Officials' Guides

New to officiating soccer with the Walker Recreation Department? Here’s how to get started, by the numbers:

Read an introduction to the soccer program and about how an official should prepare for each season.

Officials must diligently enforce the safety rules regarding concussions, weather threats, player medical devices, and the blood rule.

Officials must attend this virtual meeting and take the online quiz. It's paid training to be completed before field training!

Training Guide

Your training consists of an online self-study portion and an in-person, outdoor training session.

Virtual Meeting: Start here. This is the online-based, self-study portion of your training.
Outdoor Training: Outdoor training is the 2-hour, on-site, in-person portion of your training.

Each of the topics below will help you understand your duties in detail.

Introduction: An introduction to officiating.
Safety Important!: Officials must diligently enforce the safety rules regarding concussions, weather threats, player medical devices, and the blood rule. Officials should take the online concussion training (and if you are 18 or older, you are required to do so). It's worth an extra hour of pay and it should only take about a half hour to do! Pay special attention to the information in this topic.
Starting Knowledge: Here's what you need to know to get started.
Slideshow: A very visual way to quickly get an overview of your required knowledge.
Rules: All the rules of the game; most importantly, fouls and misconduct. Read through every single page here, including the sections about the direct free kicks, plus the yellow and red cards.
Outdoor Training Test Questions: You get to study the field test before you take it. No surprises!