Referees

As you have probably experienced lately, we are in the middle of a serious refereeing shortage here in Colorado. We at Colorado United are hoping that we can do our part to do something about that. We are co-hosting (with Colorado Soccer Association) a referee course on

Friday, April 5th 4:30-8PM at Cornerstone Park.

Note: there is also an online component that must be completed prior to attendence.

We would invite players (13 or older), siblings (13 or older), parents and coaches to sign up and get certified. Being a referee helps our players play the game they love and you can make a nice little side income while getting fresh air and exercise.

Head of Coaching - Copa & Rec

Michael Posen

(505) 249-8216

Referee Info

Volunteer Refs are needed to help facilitate games. At U7 – U8, each team provides 1 ref for their 4 home games, and referee training is free and easy! Training is provided by LSC. From U9/up, each team provides 1 volunteer Linesman for every game (Center Ref is provided by the club).

Referee Shortage:

Although U9 and older games for Recreation, Academy, Copa Academy and Competitive games are on the Colorado Soccer Association Assignor Schedule, there is a referee shortage statewide. The state was in the process of rebuilding the referee pool after the loss of many referees due to the pressure of sideline behavior, then COVID hit, causing others to walk away.

Copa Academy and Competitive games started August 28, some games were not covered for one reason or another. ALL teams need to be prepared to have someone step up to officiate the game, if needed. If you are state certified, we will work with you and CSA to get you paid. If you are club certified we will pay those that complete the required paperwork at the end of the season.

For those that would like to help rebuild the referee pool and learn more about becoming a state certified referee, please visit Colorado Soccer Association Referee Pathway.

Each season LSC provides in-house training for U6-U8 Referees and U9 Linesman. We ask that each team send 2 folks to this training as many games may have a referee shortage in the older age groups.