Information for Soccer Referees
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CNRA - Area 4 (aka "District 4")
Recent Updates
May 2013- Referee Academy Sessions-last updated 5/2/13
Area 4 Referee Academy sessions for May:
Field:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Merritt College Stadium
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland CA
6:15pm- 7:45pm
Classroom:
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA
7pm-8:30pm
For more information, contact:
Jerry Nelson
Area 4 Director of Instruction
510-684-6931
jertheluddite@netzero.net
Note:
The Statewide Academy Session will be held Saturday 6/1/13 in Pleasanton area. Invitations to the Statewide session will be extended to those referees having attended both the April and May sessions in any of the CNRA Areas. For a listing of other May sessions, see : http://www.cnra.net/academy/schedules/
Field:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Merritt College Stadium
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland CA
6:15pm- 7:45pm
Classroom:
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA
7pm-8:30pm
For more information, contact:
Jerry Nelson
Area 4 Director of Instruction
510-684-6931
jertheluddite@netzero.net
Note:
The Statewide Academy Session will be held Saturday 6/1/13 in Pleasanton area. Invitations to the Statewide session will be extended to those referees having attended both the April and May sessions in any of the CNRA Areas. For a listing of other May sessions, see : http://www.cnra.net/academy/schedules/
DAY/DATE CHANGE- Referee Academy Classroom Session-last updated 4/4/13
The Area 4 Referee Academy Classroom Session is now scheduled for Friday night, April 12, 2013 at Contra Costa Water District Offices, 1331 Concord Avenue, Concord CA 7pm - 8:30pm. This month's topic is Offside.
Area 4 Classroom Session:
FRIDAY night
4/12/13 ***DAY/DATE CHANGE***
7pm-8:30pm
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Blvd.
Concord CA
Area 4 Classroom Session:
FRIDAY night
4/12/13 ***DAY/DATE CHANGE***
7pm-8:30pm
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Blvd.
Concord CA
Change in Referee Registration Year-last updated 4/1/13
CNRA Referee Registrar Mark Bailey announced in March 2013 that the registration year for USSF referees will change this year. Registration will now run from November 1 through October 31 each year going forward. Entry level courses ending prior to October 31 will receive a current calender year badge, valid until December 31 of that calender year. A registration renewal for the following calender year will be required to referee games that start after December 31. For more information see www.cnra.net under Registration tab.
Referee Academy-April Sessions - last updated 4/1/13
The CNRA Referee Academy Program’s inaugural year has started to attract attention. The Program is now seen as a means of bringing higher, continuing education to intermediate level referees, especially grade 8 and grade 7 referees looking to distinguish themselves from those referees with only entry level referee training.
The series consists of monthly classroom and field training sessions at the Area (District) level, culminating in a quarterly Statewide session. The instructors and presenters are National level and FIFA referees leading classroom discussions such as:
-Game management
-AR involvement
-Bench control
-Foul recognition
Field exercises such as:
-Interval endurance training
-Referee field awareness drills
-Teamwork signal drills
-Working under time constraint drills
Referees are encouraged to join into the Program at any time, as the agenda and topics change monthly. There is no charge to attend the sessions, however one must attend both monthly sessions prior to attending the State session. Sessions can be attended in any of the 9 CNRA Areas.
Field Session: Friday night
April 5, 2013
6:30 pm - 8 pm
Los Medanos College Football Field
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg CA
Classroom Session: Tuesday night
April 9, 2013
7 pm - 8:30pm
Contra Costa Water Board Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA
To see locations and dates for Referee Academy sessions in other Areas, visit www.cnra.net
April 9, 2013
7 pm - 8:30pm
Contra Costa Water Board Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA
To see locations and dates for Referee Academy sessions in other Areas, visit www.cnra.net
Update to Registration/Renewal Procedure - last updated 3/8/13
CNRA is in the process of moving as much of the registration process to online provider GameOfficials through the portal CNRA.GameOfficials.net. See the current instructions listed under "Registration".
The passing of Fernando Alvarez - last updated 2/25/13
From CNRA and other sources:
Former U.S. Soccer National Assessor, Fernando Gimenez Alvarez has passed away at the age of 90. Alvarez was part of the FIFA International Board of Referees, is credited with creating the “substitution” signal in 1982 and was instrumental in the development of the U.S. Soccer Referee Program. We would like all Areas to have a minute of silence to honor the life of Fernando Alvarez.
Please see the link below for more information. We will also be holding a minute of silence during the state session in March.
http://www.ussoccer.com/news/referee-programs/2013/02/fernando-alvarez-passes-away.aspx
http://www.cnra.net/news/
Fernando G. Alvarez, former State Director of Assessment, Please find the additional information for Mr. Alvarez Memorial Services:
Fernando Gimenez Alvarez
October 15, 1922 - February 16, 2013
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
Visitation 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Holy Rosary 6:30 p.m.
