With Spring 2022 youth soccer registration underway, it is also a good time for Bluffton Soccer Club supporters to consider soccer referee training. There are new grassroots soccer referee courses for the region to help address a shortage of referees.

Who can be a referee? To complete the GR First Time Course, referee candidates must be 13 years or older. Admission criteria:

• Introduction to Safe and Healthy Playing Environments – 1 hr.  
• SafeSport (if 18 years or older)- 1 hr.  
• Online Grassroots Referee Course Module – 4.5 hr.  
• First Time Grassroots Referee Quiz -  45 mins.  
• U.S. Soccer Federation Gold Standard NCSI Background Check (if 18 years or older)  
• Additional State Assignments as required 

For more information on referee training, visit https://learning.ussoccer.com/referee/courses/available/6/course-info.

Information about Bluffton Soccer Club and spring registration is at www.blufftonsoccer.com.