Referee Development

Ontario Soccer has a variety of program areas that will assist you in your career as a Match Official. In addition to refereeing, Ontario Soccer also provides support for Assessors, Instructors, Mentors and Coaches.

Please refer to Ontario Soccer’s website for all available courses and contact drc@hamiltonsoccer.net with any questions: www.ontariosoccer.net/match-officials

Referee Mentorship

Hamilton Soccer’s Referee Mentorship program allows tenured referees within our region to help evaluate and educate new match officials. Through in game evaluations, phone calls and reports, the program allows for match officials to perform better and stay in the game longer.

If you’d like to be involved with the mentorship program please contact drc@hamiltonsoccer.ca

Documents and Rules

Hamilton Soccer Documents

Caution Summary Report

Dismissal Report

Special Incident Report

Referee Assault Form

Assault Pre-Report Notification Form

Referee Mentor Reporting Form

Report Writing Guide

Ontario Soccer Documents

Visit https://www.ontariosoccer.net for more details.

FIFA Laws of the Game

Laws of the Game (PDF)

Law Changes for 2018/19 (PDF)

Hamilton Soccer Game Rules

Game rules differ by league. View the Hamilton Soccer Game Rules document for more details.

Ready to play with Hamilton Soccer?

Contact us to discuss getting connected with a club near you, understand the soccer development pathway you can aspire to advance through, learn how to get involved as a coach or referee, or to offer any comments or feedback.