MASO's MPA TOURNAMENT
REFEREE QUALIFICATIONS
Brad Fogg Mark Byron Dennis Crowe
All MPA Tournament Referees must take the MASO State Classroom Training Annually.
THIS APPLIES TO: Preliminary, Quarter finals and Semi-Final Game Referees
These games are assigned by the Regional Assignors
Specific Requirements for Regional Referees
1. Officiated eight (8) games or more the previous season as a non-Class 1 official, the official may apply, with the written recommendation of his Board’s President,
for Class 1 membership; or meet the USSF crossover requirements.
a. The candidate must pass a written examination developed by the MASO
Testing Committee and administered under the direction of MASO’s
Director of Referee Development.
b. Pass a field and fitness exam. Prior to taking the Fitness Test, the
candidate must present a physician’s statement or waiver of liability to
the Testing Committee. This fitness examination and field test will be
administered by the MASO Testing Committee. Fees and testing criteria
will be established by the MASO Executive Board. NISOA and USSF Regional Test Results are acceptable
c. May enter as a MASO Class 1 official if they are a USSF Regional Referee or higher, Official and completes a MASO approved
training course; and passes the MASO Class 1 written and field tests.
2. Officials who are who are newly designated as Regional officials, effective August 2009, shall serve a probationary period of two years or
until two satisfactory game assessments are completed. Assessment forms shall be submitted by a MASO recognized Assessor to the
MASO Executive Board Secretary
3. All Officials shall take the on-line NFHS Soccer Exam on the NFHS website which contains the MASO/MPA add-on questions and score at least 80%.
That test may be repeated two times. If the official fails all three attempts, he will not officiate any MPA sanctioned playoff games during that season; and
may not officiate any varsity games the following season until they pass the test.
4. All MASO officials will be assessed every three years to maintain their Class 1 status. Each official must apply to the testing agent to be assessed
when time comes, and the testing agent will assign a MASO assessor to perform the assessment
REGIONAL FINALS AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS GAMES
Assignments to these games are made by the MASO's MPA Tournament Assignor
Specific Requirements' for State Referees
1. MASO State Official for at least 3 years prior to application; Consideration may be given to USSF Regional Referees with equivalent experieince
2. Member in good standing with primary Board
3. Their primary Board is in good standing with MASO
4. Officiated in a minimum of 20 high school varsity games
a. USSF U15 and above are acceptable
b. College games are acceptable
c. 10 of the total games must be high school varsity matches
d. All must be within two seasons prior to application
5. Undergone and passed 1 formal assessment as a Center Referee; and, 1 formal assessment as an Assistant Referee
in a diagonal system of control game in the year of the application.
6. After year one in State Status, be formally assessed as a Center Referee or Assistant Referee bi-annually
7. Annually pass the NFHS/ MASO on-line Soccer Rules test with a minimum score of 85%
8. Pass, yearly a physical fitness test offered as either the:
a. MASO fitness test for Regional and State finals
b. USSF Regional Referee Test
c. National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Test
9. Have taken and present certification to the MASO Secretary the NFHS Courses in:
a. Concussion in Sports (Free)
b. Heat Illness Prevention (Free)
c. Officiating Soccer: Fouls and Misconduct (Fee to NFHS)