Referee Coordinator - Beth Griffith

Contact at (508)238-3328 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Interested in becoming a referee?  Click here for information from the Massachusetts State Referee Committee on how to become a referee.  Visit the website of Massachusetts State Referee Committe for details.  Feel free to contact the Referee Coordinator with any questions about licensing.

Note:  If you have received your referee's license and wish to be scheduled, please contact our referee coordinator, Beth Griffith at (508)238-3328 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Also, if you have an email address, please notify Beth ASAP so as to be able to receive scheduling information. 

Referee Courses

There are 2 entry level courses for Referees: the Recreational Referee Course (Grade 9) and the Referee Course (Grade 8).

Grade 9: Very young aspirants (Ages 12-16) to refereeing may take an abbreviated training course, including a written test, and be registered as Grade 9 which qualifies them only for very young "small sided" matches.

Grade 8: Most referees begin their careers as Grade 8 having taken the entry training course.  To successfully complete the Grade 8 Referee course the candidate must be at least 16 years of age, must attend 16 hours of course work and pass a 100 question written test.

Determining which referee course to enroll in can be confusing. Here are some points to consider before you enroll to help you choose the right course for you.

Take the Grade 9 course if:

• You are at least 12 years old
• You wish to referee small sided games only (typically 6-8 players per team on the field)
• You want to referee small recreational games only. That means that the players did not go through a formal tryout process for the team and the games take place between teams that come from the same town
• You want to referee only players who are under the age of 14

Take the Grade 8 course if:

• You are at least 16 years old. Note that you may be asked to referee in other towns, so make sure that transportation is not going to be a problem for you
• You wish to referee full-sided (11 players a side) soccer
• You want to referee competitive players. That means that you want to referee the higher skilled players, those that have been selected to play for their town, and who will play in games against other towns

Take the Grade 8 Bridge course if:

• You have been a Grace 9 Referee for at least 1 year and your age plus your years of experience adds to exactly 16 or more
• You now want to referee more competitive games
• You have been a high school referee
• You have been a Grade 8 referee in the past five years, but let your registration lapse. (Contact the SRA to check your status)

Check the Massachusetts State Referee for the latest Course Schedule.