Maine Soccer Referee Association
2026 Referee Re-certification Clinics
To all Referees: REGULAR REFEREES AND ADVANCE REFEREES -
All referee events will be posted on the new updated Referee Calendar.
All zoom clinics HAVE BEEN POSTED on the OMS site.
Zoom dates have been posted.
All online classes HAVE BEEN POSTED on the OMS site.
Mandatory Re-certification clinics for 2026 will begin in January 2026 and end May 2026. They are posted on this web site, and you register for them on the new registration system - OMS - Official Management System -
You will need to finish the ONLINE lesson portion of the re-certification before you can attend a ZOOM clinic.
See below for up-to-date clinics.
2026 Regular Referee RE-CERTIFICATION CLINIC DATES AND TIMES
Regular Referees -
1. Sun. March 22 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
2. Sun. March 29 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
3. Sun. April 12 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
4. Wed. April 29 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
5. Sun. May 3 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
ALL ZOOM -
Advance Referees -
All Completed
Regional Referee Upgrade Clinic -
TBD
Regional / National Emeritus Referee Recertification -
All Completed
All returning referees will have to complete the online lessons plus attend a recertification zoom clinic.
The online option will be in your OMS account.
2026 Advance Referee Re certs”. The dates for these clinics are.
All Completed
ALL ZOOM -
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OMS Site -
All Returning referees have to register on the Officials Management System. OMS.
SIGN INTO OMS - https://me.omgtsys.com.
( Sign In Via US Soccer Link ) -
A. If you are already an Officials Management Systems user you can just sign into OMS at https://me.omgtsys.com with your ( Sign In Via US Soccer Link ) -
If you have one but cannot remember it, then use the forgot user ID and or forgot password directions.
US Soccer Learning Center Account -
ALL RETURNIG REFEREES ALREADY HAVE A US SOCCER ACCOUNT IN THE LEARNING CENTER WITH US SOCCER.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER ACCESSED YOUR ACCOUNT, AND DO NOT KNOW OR REMEMBER HOW TO GET ON THE ACCOUNT. LET US KNOW.
IF YOU MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT, IT WILL START YOU AS A NEW REFEREE AND IT WILL MESS WITH YOUR REGISTERING FOR A RECERTIFICATION CLASS.
C. If you are having trouble, please contact our OMS administrator Allen Drew at adrewno6@gmail.com or referee@mainesoccerreferee.com for further instructions.
DO NOT TRY TO OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT REMEMBER YOUR OLD INFO. THIS MEANS THE OMS SITE AND US SOCCER SITE.
MAKING DUPLICATE ACCOUNTS MESSES THE SYSTEM UP AND YOU POSSIBLY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER.
OMS Site - https://me.omgtsys.com
( Sign In Via US Soccer Link ) -
Once again our instructors will be conducting the ZOOM clinics and will use the material and videos from IFAB.
Please remember that all referees need to attend a yearly re cert clinic and also complete the online lessons.
You will need to complete the following requirements to be re-certified for 2026
( Sign In Via US Soccer Link ) -
ONCE ON THE OMS SYSTEM -
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Please check your address, email, and cell phone information and make any corrections.
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If you need the safe sport class, it will show up on your list of online lessons (on your OMS page) that you will need to complete.
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Anyone who is 18 or older must do the Safe Sport training. Anyone 14 to 17 years old does not need to do this training.
- If you have a SafeSport certificate from another organization that is current, please let me know. I will need a copy of the certificate. The training is the same, but we am not sure that you would be on the USSF list.
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ATTEND THE WHOLE TWO HOUR RE CERT ZOOM CLINIC. The ZOOM link will be sent to you for the zoom clinic you chose plus remember you still need to complete all the online requirements in order to be a registered US Soccer referee.
Once you complete the ONLINE requirements and attend the entire ZOOM clinic, we will register you for 2026 and we will mail you your patch and Velcro. Please complete the requirements before taking the clinic. Those that have not completed the requirements will not be re certified until we have all the information as outlined above.
Also, all referee events are posted on the new updated Referee Calendar.
Any Questions please ask -
Pete LeVasseur
SDI, Maine