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Referees and Officials

Referees and Officials
SOCCER REFEREES

Resources for Referees:

Q. I am interested in becoming a referee with Hartwell.  What do I do? 

For both RECREATION and TRAVEL games with Hartwell, you must be a certified referee. 

Certification requirements:

  • At least 13 yeards old, AND
  • successfully complete the new referee grassroots training course, and other CSRP requirements (attending annual briefing meeting and complete on-field sessions).
  • NOTE: Certified referees must RECERTIFY every year and pay the annual fee to retain certification. If you do not recertify, you will lose your certification and cannot be assigned to any games.

Q. How do I get certified as a Soccer Referee? 

The New Referee Training Process is a combination of an On-Line Training Course to be completed at your own pace and attendance of an in-person session of 3 hours.

NEW REFEREES:

CT STATE REFEREE PROGRAM (CSRP) INFORMATION ON BECOMING A NEW REFEREE

Step 1

  1. Create an account here on ctreferee: Register
  2. Select “Sign Up” in the upper right corner
  3. Enter your information (Must have referee’s email address as primary, parent’s email is secondary)

Step 2

  1. Use this link to create an account at the US Soccer Learning Center https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee
    1. You will need the US Soccer ID  number before starting step 2 below
  2. Hover over “Courses” on the top navigation bar, when the red box appears click ‘available courses’
  3. In the menu on the left side of the screen, select Grassroots – First-Time Referees
  4. Click “Go to Course List“
  5. Choose Connecticut State Referee Program First Time Referee Course #20001974
  6. After completing the online work, navigate back to ctreferee.net to register for a field session.

If you have any questions, please email info@ctreferee.net or call/text 860-919-0850

Q. I already certified last year as a Soccer Referee, how do I re-certify this year? 

Referee certifications must be renewed every year and normally includes a fee, 60 minutes of online testing, and an in-person annual refresher meeting with the State Administrator.

RECERTIFYING REFS: https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee/courses/available/7/course-info

 

Q. How much do I get paid to officiate a Hartwell Travel or Recreation Soccer Game? 

In June 2025, the Board approved equal pay rates between Recreation and Travel games, and changed Travel YTL and U9 games to be primarily a single referee assignment, and increased the pay for that solo referee to $40/game. This would be effective starting the Fall 2025 season.

Hartwell only assigns certified referees to our soccer games.  Hartwell also administers a "Junior Referee" program for kids 13 or younger looking for a low stress introduction to officiating.  Younger level games may see a Junior Referee assigned. 

Pay rates for certified soccer referees:

REFEREE LEAGUE OR FRIENDLY GAME FEES

YTL, U9, and U10 Ref Fees : $30 Center / $20 AR
Center Referee ONLY for YTL and U9: $40 Center

U11-U12 Ref Fees : $40 Center / $25 AR

U13-U15 Ref Fees : $50 Center / $30 AR

U16-U18 Ref Fees : $60 Center / $35 AR

U19 Ref Fees : $70 Center / $40 AR

REFEREE CUP GAME FEES

U11-U12 Ref Fees CT Cup: $60 Center / $40 AR

U13-U14 Ref Fees CT Cup: $80 Center / $50 AR

U15  Ref Fees CT Cup: $90 Center / $55 AR

U16-U19 Ref Fees CT Cup: $100 Center / $60 AR

Q. Once I am certified, how do I get assigned to games for Hartwell? 

TRAVEL GAMES: Once you are certified, the Hartwell Travel Referee Assignor must have your information in the Central Assign database to schedule you for games.  You must have access to your Central Assign account to setup your availability in your referee profile (CSRP - CENTRAL ASSIGN)

RECREATION GAMES: Once you are certified, please register here to be available for Recreation Games :  REGISTRATION LINK

Contact our assignor with any questions about game assignment: ct.ref.assignor@gmail.com