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REFEREE'S ASSOCIATION 

NEW DISTRICT REFEREE COORDINATOR ANNOUNCED

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2012 SOCCER SEASON 

• On Wednesday April 18/12 at 7 pm  at the BMO Centre 295 Rectory Ave. LONDON ON., 2012 Registered Referees are invited to attend an all leagues Meeting. We will be informing you of new developments and protocol pertaining to Refereeing and answer all your questions. Attendance is strongly recommended if you plan on officiating in any of EMSA's Leagues. Please reply to confirm your attendance at emsadrc2012@gmail.com . We will forward the info to you if you cannot make it as long as you reply.
• At the above meeting we will be giving you your new 2012 LAWS OF THE GAME BOOK provided you have registered with the OSA for 2012. With prior notice for out of town Referees we will supply you extra books for your local referees. Please provide names.
• We will also have for pick up, for those who ordered the new 2012 Adidas Referee Uniform Kits.
• The EMSA Adidas Polo Shirts will be distributed to the Referees who ordered them.
• Distribution of all items will be done after the Information Meeting.

• The cut off date without extra charges for 2012 Referee Registration is April 15/12. Log on to www.ontariosoccer.net  click on Referee / Registration and follow the steps. The activation code is emsa*2012 .
•  Please note when you register with the OSA under the Elgin Middlesex Soccer Association ( EMSA ) you automatically become a member of the our association. All EMSA Referee Association information is posted on www.emsareferee.yolasite.com .
• CSA Referee Badges and EMSA Referee Flip Coins are available at the EMSA Office for you to purchase should you need. The EMSA Office is open from Tuesday to Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm but on Wednesday's it is open from 1 pm to 8 pm.

2012 OSA REGISTRATION 

Each referee is required to register with the Ontario Soccer Association each year. As part of the registration process you will be asked to confirm your contact information and sign a waiver. You will also need to pay your annual membership fee. This is due by March 31st of each year. If you pay after this date you may be charged a late fee. This year referees have to register with the Ontario Soccer Association using their Ref Centre account.

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 2012 FITNESS TEST DATES ANNOUNCED 

There will be two OSA Fitness tests being held in London this year. These tests will be held on April 25, 2012 and May 26, 2012.

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2012 ENTRY LEVEL REFEREE COURSES ANNOUNCED 

(updated as of Mar. 7, 2012 including 2 London dates)

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NEW REFEREE COURSE REGISTRATION (new for 2012)

The Ontario Soccer Association is plesed to announce that all Entry Level & Mini Referee Courses will now be managed online. The OSA has selected E2E Soccer RefCentre to deliver this solution which was launched on February 6th, 2012. The service will be delivered on E2E Soccer's RefCentre platform that many clubs and districts are already using for referee assignments, assessments, & fitness tests.

Please visit www.refcentre.com/ontario to serach and register for Mini & Entry Level Referee  Clinics!

LATEST INFORMATION ON REFEREE UNIFORMS FOR EMSA REFEREES 

At our Referee Information Meeting on Jan. 12, 2012 it was announced that the EMSA Referee Council had made the decision to go with the new 2012 Adidas Euro Referee Uniform. PLEASE NOTE that the Council is NOT forcing you to purchase these uniforms, we are just providing the service for new and other referees who need or would like the uniforms.

Points of clarification:

• Orders must be placed with the EMSA Referee Council and not through Source For Sports. If you order with Source For Sports, you will pay the retail price and not receive the group rate. Source For Sports has informed the Council that referees have been going into the store looking for the uniforms. PLEASE NOTE that they do not have them there for sizing.
  
  
• So far only 60 orders have been placed, we need 70 orders to be able to receive the group rate of $185 for 3 shirts (Black, Yellow, Aluminum), shorts and 2 pairs of socks.
  
  
• The order deadline is Feb. 25, 2012 in hopes of having them ready for you in early April.
  
  
• A second order will be started after Feb. 25, 2012, but you will have to deal directly with Source For Sports Teamworks Dept. c/o Laura Trevitt (519-963-071). The Referee Council will not have any involvement with this second order.
  
  
• When the uniforms arrive, the Referee Council will send out an email to those who have placed orders to come into the EMSA Office at 295 Rectory Ave, London ON (Second floor of the BMO Centre) to pick your order up.
  
  
• You will need to get a velcro patch put on the shirts. The Referee Council has made arrangements for those who want, to go to Frank Paglione (Tailor) at 224 Oxford St. West, London ON (across from Cherryhill Mall). Frank (a fellow referee) will sew a velcro patch which is the same size as our CSA badge for $3 per shirt.

Address any concerns to emsadrc2012@gmail.com

EDUCATION SESSION PRESENTATIONS

Click here to find copies of presentations given or talked about during our EMSA Referee's Association meetings

NEW 2012 ADIDAS EURO UNIFORM OFFER 

The new 2012 ADIDAS Euro uniforms are available at a discounted price to any referee that wants to buy them through the Elgin Middlesex Referee's Association.

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UPCOMING REFEREE EDUCATION SESSIONS

The EMSA Referee's Association Council have scheduled 3 upcoming referee education sessions for the month of February.

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EMSA REFEREE MERCHANDISE 

The EMSA Referee's Association has polo shirts, t-shirts and and flip coins currently available.

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LAST UPDATED APR.15, 2012 

EMSA REFEREE'S ASSOCIATION 2012