GAME FEES

New, higher fees as of September, 2008

The following are the per game fees for Westchester League (WYSL) games as established by Eastern New York State:

 

              Center Ref     Assistant Ref           Duration

 

U19-17     $72                        $36                2  40-minute halves

U16-15     $62                        $31                2  40-minute halves

U14-13     $50                        $25                2  35-minute halves

U12-11     $40                        $20                2  30-minute halves

U10-9       $35                                                2  25-minute halves

 

HS divisions I and II equal U18.

HS division III equals U17.

HS divisions IV and V equal U16.

HS divisions VI, VII, and VIII equal U15.

 

 

 Generally, referees are assigned two or three consecutive games at a field.

 

Underdome rates are comparable, based on the length of games.

 

Game fees for all Scarsdale Youth Soccer games are $30.

 

Fees for adult leagues are considerably higher for both the center referee and the ARs.

 

Fees for Super Y-League, all age groups are:

U13/14     $45            $25

U15/16     $50            $30

U17/20     $55            $35

 

 

 

Youth tournament fees are in line with the Eastern NY State fees above, based on the length of the game.  Tournament games are normally of much shorter duration and referees officiate more games during the course of the day.

 

 

For those of you planning to accept assignments to referee WYSL  games I thought it would be helpful if you understood just how and when members of the WSRO get paid.

 

When you accept tournament assignments the WSRO will issue the individual checks after we have been paid by the sponsoring tournament. These will be handed out at our regular meetings in Stepinac High School.

 

When you undertake assignments for the weekend travel league, WYSL, they will issue individual referee checks several times throughout the season and these will  be distributed at our meetings in Stepinac.

 

In order for the WYSL to initiate a check you must enter online your game reports. Do it immediately.

 

Let's review your pre-game responsibilities which includes checking in each of the teams scheduled to play. You have already been told to arrive at least 1/2 hour prior to kick-off which gives  you plenty of time to check field conditions, markings on the field, goal nets, goal anchors, etc.

 

Next, ask each team to line up and have the coach hand you the WYSL Official Team Lineup as well as give each of his/her players their WYSL ID cards. The left side of the Lineup sheet contains a list of the player's names and their uniform #s plus the date of the game, the location, age group, name of team and most important, the coach's signature. All U9-10 teams also have designated Sporting Directors who must also print and sign their names  to the lower left side of the lineup. Now inspect the players for proper equipment, jewelry (not allowed) y, casts, sharp objects in the hair and quickly make sure their jersey #s matches what the coach placed on the lineup sheet. This process should not take more than 5 minutes and when completed you should have possession of all the player ID cards. Store the ID cards and lineup sheets in your referee bag, complete your review of the other team and call team captains out to the middle of the field for the toss of the coin. Remember, there may be several games scheduled for that field so it's very important to get your started at the designated time. Some coaches will ask for a delay because their best player is lost. If they have 7 players(6 for u-9/10/11) get the game going.

 

Whoops, don't forget to give each coach or team captains a flag and request them to secure volunteers to run the lines. Please remind those volunteers to only indicate out of bounds and not direction. Don't worry, once the game begins they'll indicate direction anyway....just ignore that and make your own decisions.

 

Once the game ends please remember to return the team's ID cards to their respective coaches after you have watched the two teams shake hands. If you have completed your assignment take the coaches lineups, go home, and complete these sheets by filling out the right side with your name (print it clearly PLEASE), phone #, game report if required, score, sporting behavior points for coaches, parents and players and sign it. In the event you issued any yellow or red cards please make certain you have provided that information back on the left side next to each player's name.

 

In the event it was necessary to card a coach please use the game report section to provide your comments as to what the coach did.

 

P.S. You must keep the ID cards of any ejected player or coach and mail them to the WYSL office....address located at the bottom of the lineup sheet.

 

P.S. Keep a record of your assignments....date, field, age group, teams.....in the event

        you don't get the correct amount of money from the League. Should that happen

        you will be expected to write to them at the end of the season with the details.

 

Most important, HAVE FUN OUT THERE.

 

Yours in Soccer,

Bruce Mandel, Assignor for WYSL