Become a SOCCER Referee

2025 Beginner Montana Soccer Referee Course

2025 referee Clinics

On behalf of the Montana State Referee Committee, thank you for your interest in becoming a certified U.S. Soccer Federation Referee! Without your help, soccer in Montana would not exist. One must be 13-years-old at the time of registration.

Montana has two options to choose from to start your journey. Please review each option carefully to find the right fit for you. If you are still unsure, contact us to ask what the best option is for you.

2025 REFEREE

--Preferred--
The Referee course consists of both online training and an in-person field session with a Referee Coach/Mentor to prepare beginners for the rec and competitive, youth and adult game. The online course must be completed prior to the in-person field session. Field sessions are typically scheduled for early fall and late winter/early spring prior to the main soccer seasons.

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2025 digital REFEREE

--Alternate--
The Digital Referee course is all online and will prepare beginner referees for the recreational youth and adult game. This course may be taken anytime. We recommend only taking this course if there are no local field sessions to attend to become a full referee. Assignors will see that you are a "Digital Referee" and may assign full referee's if they are available.

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Club & Organization Requests To Host Beginner Field Sessions

Clubs or organizations that would like to host a beginner referee field session in your area can register as an Association Representative and fill out the request form available under the Administration tab. The SRC will review the request, and if approved, will find a referee coach/mentor to lead the course. You can also contact any Assignor or Mentor and they may submit the request.

Beginner Referee Clinic Needs:

4 hours total with a Referee Mentor or Referee Coach.
Indoor or Outdoor with enough space to simulate a field. Gyms work great. Convention rooms would also work.
Access to restrooms.
Some instructors like to hold classroom course review, if space is available.

If a clinic does not have six or more registrations within 24 hours of the scheduled time, the clinic may be postponed or canceled. Exceptions to this will be looked at on an individual basis. Those that are registered would need to transfer to a different clinic location/date.

If you have a referee account, you cannot use the same Name or Email information to create an Association account. Use something unique and we can change it after it's made if desired. You may make up information for birthday, gender, etc. No USSF-ID is needed.