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on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025. We hope that you enjoy your visit to our Site and find it informative and useful.
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| What's New? | ||
| Monday October 27th, 2025 | ||
 | 2025-2026 WPL WA Cup Events November 21 – 23, 2025: U15-19 Boys WA Cup Finals If you are interested in participating in this event please complete the availability/interest form | |
| Sunday October 26th, 2025 | ||
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Northwest Soccer Officials is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Monthly NSO Zoom Meeting Time: We will see you on October 27th @ 7:00 PM!
The October Monthly Zoom meeting (Monday, 10/27/25) at 7:00 PM will have a panel of referees to talk about how to advance your referee career by increasing your rank, passing the fitness test, and participating in State, Regional and National events. For those of you interested in officiating higher level games and beyond Washington, this will be a great webinar to learn from those that have succeeded.
Guest speakers include Kyle Greenwood (Acting SYRA), Mason Hul (USYS Nationals Referee) and Morgan Storrs (USYS Presidents Cup Finals Referee)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86991378263?pwd=cWE4VWk0QzBaWjdSQkJkZ3dBREZJZz09
Meeting ID: 869 9137 8263 Passcode: 992583
Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 253 205 0468 US Meeting ID: 869 9137 8263 Passcode: 992583 | |
| Monday October 6th, 2025 | ||
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Become a Soccer Referee
Referees make between $35.00 to $83.50 as a Referee and $23.00 to $55.50 as an Assistant Referee. Kids have been able to easily make between $3,500 - $7,500 a year.
Refereeing is a great way for kids and adults to make money and there are games available to officiate year around. Referees select the matches they can officiate from website scheduling systems and set their own work schedule. By becoming a referee now, referees will be able to officiate summer tournaments and be ready for the fall league.
How to become a Soccer Referee
To become a referee, you first complete 3-5 hours of on-line training and attend an 4 hour in-person clinic. The following New Referee Clinics have been scheduled for individuals to become Referees. The cost of the clinic and registration is $73.00.
Sun 10/12/2025 10 AM-2 PM in Tukwila Sun 11/9/2025 10 AM-2 PM in Tukwila Sun 12/14/2025 10 AM-2 PM in Tukwila
To sign up to become a referee click on the arrow below.
Entry level clinics fill up quickly, so register for the clinic soon by clicking on the arrow below. Once you have completed the on-line training, you will be able to select the in person clinic. You will need to purchase about $75.00 in equipment to start officiating matches.
Who can I contact to get more information?
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Meeks at richardmeeks10@outlook.com or 206-200-8145. | |
| Monday September 29th, 2025 | ||
| 2025-2026 Tournament Season November 28 – 30, Starfire College Showcase – Ryan/Lillian Meeks January 9-11 - U10 & U12-14, PacNW Winter Classic - Rachel/Richard Meeks January 16-19 - U11 & U15-19, PacNW Winter Classic - Rachel/Richard Meeks | |
| Sunday December 17th, 2023 | ||
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| Sunday December 3rd, 2023 | ||
| WYS Tournaments
You can find all WYS sanction tournaments by clicking on the arrow. Each tournament will list who the Referee Assignor is for the tournament so that you can reach out to them if you are interested in officiating.
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| Thursday October 12th, 2023 | ||
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• (PRO) Inside Video Review & Definitive Angle - https://proreferees.com/category/education/ • Instant Replay (MLS) - https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/topics/instant-replay/ | |
| Tuesday September 19th, 2023 | ||
| Washington Youth Soccer Rules of Competition U9-U12
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Join NSO Monthly Zoom Meetings for education, video review and answer any questions you may have. These meetings occur on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 PM.
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