Many individuals have this question.
Small Sided NSYSA referees may be assigned U05-U11 level games. They typically require Grade 9 referee training.
Contact the NSYSA Small-Sided Referee Coordinator, or your Club's Small-Sided Referee staff for help with locating trainings, guiding you through the paperwork process, helping calendar your game assignments, and guiding you in filing the post-match reports essential for payment processing or reporting referee abuse.
to your Club's Small Sided Referee contacts can be found here. requirements needed for working as a Small Sided NSYSA referee are linked here.Questions for those desiring to become USSF Licensed Officials who can work any level Youth match and preparing to work Adult matches (Grade 8) or able to work Youth Recreational matches U-14 and below (Grade 9).
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