & black referee bag)
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You will receive a North Texas Referee “merch” bag, this includes a black dry-fit shirt to wear under your uniform ($55 value)
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You receive your 2025 USSF Referee badge and can take part in the group photo of 700+ referees
You get all of this for the price of $100. A regular entry level clinic cost - $80.
If you are in town on July 20 – make plans to attend this event. You do have to get all your online work done ahead of time to attend.
In-Person Entry level clinics AFTER Whistlemania – we will offer approximately 45 IN-PERSON clinics between July 27 – Oct 31. These in-person clinics are awesome too. They are offered all over the DFW metro-plex and many outlying areas (Midland, Tyler, Longview, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Waco, Mabank, Corsicana, and others).
***Please note, uniform kits and merch bags are NOT included in any other clinic, other than the Whistlemania event.
To start the process of becoming a referee, please check back on July 1.
US Soccer Referee Course
The Referee Course is specific to the recreational and competitive youth game. This is an entry-level course for new referees. This course consists of online modules in the US Soccer Learning Center that must be completed by the candidate prior to the in-person or online video classroom and field session.
How to Become a USSF Referee - Requirement – you must be 13 or older.
· There is two-part process that must be completed to become a licensed USSF Referee.
· Sign up for a Referee online course. You will pay the fee when you sign up.
Part 1 - Sign up for the Referee Online Lessons via OMS
There are 6 modules in the online portion. All 6 modules must be completed in full. The online lessons take approximately 6-7 hours to complete.
Part 2 – Select an in-person clinic to attend
Once you complete the entire online lessons, you’ll be able to select an in-person clinic to go to on OMS. You will see the words – ONLINE LESSONS COMPLETED highlighted in green to know that you can select the in-person clinic you wish to attend.
The in-person clinic is 3.5 hours. This is the field session done outdoors.
Lots of important information is given to all attendees – who you will work for, how to get games, where to get uniforms, etc.
You must complete both parts in order to become a referee.
To Register
Click here OMS
Click on – Find Clinic
In the drop down menu
1. Select – Entry Never been a USSF Referee before
2. Select – Referee Online Lessons
3. Register/Pay
4. Start/finish the online lessons
Once you complete the online lessons you will see the words – PICK A CLINIC This is the in-person portion of the clinic.