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PARENTS MUST BE 6 FEET BACK FROM SIDELINES DURING A GAME!!!!
No Dogs are allowed at LCSL games.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A REFEREE??
Visit the Ohio-North State Referee Committee website for more info.
You can now go to the US Soccer Learning Center and take the online portion of the referee course.
DO NOT TAKE THE DIGITAL REFEREE CLASS
You WILL need to attend a Field Training Session (FTS) in Ohio North to earn this license. Each district will schedule multiple FTS between Jan and March 2025.
It becomes your responsibility to seek out and attend an FTS which you can attend.
Firelands in person FTS are now available for new referees.
Jan 10 6-9pm at Lost Nation West in Lorain
Feb 2 9-12pm at Gameday in Oberlin
More FTS are being planned
Firelands Soccer Referee Association
Firelands Soccer Referee Association (FSRA) has been staffing LCSL games and classics with trained and certified referees for well over a decade. Please check out their website if you are interested in becoming a member of FSRA.
SIDELINE CULTURE
Ohio Soccer Association and Lorain County Soccer League strongly encourages spectators and coaches to let players play, let referees ref, and set an example for appropriate behavior and messaging during every game. Pressure from the sidelines is one of the leading causes of children/youth and referees leaving the game.
Instead, OSA encourages all sideline spectators to help build a positive, supporting environment by sharing appropriate messages – and whenever necessary, simply walking away when frustrated.
The truth is – there will be calls you don’t like or agree with. Both players and referees will make mistakes. Heckling them about it does very little other than discourage both of them and provide them reason to consider leaving the game.
What kind of work environment do you enjoy? It’s probably not one where people are yelling at you all the time.
Please join us in setting a positive example for all, and encourage others to do the same.
Our game has no place for disrespect!
Next LCSL Meeting
TBD
IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Referees, Coaches, Players, & Spectators
1. Referees can be up to 10 minutes late and still be on time, especially Edison.
2. Referees MUST check player passes U9 and up. If they do not initiate this, COACHES should.
3. Offsides start at U9 with the build out line. Offsides starts at build out to Goal line
4. Everyone should check the schedule and field closures prior to leaving for the games. Field Closure link is at the top of this page.
Weekday games - field closures will be posted by 5pm
Saturday games - Field closure will be posted by 8am
REMEMBER: LCSL IS A REC LEAGUE
If a Referee No shows to a game, Coaches should notify their community's LCSL Representative and President.
The community's board member will in turn notify the ref assignor.
