Recertification

Annual Recertification

NOTE: There are no in-person clinics required for recertification

US Soccer announces new classifications for referees: Grassroots, Regional, National and Professional

Grassroots Referee require annual recertification, including online lessons and test.

Regional Referees require online lessons and test, an annual fitness test and on-field assessment.

National and Professional Referees recertify directly with U.S. Soccer.

To complete recertification:

Log into your OMS account at www.epsarc.org
Click on Registration and select Register for clinic/fitness test
Go through the prompts.
- If asked – make sure your address, phone number and email are correct
- Click on Submit
- Answer the legal question
- Select the role(s) you want to register for
  - Click Submit Request
Click on Reserve Clinic
Click on Continue to Next Step
Click on Click here to complete requests and pay fees
- Continue through the payment process
Return to your OMS home page
Under Clinics that you have Reserved, click on Online Lessons
- Complete the online lessons.
Badges for 2023 will be mailed once all requirements are met:

1. Online lessons are done
2. Background Clearances current within 5 years
3. Safesport is current within 1 year

United Soccer Coaches, an Associate Member of U.S. Soccer, is continuing to recognize the contributions of soccer officials at all levels beginning with “The Referee Experience” at the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention which will be held on January 13-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA) has long recognized the need to include soccer officials, without whom the organized game cannot be played, into its extended family with the understanding of the importance of sharing common ground information as well as the need to improve communication, cooperation, and camaraderie between Referees and Coaches, who have long suffered from an unfortunate disconnect.