Become A Referee And Help
Grow The Game of Soccer
Indiana Soccer Referee Association – USSF Referees
The Indiana Soccer Referee Association is the recognized extension
of U.S. Soccer’s Referee Program for the state of Indiana. Its mission
is to provide referee education, licensing, mentoring, coaching,
and support for Indiana referees.
Club AR/Guardians of the Game
The Guardians of the Game program allows each club team to
have a minimum of 2 Indiana Soccer Association Club Assistant
Referees (AR’s) who will step in when the referee crew
is short due to a no-show to allow games to continue.
See below for more details and the Link to take the course!
Becoming A Referee Is Simple
Referees are an important part of the game of soccer. Without referees, the game of soccer cannot go on.
Creating A Profile on The U.S. Soccer Learning Center
Before you begin the registration process, you will need to create a profile on the US Soccer Learning Center portal.
Complete the online coursework.
Find an appropriate course from the list of courses offered page at the USSF Learning Center. You will complete the online course through your USSF Learning Center account.
Contact your DRA and choose an on-field training session.
Your District Referee Administrator (DRA) will be aware of on-field course opportunities in your area.
Attend an on-field training session.
Become a Club AR/Guardian
Indiana Soccer, as well as every youth and adult soccer organization in the United States has a declining number of referees to officiate our State, Recreational, Adult Leagues and even tournament matches.
The Indiana Soccer Association, and the Indiana State Referee Association together have designed the “Guardians of the Game” course. The program is designed to ensure that the game goes on when the officiating crew is short staffed. It allows each club team to have Indiana Soccer Association Club AR’s (we recommend 2 per team), who will step in to fill out a referee crew. These “Guardians of the Game” will be educated, via the webinar listed below, on the simple task of flagging balls in and out of touch, corner kicks and goals kicks. At no time will they be asked to make a call, such as a foul or offside.
To get started, a candidate must get registered. Once you complete the registration process, you will be prompted to watch a 13-minute webinar and complete a 10 question quiz. Upon successful completion of the quiz, the candidate will be certified as a “Guardian of the Game”.