Kudos to the National Games Referees!

The 2023 National Games were held July 24-30th in Irvine, CA. Of the 391 volunteer referees, Area 10/S had 5 participating referees including: Noel Mason (677), Isai Flores (677), Joe Bryant (677), Seyed Monenmian (678), and myself, Jenelle Hamilton (677).  

In addition to refereeing numerous regular pool play matches during the week, Isai Flores and Joe Bryant were selected to officiate several of Sunday's consolation, semi-final, and final matches. 🏆

A heartfelt 💗 THANK YOU 💗 to our volunteer referees who showed up in the heat, give it their all, and contributed to a memorable experience for our youth players.

Seyed Monenmian (678) assists with player check in on a 14UB match.

Seyed Monenmian (678) and Joe Bryant (677) pause for a photo between matches.

Isai Flores (677) keeps a close eye on the goal line during a boys upper division match.

Intermediate Referee Training

 

LEVEL UP TO INTERMEDIATE REFEREE

Are you a Regional Referee who has been thinking about leveling up their game for the fall season? 

Now is the time to register for the Intermediate Referee class!

Log into your Blue Sombrero account and then access AYSOU - your one-stop shop for referee training and education - and sign up for the Intermediate Referee course. Taking the course will advance your education about the laws, game strategy, and your referee knowledge and skills to take your game to the next level.

Whether your child is advancing into the 12U age group, you're a youth referee ready to advance, or you've been a long-term Regional Referee, there will be something for everyone at the Intermediate Referee course.

Upcoming local training opportunities:

• Area 10V hosted in Burbank, August 5-6, 2023
• Region 678 hosted in Santa Clarita, August 12-13, 2023

An online law review will be available to all referees who are interested:

Monday, July 31 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Google Meet Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mip-nurr-apb

Who's your soccer hero?

Everyone has a soccer hero in their life. Albeit a major league soccer player playing for the world cup, a dedicated partner who volunteers all of their time to AYSO, or the cutest and bravest niece or nephew playing out there on the 10U field, we all have a hero. 

For me, my hero is my dad. And on July 4th, he was the "Hero of the Game" for the LA Galaxy v. LAFC competition held at the Rose Bowl. Together, along with our closest and dearest 82,110 friends, we celebrated my hero in style on the eve of his 75th birthday.

Second to him, my hero would be all of the other service men and women of our great nation, including those veterans who are now dedicated in service to our AYSO community. Please don't tell my mom that she came in 3rd place. 😂

Comment below and tell us about your soccer hero or send photos of your soccer heroes to me at jello1369@yahoo.com so we can celebrate them all!

#GoArmy #ThankYouVeterans #Hero #VolunteerHeroes

There's an app for that - IFAB!

 Stay up to date with the IFAB app!

Are you up to date with the new law changes for 2023/2024? If you don't have the IFAB app, go to your phone's app store and download it today. It's the best way to carry the laws with you, no matter your location.  In addition, the app has a great Q&A section to help you stay on top of your referee game.

If you already have the app, it's time to go in and change to the latest edition of the laws.

First, open your app.

Then select the three dots in the bottom right hand corner to open the "More" menu.

The last option on the More menu is "Edition." To download the new laws, select this option.  Then select the edition you want to download and then click "Save" at the botton of the screen.

If you ever want to view the laws from a previous timeframe, follow these steps again and select the edition you would like to view.  *Don't forget to revert back to the 2023/2024 edition once you're finished.