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AYSO Area 2J

Referees

Welcome to Area 2J Referee page and thank you very much for volunteering and helping young players play Safer & Fairer soccer. Volunteer trained referees are important to provide high-quality games and share their knowledge of the laws of soccer with players, coaches, and spectators. With the help of coaches and parents, referees make the AYSO experience safe, fair, and fun.

Why you should become a referee: change the world and change your life

Section 2 Referee of the year Finalists from Area 2J
LOTG/IFAB Laws
Player development initiatives (PDI)
Area 2J Referee training dates
PCSSL, Madison League, and BAFSL information
Area 2J field locations and status
Laws of the game and league rules
Training videos
Area 2J and Regional Referee Administrators

Section Referee Finalists

Section 2 Referee of the year 2018-19 Finalists from Area 2J

The following esteemed referee volunteers from our Area were finalists for the Section Referee of the Year awarded at AYSO Expo 2019 (in alphabetical order):
1. Mahesh Bhagat
2. Tapas Majumdar

Tapas & Mahesh, Congratulations and Thank you for all your help! We look forward to your continued help to the AYSO soccer community in the coming seasons!

Laws of the Game and PDI

IFAB Laws

Laws of the Game 2019/2020
Law Changes 2019/20 & the explanation of changes
Law Changes 2019/20 with Rationale and Videos
AYSO Relevant changes to LOTG 2019/20 & Implementation
Summary of Law Changes for AYSO (Powerpoint with video illustration)
IFAB Circulars 16 & 17 (has clarification on some new rule application)

One Page Summary of LOTG & AYSO NRR changes 2019/20

Player Development Initiatives (PDI)

PDI One Page Summary 2019/20
Player Development Initiatives (PDI) Implementation in Section 2019/20
AYSO Section 1's Voice presentation of PDI 2019/20 (seems same as our Section 2 rules)

Referee Training Classes in Area 2J

Area 2J Referee Training Dates and other events:

Dates	Requirement	Location and Section/Area/Region & contact info
9/20/19 (Day 2)	Regional Referee Class (Day 2)	Educational park Branch Library, 1772 Educational Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95133 (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
9/12/19 (Day 2)	Regional Referee Class (Day 2)	Joyce Ellington Library, 491 E Empire St, San Jose, CA 95112 (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
9/10/19 (Day 1)	Regional Referee Class (Day 1)	Educational park Branch Library, 1772 Educational Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95133 (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
9/6/19 (Day 1)	Regional Referee Class (Day 1)	Joyce Ellington Library, 491 E Empire St, San Jose, CA 95112 (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
8/25/19	Regional Referee Class (full course)	Cupertino Library Thinktank meeting room (10:15am to 5:15pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/20/19 (Day 2)	Regional Referee Class (Day 2)	Educational park Branch Library, 1772 Educational Park Dr, San Jose (4pm to 7pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/19/19 (Day 1)	Regional Referee Class (Day 1)	Hillview Library, 1600 Hopkins Dr, San Jose (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/18/19 (Day 2)	Regional Referee Class (Day 2)	Hillview Library, 1600 Hopkins Dr, San Jose (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/13/19 (Day 1)	Regional Referee Class (Day 1)	Educational park Branch Library, 1772 Educational Park Dr, San Jose (4pm to 7pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/11/19 (Day 2)	Regional Referee Class (Day 2)	Hillview Library, 1600 Hopkins Dr, San Jose (6pm to 9pm). Registration at aysou.org.
4/7/19 (Day 1)	Regional Referee Class (Day 1)	Queensborough Pool, 1138 Miller Ave, San Jose (4pm to 7pm). Registration at aysou.org.
3/24/19	Regional Referee Class	Educational Park Branch Library, San Jose - 2/J/1631 - 9am to approx 4pm - Contact [email protected]. Registration at aysou.org.
3/10/19	Regional Referee Class - Prereqs include Volunteer registration, Safe Haven and Concussion	Union Church of Cupertino - 2/J/35 - 9am to approx 4pm - Contact [email protected] or [email protected]
10/12/18 & 10/14/18	2J Intermediate Ref class	Calabazas library, San Jose 10/12 6 PM to 9:15 PM & 10/14 9 PM to 4 PM (contact: [email protected]) go to aysoU, login, signup
Before season	Yearly volunteer sign up	go to your region website, login, apply as a returning volunteer & complete
Before season	Safe Haven & Concussion	AYSO Training Online at www.aysoU.org
Weeks before USSF game	USSF Cross Certification	AYSO-USSF Cross Certification Form

League Info & Tips

Local League Information

PCSSL: PCSSL Referee page
Madison League: Fall U16 and U19 divisions play
BAFSL (Bay Area Fall Soccer League): uses mysoccerleague for referee game signup and here are mysoccerleague referee instructions
Area 2J: Fields map and status info

Tips & Guides

Archives

Useful presentations, videos and websites

Training Materials

Thomas Bobadilla's "What Good Referees Do"
What makes Referee Good
How to sign up for games in Arbiter
How to report scores and cards
USSF Referee Before the Game video
USSF Referee Making a Good Impression video
USSF Being an Assistant Referee video
USSF Being the Referee video
USSF Assistant Referee Signals video
USSF Referee Signals video
Recent CNRA presentation videos
Fair or Foul Charging
MNSRC June 2014 Foul Training Video
MNSRC July 2012 - DOGSO and other fouls
Slide Tackling Guidelines
PassBack Violation
Offside Rules (from AYSO27) and Examples
USSF Law 12 Fouls and Misconducts (13 mins video)
US Soccer Fouls and Misconducts (35 mins video)
Law 11(Offside) and 12 Fouls (8:25 mins video)
Understanding Deliberate Handling
New DOGSO Decision Tree
Dynamic Warm Ups (video 1) General Warm up
Dynamic Warm Ups (video 2) USSF Ref Lower Body
Dynamic Warm Ups (video 3) USSF Ref Upper Body
Dynamic Warm Ups (video 4) USSF Ref Core Movements

Useful Websites

Referee Administrators

Area Staff

ARA (Area Referee Administrator) 2J - Vijay Ragunathan, [email protected]
ADRA (Area Director of Referee Assessment) 2J - Tapas Majumdar, [email protected]
ADRI (Area Director of Referee Instruction) 2J - Mahesh Bhagat, [email protected]

Region Referee Administrators in Area 2J