There is a mandatory preseason referee meeting on Thursday March 18, 2010 in the Town Hall Recreation Department. The meeting is broken down into two sessions. 

All newly certified Grade 9 referees should attend the meeting from 7:00-7:30.  We will discuss refereeing schedules, uniforms and refereeing travel soccer games.  Anyone interested in becoming a referee must be 12 years old (or turning 12 over the summer) and has not completed the referee course should attend at this time.  

All Grade 8 referees should attend the meeting from 7:45-8:30.  We will discuss Arbiter schedules, CYSL requirements, requests for referees, additional referee opportunities and new ideas for referee reminders such as facebook/texting. 

 All Referees Must Follow These Requirements

Referee Uniforms:  All referees must wear the same color uniforms.  Norwell referees are required to wear black shirts, black shorts,  and black socks.

Games Times: Referees must arrive 15 minutes before game time and ready.  All games must begin and end on-time.  If teams arrive late, the games should be shortened to end game on-time.  No exceptions.

Fields and Goals:  Referees must check field prior to game and make sure goals are secure.

Balls:

Grades 1&2 (U8): Size 3

Grades 3&4 (U10) and Grades 5&6 (u12):  Size 4

Grades 7&8 (U14) and Up:  Size 5

Game Times:

U8 (1st & 2nd Graders): 50 minutes that may be played in 25 minutes per half or 12 minutes per quarter (ask coaches’ preference).

U10 (2nd & 3rd Graders): 60 minutes (30 minutes per half)

U12 (5th & 6th Graders): 60 minutes (30 minutes per half)

U14 (7th & 8th Graders): 70 minutes (35 minutes per half) 

Offsides:  Offsides must be called for all games starting at the U10 (Grades 3&4) and up. Let’s use the fall season to teach offsides for the U10 players.

Goalie Distribution:  For U10 and U12 CYSL games only: no goal kicks, punts or throws from the kicker go over the halfway line before bouncing or touching a player on their own defensive end.

Coaches & Parents:  Norwell Soccer and CYSL has a zero tolerence policy. Referees do not confront coaches or parents who cause problems, notify a responsible parent on the field and e-mail rdargon@verizon.net and thomashoran@comcast.net.   

Players play, coaches coach and parents parent.

Spring 2010 Travel Soccer

The Norwell Soccer season begins on Saturday April 3, 2010.

The following is a list of fields and the teams playing on each:

Pine Street: Boys and Girls U14

East Field (behind Town Hall) Girls and Boys U12

Osborne Field Front (near Main Street): Boys U10

Osborne Field Back (near softball field) : Girls U10

Osborne Field Back (closest to Norwell DPW): Boys and Girls U8

Any questions can be directed to Richard Dargon at rdargon@verizon.net.

Massachusetts State Referee Committee regularly announces courses for new referees, for recertification and for those who want to upgrade their certification.  Anyone who is currently a grade 9 referee, is 14 years old and has two years experience may register for the Grade 8 Bridge Referee course.

All referees interested in refereeing in the spring must have completed a Certification course or were recertified through the Massachusetts Referee Committee.  

If you want to referee games and you have not been certified and want to try it, please contact Rich Dargon at rdargon@verizon.net.