2026 NEW REFEREE CLasses

REGISTER & START YOUR U.S. SOCCER REFEREE CERTIFICATION TODAY!

CLASSES FOR NEW REFEREES

In-Person Field Training is Required to obtain your Referee License.  You need to register and complete one of the below classes.

IN-PERSON CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS FOR FIRST TIME REFEREES

THE 2026 Referee Registration and Training Cycle will begin in Mid-July. Class dates and Locations will be posted as they get scheduled.

• MORE CLASS INFORMATION COMING SOON

• MARCH 15 - SIOUX FALLS (DUE TO WEATHER CANCELLATON  - CLASSES RESCHEDULED FOR EITHER MARCH 21 FROM 9AM TO NOON *OR* MARCH 24 FROM 6PM TO 830PM). PLEASE FILL OUT THIS LINK TO RSVP: https://forms.gle/Ewrs6RgovLt9KKgJ9

• MARCH 28 - YANKTON

• MARCH 28 - SPEARFISH

• APRIL 19 - ABERDEEN

• APRIL 21 - WATERTOWN

ONLINE CLASSROOM FOR FIRST TIME REFEREES 

• SOUTH DAKOTA - 2026 NEW REFEREE (OUTDOOR) CERTIFICATION - AGES 17 AND YOUNGER - ONLINE(Separate In-Person Field Training Required for License) - FOR NEW OUTDOOR REFEREES ONLY - SPRING 2026

• SOUTH DAKOTA - 2026 NEW REFEREE (OUTDOOR) CERTIFICATION - AGES 18 AND OVER - ONLINE(Separate In-Person Field Training Required for License) - FOR NEW OUTDOOR REFEREES ONLY - SPRING 2026