Note – as of 2020, all Mini referee courses will include Assistant Referee training
Mini Course
- Length of course – 6 hours. Can be held on weekends or multiple evenings.
- Cost of course – $25 per student. Invoiced to the District.
- Facilities required – classroom or meeting room and gymnasium or field. Field or gym time is 1.75 hours,
Minimum numbers – 10 students in the following centres – Edmonton and surrounding, Calgary and surrounding,
Lethbridge, Red Deer.
6 students in all other centres. - Maximum numbers – 35 students, but also based on your facility restrictions.
- Time frames – mostly held in mid-March to mid-May, but can be held at other times.
- Note – as of 2017, the host must provide a person to administer check-in and registration of students at the start of the course. This is to prevent unregistered ‘walk-ins’, which have occured in the past.
Entry Level Referee Course
- Length of course – 14 hours. Can be held on weekends, multiple weekends or multiple evenings.
- Cost of course – $110 per student (14 or 15 years old), $125 + GST per student (16 years or older) – Invoiced to the District.
- Facilities required – classroom or meeting room and gymnasium or field. Minimum field or gym time is 2 hours, preferred time is 3 hours, preferably divided up evenly between sessions.
- Minimum numbers – 10 students in the following centres – Edmonton and surrounding, Calgary and surrounding, Lethbridge, Red Deer.
6 students in all other centres. - Maximum numbers – flexible, based on your facility restrictions and availability of additional instructors.
- Time frames – mostly held in mid-March to mid-May, but can be held at other times.
- Note – as of 2017, the host must provide a person to administer check-in and registration of students at the start of the course. This is to prevent unregistered ‘walk-ins’, which have occured in the past.
Refresher Courses (Outdoor and Indoor)
- Length of course – 3 hours. Can be held on evenings or weekends
- Cost of course – $100 + GST – flat rate per course. Invoiced to the District.
- Facilities required – classroom or meeting room. Field sessions can be arranged by special request.
- Minimum numbers – 10 students in the following centres – Edmonton and surrounding, Calgary and surrounding, Lethbridge, Red Deer.
6 students in all other centres. - Maximum numbers – 50 students, but also based on your facility restrictions.
- Time frames – mostly held in mid-March to mid-May for outdoor, mid-September to mid-November for indoor, but can be held at other times.
Conversion Courses (Boarded Soccer & Futsal)
- Length of course – 6 hours
- Cost of course – $150 + GST – flat rate per course, invoiced to the district
- Facilities required – classroom or meeting room and gymnasium or field. Preferred gymnasium or field time is 1 hour
- Minimum numbers – 10 students in the following centres – Edmonton and surrounding, Calgary and surrounding, Lethbridge, Red Deer.
6 students in all other centres. - Maximum numbers – 35 students, but also based on your facility restrictions.
- Time frames – mostly held mid-September to mid-November, but can be held at other times.