Oregon Soccer Referee Organization

Congratulations, Collin! 👏👏👏

According to the Laws of the Game, the length of the half-time interval:
➡️ should not exceed 15 minutes
➡️ must be defined by the competition rules (can be shorter at lower levels, especially in youth/children’s football)
➡️ may be altered only with the referee’s permission

If players of both teams and the referee agree, the half-time interval can be:
➡️ cancelled
➡️ reduced

Examples: teams want to shorten the interval to complete the game earlier because of a late kick-off, fading light or weather that is getting worse

➡️ increased

Examples: the interval must be extended because of bad weather, condition of the field or crowd disorder

Find out more: bit.ly/Half-timeInterval

Download the official app:
bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid
bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

☀️ Sunny Grassroots course in Keizer
☔️ Rainy Grassroots course in Clackamas

Shout out to Oregon’s newest referees and the fantastic referee mentors who put in the work this weekend! Well done, everyone! 👏👏👏

Sherwood Grassroots course ✅

Congratulations to all these new referees! See you on the field! ⚽️

Continued education is back! ✏️🎓

The first webinar in the 2023 "It's Your Job" series hosted by the Oregon SDI, Miles Crumley, will be focused on "Writing Match Reports." This interactive session will cover what goes in a match report, how to complete the narrative, and things to avoid. Match Reports are a key part of the referee's job and many leagues require match reports to complete disciplinary sanctions and pay referees. A key to making sure that players, substitutes, team officials, and spectators are held accountable for their actions is to submit accurate and timely match reports.

Join us on March 8th, 2023 from 6:30 to 8:00pm to gain valuable insights into how to submit better match reports!

The "It's Your Job" series is the 2023 training and education webinar series that teaches referees how to perform specific tasks that must be mastered in order to progress to higher levels. Come join us as Oregon's State Director of Instruction, Miles Crumley, guides referees on things to consider and develop that will help you accomplish your long term referee goals.

Register here: https://form.jotform.com/230584832402149

Some great shots captured by one of our awesome referees in Southern Oregon, Julian!

📸Jeremiah, Gregorio, Will, Luis, Ron and John📸

Way to hustle out there - love to see it!! 🙌🙌🙌

A little snow and a broken plow doesn’t stop Bend! Congratulations to these new referees! 👏👏

As always, a special shoutout and thank you to referee mentor Bryan and executive director Jamie!🥶

It’s snowing like crazy in our neck of the woods! How about you? ❄️❄️❄️

Some exciting events coming up in Bend! Check out Bend FC's upcoming tournaments and save the dates!

3v3 Live - Bend: May 20, 2023 (https://soccer.exposureevents.com/198632/3v3-live-bend)

Bend Premier Cup: July 7-9, 2023 (https://www.bendfctimbers.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1177873)

Happy Monday, referees!

"Nobody who ever gave their best regretted it."⚽⚡

Congratulations to Ector Morales on successfully upgrading to USSF Regional Referee!

Ector has been refereeing since he was 15 and becomes a Regional Referee just 7 years later. After attending his first Regional event, Ector’s passion grew for Refereeing. He acknowledges that many Assignors, Mentors and friends have played a big roll in helping him achieve this milestone and is committed to continuing to grow with the continued support of our Referee Community.

Congratulations Ector!! 🎉🎉

You can check out all of our referee spotlights here:
www.oregonreferee.com/referee-spotlights