Maine Soccer Referee Association
Assessment
If you want an ASSESSMENT TO UPGRADE, or one for Maintenance Requirements please contact Stephen Peats at : peatss126@gmail.com.
ASSESSMENT
Normal order is:
1. Referee informs SDA they are requesting upgrade or Maintenance (via re-cert. email, phone,SDA,etc).
2. Referee makes themselves available to Assignor(s) to work games.
3. Assignor assigns referees according to their criteria & the USSF ethics code.
4. Referee contacts SDA after receiving appropriate match for upgrade.
5. SDA Assigns Assessor.
6. Assessor & referee contact each other about the match.
7. Referee pays assessor the appropriate fee to include Registration Fee to US Soccer.
(prior to the match). The fee is a game fee plus registration fee.
8. Match is refereed & assessed.
9. If match is competitive & meets criteria, referee passes or fails.
10. If going for an upgrade - complete the above - plus
11. Complete and pass the fitness test.
12. Complete and pass the written test for the grade upgrading to.
Cost for upgrade -
Regular Referees to Regional Referee. - Assessment fee (game fee) plus $50 registration fee.
Regional Referee Maintenance - Assessment fee (game fee)
Fitness test requirements for all regional referees.
The regional fitness Test is the 40 meter sprint X - 6 and right after is the 75 meter / 25 meter lap endurance test. X 10 laps.
Sprints = 6 sprints , each sprint has to be completed in - .6.4.sec.
75 meter run = each run has to be completed in - .17.sec.
25 meter walk - each walk has to be completed in - .20.sec.
the run/walk is for 10 laps of the track.
2026 - FITNESS TEST DATES
TBD