Referee Information
The Austin Men's Soccer Association (AMSA) couldn't exist without the men and women who officiate our games. As the league continues to grow, AMSA will continue to need more and more referees to accommodate an ever increasing number of games.
To recruit and retain qualified referees, AMSA has committed itself to:
- Pay center referees $40 per game, assistant referees (ARs) $25, and single center referees $50. Base referee pay is paid in cash by participating teams at the time of the game. During summer play only one referee is assigned per game. That referee will receive $50 per game.
- To encourage higher grade referees to officiate AMSA games, pay Grade 7 refs a $3 incentive bonus for each game, grade 6 and 5 refs a $5 bonus, and Grade 4 refs and above a $10 bonus. Bonuses are paid by a check from the association at the end of the respective season (fall, spring, summer). Referees must referee at least 10 documented games before they will be eligible for any bonuses.
- Reimburse new and recertified Grade 8 referees the cost of their certification and training after they have officiated 10 AMSA games.
- Provide a Referee Hospitality Table and the Onion Creek Soccer Complex during the majority of the fall and spring season games.
Prior to the fall and spring seasons, AMSA will post on this page training and recertification opportunities for AMSA referees. In addition to those clinics AMSA organizes, the South Texas Soccer Referees, Inc.(STSR) lists both statewide and local training opportunites at different times of the year (http://www.stsr.org/AvailableClinics.aspx)