- Information for local referee training
- WAYSA League fees paid to referees for their services
- Downloads including rules and payment forms
- Links to relevant websites
- Directions to WAYSA club fields
- Contacting the Referee Director and Treasurer
- Typical questions and answers about referee payments and special exceptions
- Reporting a problem game to the WAYSA Referee Director
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Referee Training
 WAYSA will be offering U10 referee training 2011: Thursday, August 25th, 6-8PM, West Boylston Town Hall, 127 Hartwell Street, Suite 100. State certified referees who do not attend the course and who wish to officiate U-12 or older games should send an email to refsched@waysa-soccer.org . State certified referees who want to referee U10 games in the town they live in, contact the town rep to find out who the town referee scheduler is.
Eligibilty to attend the WAYSA U10 training is: 1) being an individual must be old enough to play in the U14 divisions or higher and 2) a member of a WAYSA club and 3) registered with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association. The training is 2-3 hours in the evening at a local town public meeting place. Completion of the training makes you eligible to referee WAYSA U10 games. Clubs that belong to the WAYSA league may select you to referee their U8 in-house games. Referees completing this U10 training will receive a WAYSA referee game t-shirt, referee wallet and whistles, and WAYSA league payment forms. This course does not make you a licensed referee. If interested in becoming a licensed referee, refer to the Massachusetts Referee website.
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WAYSA Fees
Payment for a WAYSA refereed game requires submitting a 2011 WAYSA payment form with coaches signature to the WAYSA Treasurer. This policy is the same for playoff and tournaments too. See next section for 2011 WAYSA Payment Form.
| 2011 Game Fees | | | | | Regular Season | | | U10 WAYSA Trained | $10.00 | | U10 Grade 9 and higher | $16.00 | U12 8v8
| Holden rates
| | U14 11v11 | MAYSL rates
| | U16 11v11 | MAYSL rates
| | U18 Girls 11v11 | MAYSL rates
| | O30 Coed 7v7 | $25.00 | | | | Playoffs/Tournament | | | U10/U12 | U10 same as
regular season; U12 TBD
| U14,U16,U18
Field Referee | MAYSL rates
| U14,U16, U18
Assistant Referee
(2 or 3 ref system) | 1/2 fee of
regular season |
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Downloads
All Referees
All WAYSA Referees must use the payment form, requiring a coaches signature, to get paid for a game; this requirement applies to these age brackets: U10 and O30.
U12 ref payments made by Holden.
U14-U18 (HS) ref payments made by MAYSL.
***Please understand that Arbiter scores without a coaches signature on the payment form is not accepted***
U8 payment go to town treasurers.
U10 Referees Only
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Useful Links
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WAYSA Referee Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
I lost my paperwork, will WAYSA still pay me?
Yes, WAYSA will make payment. Just detail all the games you have refereed with a note attached for your situation, include a phone number and email address in case the treasurer needs to verify certain details.
A scheduled game did not have a referee show up. Both coaches agreed for me to referee the game. Will WAYSA pay me?
Yes, you will be paid for your services. The following 3 typical situations happen and this is what WAYSA will do:
1) You are a U10 referee and are at a U12 or older game. The coaches agree to have you referee the best you can. You should list the game on your game sheet and get a signature. You will be paid the rate the age bracket dictates, not the U10 age bracket.
2) You are a coach/parent/spectator/player with soccer experience. The coaches agree to have you referee the best you can. You need to download a payment form from the website, fill it in with a note to the circumstance and mail it in. You will be paid the age bracket amount.
3) During the playoffs, the scheduled referee is present, but line judges did not show up. The referee selects 1 or 2 line judges, based on the number needed. Similar to situation #2 or situation #1, use a WAYSA payment form and submit for payment.
These situations are exceptions and not meant to be a pattern of refereeing for the entire season.
The form has a field for the social security number, do I need to fill it out? I am concerned about identify theft and how the league handles paperwork.
The request for social security number is for referees who referee many seasons and earn enough to report earnings to the IRS. Typically U14, U18, and O30 games.
If you referee infrequently or typically referee U10/U12 games, there is no need to supply your social security number.
WAYSA does retain referee payment paperwork in a safe home environment. When records are no longer needed, they are shredded on the premise.
I forgot to file my last set of paperwork by November 15th, can I submit it later?
Yes, submit your paperwork anytime after November 15th and WAYSA will make payment. Even if the paperwork is submitted the following year.
I just found my referee payment check a year later, stuffed in my soccer shoes or my drawer, can I still be paid?
Yes, please try and cash the check first. If the bank refuses the check, notify the Treasurer and have a new check issued.
Why does WAYSA use a paper payment system instead of Arbiter Sports like other leagues?
The main reason is the U10 games and referees are assigned by the town and not the referee scheduler and the U10 WAYSA referees do not have Arbiter accounts. So instead of having two or more payment methods, we have one which is the paper method of obtaining coaches signatures.
I did not get a coaches signature for a game, will I be paid?
The short answer is yes. You do have the option to catch up with the coach at a game later in the season. Assistant coaches can sign also, as well as away team coaches. The signature is the primary proof that the game was played.
If you turn in a payment sheet with no signatures, no payment will not be made until there is a clarification why this is the case.
One mistake referees make is assuming payment will be made for an entire day of scheduled games that were canceled and did not get signatures. WAYSA will make payment for the first game only if you went to the field and found out the game/field was canceled.
I will be a referee for the U10/U12 Friendship Tournament, do I need to use a payment form and get coaches signatures? The games run fast and it is hard to chase down the coach.
Yes, you will need to use the WAYSA payment form and get either coaches/assistant coaches signature.
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Report a problem game to the Referee Director
Email refdirector@waysa-soccer.org . Please include date of game, home and away teams, a detailed explanation of the problem, and your phone number.
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