New Officers Elected

April 20, 2010

The Annual General Meeting of the Southwest Idaho Soccer Referee Association (SWISRA) was held on April 19, 2010. At the meeting, Rich Eveland was elected as the new President and Lee Laxson was elected as 1st Vice-President. Each will serve a two year term. Returning to the board for another year are Fred Dilorenzo, 2nd [...]

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Rules of Competition

February 24, 2010

Each league that SWISRA services has their own Rules of Competition. For the convenience of all referee, the Rules of Competition can be found in the following list.

D-3 – http://swisra.org/doc/D3_League_Rules.pdf
Rush Select – http://swisra.org/doc/SEL_LOTG_grid.pdf
Capital’s Youth League – http://swisra.org/doc/YouthLeagueRules.pdf
Boise Soccer League (BSL) – http://boisesoccerleague.com/rules/
SISL – http://www.sislsoccer.com/RulesGuidelines.htm

Please make sure you have reviewed the Rules of Competition before you [...]

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Assigning Procedures & Expectations

August 23, 2009

I think it is important that all referees understand the assigning process and what my expectations are. These are set out below.

I begin the assigning process on Friday. Therefore, your calendar must be up-to-date by Thursday night. Blocking your calendar after I begin that week’s assignments does no good.
Assignments will be published sometime on Sunday, [...]

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Game Day Protocol

August 23, 2009

The game day protocols for D-3 and Rush Select are slightly different. Please make sure you follow the correct procedure for your game. All Rush Select games have a "RS" prepended to the Level. Additionally, all Rush Select teams have either and "RSB" or "RSG" prepended to the team name.
D-3

Check-in all teams prior to the [...]

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Arbiter

July 9, 2009

On Tuesday, July 7, 2009 thearbiter.net became arbitersports.com. It’s the same great assigning website we have used for years. However, the interface has been greatly improved, making it easier to move around the website.
You can still login to the old site at www.thearbiter.net, but you will then be instructed to move to the new [...]

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So You Want to be a Referee

December 23, 2008

Soccer always needs more referees. In southwest Idaho we are very lucky to have a well organized referee development program.
To become a referee you must first attend a USSF certified entry level referee training program. A list of currently scheduled clinics can be found in the right column. It is important that you reserve a [...]

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