May 4:

New Grassroots Referee webinars are posted and available for signup in the Digital Learning Center.

#3 Tuesday May 5th 9:00 am

#4 Thursday May 7 1:00 pm

For New Referees: Please note* If you already paid for a New GR course that was postponed, you should not pay for a webinar. Send an email with the preference of webinar date and all your work completed as well as your fees paid will transfer to the new webinar course. Login to US Soccer's Digital Learning Center (DLC). There are multiple webinars scheduled through the end of April and the beginning of May. Select the Date and time of the webinar that best fits your schedule and register for the course/webinar. You will then have access to all four (4) requirements in the Grassroots Referee Course. Complete those requirements listed in the ASSIGNMENTS tab prior to the webinar. When you register and gain access to course materials. You will be able to access the Go To Meeting webinar invitation. you will also have the email addresses of webinar instructors if you have any questions during the process.

Weekly updates will continue here through the month of April. Take care of yourself and your families and be ready when we can blow the whistles. The State Referee Committee wishes all of you and your families the very best for health, safety, and patience during this period. If you have questions, please feel free to email your District Referee Administrator or another member of the State Referee Committee.

For re-certifying referees: Login to US Soccer's Digital Learning Center (DLC) and locate your applicable Grassroots Re-certification Course. *Note that you'll need the GameOfficials code found in the course description. You are still required to have a NCSI approval to register. Complete all four DLC requirements. For the 2020 in person meeting, please login to GameOfficials (ohnreferees.gameofficials.net) and SWITCH IDENTITY to Group 1149 Registration and Learning. Register for course

31057 Your override code is in the communication tab once you register and pay for the ONLINE course in the DLC. Contact your DRA if you have additional questions.

March 13 Update:

Based on the recommendations of national and local health officials as well as government representatives and following the lead of US Soccer's Referee programming, the Ohio North State Referee Committee has postponed all courses through the month of March. In every clinic we talk that our primary responsibility is safety. There was a meeting this morning (Friday) and phone conversations are ongoing to provide the best training and preparation for our referees when they are able to take the field. Discussions are centering on available technology and how to use those means to best prepare referees. Games will take place this spring and there will be even more need than before to have qualified officials ready to assist our game.