ENTRY LEVEL REFEREE COURSE INFORMATION

RETURNING REFEREE AND INDOOR INFORMATION

RAMP REFEREE ASSIGNING

WHAT IS IT?

2024 Entry Level Referee Course Registration Information

Please Note: All Block 2 – SNS Entry Level Referee In-person Practical Sessions have been completed for the 2024 season.

If you have completed the Canada Soccer Entry Level Referee Course Online Modules and received the Certificate of Completion after the 2024 In-person Practical Sessions have been completed, you may complete the In-person Practical Session in 2025. 

  • Please email the PDF of the Canada Soccer Certificate of Completion to kate@soccerns.ca
  • Once your Certificate of Completion has been received, you will be added to the list for the 2025 In-person Practical Sessions
  • The Canada Soccer Entry Level Referee Course Online Modules will not have to be completed again for 2025 if they have been completed in 2024
  • Registration for the 2025 In-person Practical Sessions will be available in February 2025

 

Please Read Carefully – This is a multi-step process that must be completed in order.

For 2024, the Entry Level Referee Course will consist of two blocks.

  • Step 1 -Block 1 – Canada Soccer Entry Level Referee Course Online Theory Modules
    • Registration and payment will be through Canada Soccer
    • Block 1 cost is $10
    • If you are a parent or guardian registering a youth, please ensure you register with Canada Soccer using the youth’s name as opposed to a parent or guardian’s name
      • If the youth has their own email address, it can be used as opposed to a parent or guardian’s email address
    • Canada Soccer Registration Guide provided in link below
      • Payment is required first to receive access key to register
      • If you have processed payment, but did not receive an access key to register for the Online Theory Modules, please email kate@soccerns.ca
    • Block 1 is a prerequisite for Block 2
    • Block 1 must be completed prior to registration and participation for Block 2
      • Ensure Block 1 Online Theory Modules are completed before Block 2 registration closes
  • Step 2 – Block 2 – New Official/Soccer Nova Scotia Entry Level Referee In-person Practical Session
    • Block 2 Registration is not available until Block 1 has been completed
    • Registration and payment will be through Soccer Nova Scotia
    • Block 2 cost is $90
    • Soccer Nova Scotia Registration Guide provided in link below
    • Block 2 Registration as a New Official is password protected
      • Please email your Canada Soccer Certificate of Completion to kate@soccerns.ca
      • The password and registration information will be provided once your certificate has been received.
      • If a parent or guardian is registering a youth, the youth’s email address should be used when asked to create a RAMP Assigning account during the registration process
    • Block 2 registration closes for each In-person Practical Session approximately 7 days prior to the date of the session

The minimum age to apply for the Entry Level Referee Course is 14 years of age by March 31 of the current year for Block 1 – Canada Soccer Online Theory Modules.

The Block 2 – SNS Entry Level Referee In-Person Practical Sessions are offered annually in the spring for completion of the Entry Level Referee Course.

For questions on the Entry Level Referee Course, please email kate@soccerns.ca.

KEY COMPONENTS

REFEREE DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT PLAN

This referee development plan is designed as a primary action plan for staff and key stakeholders responsible for delivering soccer over several layers of development throughout the province.

SOCCER NOVA SCOTIA

CONTACT US

Juan Marquez
902-445-0265

Director of Referees
juan@soccerns.ca

Kate Wigglesworth
902-445-0265

Office Manager
kate@soccerns.ca