Common use of Referees Clause in Contracts

Referees. The Tournament Host and Referee Assignor agree to assign and use only referees that at the time of this Tournament are currently USSF licensed and have met the IYSA and ISRC compliance requirements. Prior to being assigned to officiate at the Tournament, each referee who is 18 or older must have passed the required IYSA background search, submitted his/her Heads Up Concussion in Youth Sports Completion Certificate and the current annual US Center for Safe Sport Training Completion Certificate, and be in good standing with the IYSA, ISSA, ISRC, USSF. The Tournament Host and Referee Assignor agree to accept only the number of teams for whom they can provide USSF licensed and ISRC certified referees. No one shall officiate as a referee in any match under the jurisdiction (direct or indirect) of the United State Soccer Federation who is not registered with the Federation for the current year unless that person is a foreign referee who has been properly accredited by his or her national association and has passed the IYSA background search and successfully completed his/her ISRC referee compliance requirements. Tournament Host will submit the list of Tournament referees to the IYSA with the Post Tournament Report. Contact the Illinois Soccer Referee Committee office to obtain a USSF credentialed Assessor to conduct developmental mentoring or assessments at The Tournament.