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Grade 8 - USSF Referee |
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Minimum Age: None |
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B. |
Badge: U.S. Soccer Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All youth games, assistant referee in comparable games |
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Grade 7 - USSF Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 17 |
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B. |
Badge: U.S. Soccer Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All youth games and mixed leagues, assistant referee in all adult games below the top division |
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Grade 6 - USSF State Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 18 |
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B. |
Badge: U.S. Soccer State Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All youth games and adult amateur games through second division and assistant referee in the top adult division and Amateur Cup games |
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Grade 5 - USSF State Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 19 |
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B. |
Badge: U.S. Soccer State Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All youth games and adult games including first division and assistant referee in professional league and international cup games |
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Grade 4 - USSF National Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 23 |
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B. |
Badge: U.S. Soccer National Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All games except formal FIFA international matches; assistant referee for international matches |
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D. |
U. S. Citizen or Permanent Resident |
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Grade 3 - USSF Professional Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 23 |
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B. |
Badges: U.S. Soccer Professional Referee, with current year and National Referee, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All games except formal FIFA international matches |
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D. |
U. S. Citizen or Permanent Resident |
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E. |
By invitation of U.S. Soccer |
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Grade 2 - USSF International Assistant Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 23 |
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B. |
Badge: FIFA Assistant Referee, with current year, on international matches* |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All games |
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D. |
U. S. Citizen |
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E. |
By nomination of U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, and approved by FIFA |
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Grade 1 - USSF International Referee |
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A. |
Minimum Age: 25 |
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B. |
Badge: FIFA, with current year |
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C. |
Recommended Assignment Level: All games |
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D. |
U.S. Citizen |
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E. |
By nomination of U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, and approved by FIFA |
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