Entry Level Referee Courses for New Referees Have you or someone you know thought about becoming a soccer referee?  If so, please contact Referee Assignor, at the email address above.  Be sure to include “referee” in your remark and include a phone number and time when you can be reached in the text of your email.  If you are a youth that is not driving, please have your parents make the contact so that questions and information like age requirements (must be at least 12 years old), typical first year, costs, what to expect, etc. can be addressed.      To sign-up for a course, go to the MSA web site at www.mississippisoccer.org or click here.    Recertification Clinics For Returning Referees It’s time to re-certify for the upcoming year of soccer.  To get a 2010 Badge, you need to attend either a recertification or a bridge course. The Bridge course is a 1 day course and the recertification course is 1/2 day. Typical dates for these courses are in August and September.  An Advanced Re-cert Clinic – geared towards adults and those in the upgrade program - will be offered the last weekend in July.  You are strongly urged  to take a re-cert course as soon as your schedule will allow it before the season gets underway and your calendar fills up!    IF YOU HAVE A 2009 BADGE FROM LAST YEAR, YOU ARE STILL LEGAL TO OFFICIATE  UNTIL 12/31/2009.  But without a 2010 badge you will NOT be eligible to referee starting Jan 1, 2010.  To sign-up for a re-cert clinic, go to the MSA web site at www.mississippisoccer.org or click here.