Last night, at our TSRA pre-season meeting, OSA Manager of Officials Nicky Pearson, along with Tony Camacho made mention of the new process by which referees will be getting assessments starting this year.
OSA's goal is to have most assessments completed as early as possible in order to get them out of the way.
Once you have completed and passed all the necessary assessments, and if you still have remaining credits in RefCentre, please email Lyndon Hooper (lhopper@soccer.on.ca) and ask for a refund.
If you DO NOT request the refund, your credits will roll into the next year however, you do run the risk of having another, unnecessary assessor assigned to a match because as long as you have credits in your account, your name will show up on the OSA's list. If this happens, the OSA will not refund your money.
@ York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Ave. West.
This meeting is open to all TSA referees.
You are STRONGLY encouraged to attend as you will receive valuable information for your season.
Information will be supplied such as assignors, coaches, league rules, how to use E2E, and an opportunity to introduce yourself to other referees in the district.
Your copy of 2015/16 Laws of The Game will be available at this meeting, as well as by going to the TSA office (2700 Dufferin Street, Toronto) where you should see Riccardo. Go to the TSA website for hours of operation.
We will have 2016 Membership Forms on-hand so you'll be able to register or renew your membership for this year.
Please bring your chequebook or cash. Receipts will be given.
On Sunday, May 1, 2016 the TSRA has organized an exclusive bus trip, with many extra goodies included to Casino Rama.
This trip will include refreshments and door prizes for the ride up, and $15 of casino slot play money applied to your Player's Card by the casino. A seat on the bus and all of this is included in your ticket price. Every dollar raised will go into the Referees Have Heart campaign to buy and place life-saving defibrillators at Toronto soccer fields.
You need to be at least 19 years old and bring Ontario proof of age with you on the bus on May 1st.
If you would like to go, contact a member of your TSRA Executive Committee today.
NEW – FIFA Laws of the Game 2016/17 Now Available!
In a ground-breaking move, the FIFA Laws of the Game is out earlier than ever before; April 13th.
Great question. These will change the way we think about the game. Simply because it isn't real until it's on paper. That day is today.
There is simply far too much to be able to summarize the changes, but some changes will mean adapting to these changes effective next year.
Although we must wait for the CSA, and in turn the OSA to send out official word on the new text, we are providing it to you here so that you can be pro-active and get a head start on what's to come next season.
Extremely Important – In Canada, and specifically Ontario, the changes to LOTG will not take effect until the next outdoor season, April 1, 2017. Please wait for official word from CSA and OSA.
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District Level Referees (Grade 6 and below) who wish to upgrade to Level 7 or Level 8 are required to meet the "District Fitness Standard" for their target grade as part of the upgrade process. Referees who have previously attained Level 7 or Level 8 are also required to meet this standard in order to maintain their grading.
In order to assist referees from within the TSA (and beyond), the Toronto Soccer Association will offer the BEEP TEST.
If you have selected a TSA hosted Fitness Test you will receive a follow up email a few days prior to your test date with information relevant to your testing.
Should you have any questions regarding the District Fitness Test or standard, please email our Referee Development Coordinator Amato de Luca: RefDevelopment@torontosoccer.net.
Due to a prior booking at York Civic Centre, and the recent vandalism at Etobicoke Civic Centre, tomorrow's education session has been moved to Carmine Stefano Community Centre.
Doors open at 6:30pm – sign in.
Don't miss this opportunity to get top level instruction from Canada's top instructor and assessor.