Referee (SSRA) Info
The Seattle Soccer Referees Association (SSRA) provides licensed referees to our scheduled matches in Seattle and Shoreline.
SSRA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, professional support, service, and game assigning of soccer referees in the Seattle area. Our goal is to assist all referees to grow in their pursuit of excellence in the officiating profession. We are an equal opportunity organization, encouraging the young, the minority, the new, and the experienced soccer referee. Click on the bottom below to visit their website.
SSRA has an ongoing initiative to keep more referees, especially newer and younger refs, from quitting, The effort will enlist both coaches and parent spectators to model good touchline behavior. By improving the game day experience for our younger referees, we hope to lower their departure rate, allow more referees to gain more experience, with the result of higher quality match refereeing across he board.
SYSA and SSRA are separate organizations and work hand-in-hand to provide the best governance of our players games.
Game Day Info
NEW: Find Out if a Referee Is Assigned to Your Game! There is now a feature in the SSRA system for finding out if your upcoming game will have a referee assigned. Click this link and search for your game. Keep in mind that referees are often assigned to games right before the weekend. It's best to check if your game will have a referee close to the actual match day.
No Ref for your game?
SYSA and the Seattle Soccer Referees Association work together to ensure a referee is assigned to each game. Occasionally, a game may go unassigned, or a referee may not make it to the game. In this situation, there are rules for your league (whether SYSA Recreational games, District 1 games, Washington State Premier Leagues games, or PDL games) on how to proceed if a referee does not appear. You should know the rules in advance for your league, and how to handle the situation if it happens.
Seattle Youth Soccer Association has rules for its recreational leagues. Rule 5.2 states that "The failure of an assigned referee to appear shall not be the cause for canceling the match. Upon agreement of both coaches, a substitute official may be chosen whose decisions shall be final."
Feedback & Evaluation
Use this form to write a report about a referee's performance after a game played in Seattle or Shoreline. This form is on the Seattle Soccer Referee Association's web site, and will be reviewed by the SSRA leadership. This is NOT a Seattle Youth Soccer Association form or review process.
For games played in West Seattle against West Seattle teams (when the West Seattle team is the home team), use this feedback form.
Referee Resources & Clinics
For a full list of all clinics in the greater Seattle area and all of Washington State, visit the Washington State Referee Committee web site.
Documents related to refereeing for Seattle Youth Soccer Association.
