NEWTON GIRLS SOCCER CLUB

REFEREE COMMITTEE

Dear Sixth- or Seventh-grader:

Congratulations on having reached the age at which you are eligible to learn to become a referee in the NGS Intramural Program! The purpose of this notice is to inform players interested in becoming a referee for our Intramural program of an instructional clinic to be held:

Wednesday, September 8, from 7-8:30 PM, at the office of Newton Senior Living, 100 Second Ave.  Needham (just down the street from the lights at the Staples store on Highland Ave, across from the Sheraton Needham Hotel).

This clinic is for ‘brand-new’ refs-to-be. It will cover basic rules and provide additional information that you will need in order to join our refereeing team. This year we are only able to accommodate a limited number of students. If you are interested in attending, you must contact Jeff Brenner by e-mail (jeff.brenner@comcast.net); you will be notified as soon as possible of your ‘acceptance’.  Some of the material is available from the “Referee” section of the NGS web site:  http://www.newtongirlssoccer.org/referee.  This site should be visited often for all kinds of information about NGS and its programs.

As you are probably aware, soccer refereeing can be both challenging and rewarding, and this clinic is the first step most youth refs in Newton take along this path. This is a brief introductory clinic, designed to provide what you will need to know in order to referee young intramural games (mostly second and third-graders). Ongoing ‘mentoring’ will help you refine and improve your skills. It is not one of the so-called “BAYS courses”, which are 8- or 14-hour courses that NGS sometimes sponsors that enable one to referee BAYS (Travel) games.

Also, if selected for this clinic, please fill out a Fall availability form, fill it out carefully, and either mail as noted or bring it to this clinic. We want to stress that refereeing takes responsibility and requires commitment. While it is clearly not for everyone, many of our players have found it fulfilling not only as a way to make money, but also as a way to stay involved in the game and to make a contribution to one of the country’s largest girls soccer programs. Further information can be found at the NGS web site or by contacting any of us.

David Amidon      damidon@rcn.com     

Jeff Brenner          jeff.brenner@comcast.net                            

Michael Stoller      mstoller@comcast.net

Co-chairs, NGS Referee Committee