Become a House League Match Official

The Ontario Soccer Association offers two courses to those looking to become registered match officials in Ontario: Small Sided Match Official clinics and Entry Level Match Official clinics. Match Official courses are usually offered in the spring before the start of the outdoor season.

Find a match official course – Ref Centre Course Management   (use District = ECOSA)

Once you have taken a referee course (new referees) or completed your annual registration (returning referees) you need to:

 Register as a Match Official with the Brighton Soccer club

Please go to https://brightonsoccer.powerupsports.com/ then once logged in click on the “Volunteer Now!” tab then click on the Match Official Application tab from the scroll down. Then find your name and under it should be a line stating, “2026 Outdoor Game Official Application”. Click on the “Apply Now” button to the right and complete the application. Please ensure to add in what level of referee you are (small sided, entry level or both).

If you have any questions please contact the club

 

Sided Game Course

(Must be 12 years of age (or older) as of March 31 to enroll in this course)

The Small Sided Game Course is for those who would like to become an accredited Match Official on 7 v 7 games. By taking the course a Match Official is automatically registered for the current season with the OSA and does not have to register again until the following year. Course accreditation is valid permanently, no re-accreditation on Small Sided Game (7 v 7) is required.

The Small Sided Course is based on the Laws of the Small Sided Game.

You must register through the Ref Centre Course Management website.

 

Entry Level Match Official Clinic

(Must be 14 years of age (or older) as of March 31 to enroll in this course)

The Entry Level Match Official Clinic is for those who would like to become an accredited Match Official on 9 v 9 and 11 v 11 games. By taking the clinic a match official is automatically registered for the current season with the OSA and does not have to register again until the following year.

Difference between 9v9 and 11v11

 

 

Returning Match Officials

Registration fees remain the same amount as last year’s fees. Please review the process below on how to register:

  1. Log In to Ref Centre www.refcentre.com
  2. Under the Registration tab on the home page, select “register now” from the drop down.
  3. Complete the 2026 Registration Exam.
  4. Once the exam is completed, you will be re-directed to a new page to input your Respect in Sport certification code.
  5. Once entered, you will be prompted to the payment page. Payments can be processed via credit card or cheque. (Please note: our system does not take Visa-Debit cards. Additionally, if you select the ‘Pay by Cheque’ option, your registration will only be approved once your cheque arrives and is processed at the Ontario Soccer office).