Memorial Service 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 pm
Duggans Serra Mortuary
500 Westlake Avenue
Daly City, CA 94014
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013
Mass 10:00 a.m.
Star Of The Sea Church
4420 Geary Blvd. (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
San Francisco, CA 94118
More details will be posted soon on Duggan's Serra website at: http://www.duggansserra.com/obituary
Former U.S. Soccer National Assessor, Fernando Gimenez Alvarez has passed away at the age of 90. Alvarez was part of the FIFA International Board of Referees, is credited with creating the “substitution” signal in 1982 and was instrumental in the development of the U.S. Soccer Referee Program. We would like all Areas to have a minute of silence to honor the life of Fernando Alvarez.
Please see the link below for more information. We will also be holding a minute of silence during the state session in March.
http://www.ussoccer.com/news/referee-programs/2013/02/fernando-alvarez-passes-away.aspx
http://www.cnra.net/news/
Fernando G. Alvarez, former State Director of Assessment, Please find the additional information for Mr. Alvarez Memorial Services:
Fernando Gimenez Alvarez
October 15, 1922 - February 16, 2013
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
Visitation 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Holy Rosary 6:30 p.m.
Memorial Service 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 pm
Duggans Serra Mortuary
500 Westlake Avenue
Daly City, CA 94014
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013
Mass 10:00 a.m.
Star Of The Sea Church
4420 Geary Blvd. (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
San Francisco, CA 94118
More details will be posted soon on Duggan's Serra website at: http://www.duggansserra.com/obituary
Change in Cost of Entry Level Referee Course - last updated on 2/2/13
CNRA State Director of Instruction has announced that the cost for the Entry Level Clinic (ELC) will increase to $300.00 going forward. Additionally, CNRA is working with www.GameOfficials website to streamline the ELC course request, registration and new referee registration process. This change is expected to eliminate much of the physical paperwork associated with the course and improve identification and communication between the newly registered referees and USSF. Look for this change in the next few months. See a revised "Grade 8 and 9 Clinic Request Form" under the "Classes and Clinics" tab on the left.
Referee Academy Field Session- February 2013 - last updated on 2/2/13
Friday 2/22/13
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Los Medanos College
Football Field
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg CA
To see locations and dates for Referee Academy sessions in other Areas, visit www.cnra.net
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Los Medanos College
Football Field
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg CA
To see locations and dates for Referee Academy sessions in other Areas, visit www.cnra.net
Referee Academy Classroom Session- February 2013 - last updated on 1/7/13
Thursday 2/21/13
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA 94524
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Contra Costa Water District Offices
1331 Concord Avenue
Concord CA 94524
Where is Area (District) 4? - 12/21/12
Area 4 is represents referees in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California including cities in three different counties:
- Alameda County (cities & areas of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo & Union City)
- Contra Costa County (cities & areas of Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Canyon, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Diablo, Discovery Bay, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Knightsen, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, Rodeo, San Pablo & Walnut Creek)
- Solano County (cities of Benicia, Vallejo)
- Alameda County (cities & areas of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, San Lorenzo & Union City)
- Contra Costa County (cities & areas of Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Canyon, Clayton, Concord, Crockett, Diablo, Discovery Bay, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Hercules, Kensington, Knightsen, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, Rodeo, San Pablo & Walnut Creek)
- Solano County (cities of Benicia, Vallejo)
Updated Kicks from the Mark Memo - 10/24/11
USSF has issued an update to the Kicks from the Penalty Mark checklist memorandum. Previous versions of the checklist should not be used. A summary checklist has been created and may be more convenient to carry with your referee gear. Referees anticipating the potential for matches which may require KFTM should carefully review the memorandum.
New Memos Issued by USSF - 8/19/11
USSF has issued the following 3 memos:
1: "I Got The Ball" (8/5/11)
2: "The Referee's Signal for Advantage" (8/5/11)
3: "An Unusual Approach to the Ball for a Penalty Kick" (8/19/11)
1: "I Got The Ball" (8/5/11)
2: "The Referee's Signal for Advantage" (8/5/11)
3: "An Unusual Approach to the Ball for a Penalty Kick" (8/19/11)
Entry Level Clinic Format Revised for 2011
Area 4 Director of Instruction, Jerry Nelson, has announced the Entry Level Clinic format has been revised to include an on-the-field session. League Coordinators should review the updated ELC Requirements document before submitting requests for Entry Level Clinics.
Information for New Referees - 2010
USSF has issued Information for New Referees - 2010. This new booklet contains useful tips and advice how to be a referee.
