GMSA - Become A Referee

As GMSA continues to grow, the need for more referees to work our games becomes even greater. It is important to us to try to have a full referee crew working every GMSA game. But, based on the number of referees that are currently available, it can be difficult to accomplish this week after week...especially in the Fall, when we are competing with many college games on weekends. Therefore, as a league, we want to encourage any current player who may be interested to become a referee.

If you are a GMSA player who takes the entry-level referee class, and works at least 10 matches for GMSA within a year of becoming certified, we will offer you a gift certificate that you can put toward referee gear (jerseys, shorts, socks, flags, whistles, etc.). We are in the process of finalizing an agreement with on our local suppliers of Official Sports referee gear to make this happen.

Refereeing has many benefits outside of GMSA as well.

You can work matches around your schedule, as many or as few as you like (any availability that you can give is always appreciated.)
The extra "spending money" that you make is always a nice benefit...once you are licensed, you can work as a referee in any local league and/or tournaments. During some weekend tournaments, you can make $150-200 or more over a couple of days. Referee fees vary by tournament and by age group. In GMSA, the center referee makes $60 per game; assistant referees make $35 per game.

Your start-up costs are the class itself, uniforms, whistles, flags, and a card/book set, the cost of which is usually recouped after only a few games. So if you think you might want to give it a shot, let us know! Please visit the West Tennessee Soccer Referee Association homepage: http://www.wtsra.cc - then click on the "Instruction" link. You can also get a list of up-coming certification classes across the state on the Tennessee State Soccer Association webpage.