Introducing Stronger Policy To Protect Our Referees

EFFECTIVE FALL SEASON 2025

Join U.S. Soccer and AYSO in creating a better future for our game. USSF updated Referee Abuse Prevention Policy (Policy 531-9) is designed to make youth and amateur matches more safe, more fun, and more fair for everyone involved. Referee abuse will not be tolerated. We're asking everyone to do their part by knowing the rules, reporting referee abuse, and embodying behaviors that represent the best of us.