First complete the Supplemental Google Doc Form. Next, create an Arbiter account and/or complete an Arbiter registration form.  You will need a valid credit card and a unique email address that no other person uses.  The 2023 registration fee is $120.00 which will be charged to your credit card. (Once you have a referee profile in Arbiter you can add a second email for your parent or guardian.  FOR YOUR PRIMARY EMAIL DO NOT USE A PARENT’S EMAIL). Once your registration has been received, NCSRA will send you an initial email confirming receipt and provide further information to complete the certification process. The Arbiter account and/or registration form can be accessed from this link: 2023 NCSRA Referee Registration

If you have changed your email or other contact information since your last registration, remember to update your free account in the US Soccer Learning Center.  To access the Learning Center to update your account use this link: Access Your Learning Center Account

Complete the online USSF Grassroots Referee Refresher Course, approximately 1 hour in length.  This course is found in Arbiter through your eligibility levels. For a guide to finding this click the link: Guide to Accessing Your Eligibility List

If you will turn 18 at any time during the registration year, Complete the online Safesport Training Course, accessed through the US Soccer Learning Center under supplemental courses, and email the completion certificate to the NCSRA Office at ncsra@ncsoccer.org.  You can access the Safesport Course from this link: Safesport Course  We (NCSRA) will run your required Background Check.  You DO NOT have to take the Background Check on the US Soccer Website and pay the additional $30, as this is included in your NCSRA registration.  

Complete the online Safe and Healthy Playing Environments Course, accessed through the US Soccer Learning Center also under supplemental courses. Once completed the Learning Center will add your name to the report listing successful completion from which the NCSRA Office must manually mark your record in this area as complete. This may take several days to process.  To speed the process, email the NCSRA office directly at ncsra@ncsoccer.org to let them know to look for your completion information.  You can access the Safe and Healthy Playing Environments Course from this link: Safe and Healthy Playing Environments Course

Complete the remining requirements listed in the Eligibility level in which you are enrolled.  Your eligibility level contains a direct access list to all courses, tests, and other requirements for certification.  (There are two tests listed in the recert eligibilities and both must be taken.  It is really one 103 question test, but it was easier to break it into two sessions.)  When a requirement has been met in the list a green check mark will appear to indicate that particular requirement has been met. Take the 2023 Referee Quiz  &  2023 Referee Test. (Some requirements categorized as “In Person Events” can only be updated by the NCSRA Office.  These requirements are used to record receipt of the various completion certificates referenced earlier.  When the NCSRA office receives an email of a completion certificate from you, that requirement will be marked as complete.  This is a manual process and may take several days to process). To access your arbiter eligibility, log into your arbiter account, go to your central hub, and look for your specific eligibility in the 2023 New Referee Tab, which is either the 2023 New Ref U-18 (referees Under 18) or the 2023 New Ref 18+ (referees 18 and over) tab and that will bring you to your list of requirements.  (The video tutorial is for the 2022 eligibility period, just use this demonstration for the current 2023 eligibilities). There is a guide on how to access and use the eligibility levels on the NCSRA Arbiter Central Hub under the News and Announcements section.  The guide can be accessed directly from this link: Guide to Accessing Arbiter Eligibilities

If you will turn 18 at any time during the registration year, consent to and pass a background check. (The consent is given in the registration process). NCSRA will not run a background check until you are 18 but when you turn 18, we are required to run a background check.