Beginner Referee Course

2025 Beginner Montana Soccer Referee Course

The Referee course consists of both online training and an in-person field session with a Referee Coach/Mentor to prepare beginners for the recreational 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.

U.S. Soccer requires that all referees must be 13-years-old at the time of registration, no exceptions.
Those 18 and over must complete SafeSport and submit/pass a background check.
Total cost is $60 and covers registration with U.S. Soccer, Badge, Liability Insurance, Background Check and the Clinic.

STEP 1: PICK AN in-person FIELD SESSION

You may attend any clinic you would like after completing the onlne course.

Our last field session is listed below. If you wish to still get certified and can't make this date, check out the Digital Referee course that is fully online.

Field training sessions for the 2026 license year will be scheduled toward the end of summer.

DATE

CLINIC

LOCATION

CLINIC INFORMATION

Sat 4/26/2025

Beginner Referee Field Session

Helena, MT

STEP 2: download a 2025 beginner referee checklist

Click the image or the link below to download a PDF version.

**Note the lesson order changed slightly, Lesson 3 creates a Learning Center account and Lesson 4 takes you to the Montana Online Referee Module for US Soccer. Both lessons will mark as completed when the Online Referee Module in the Learning Center is completed.**

2025 Beginner Referee Checklist

step 3: create oms account and register for clinic

When you click Register below you will be asked to create a new OMS account, take your time and make sure your information is correct. Then you can reserve the clinic and pay the certification fees shown. Both the registration and clinic fee must be paid.

For help with this step, click here.

STEP 4: ONLINE CLINIC COMPLETION

Once registered, head back to your dashboard and select "Online Lessons". Be sure to read the instructions and the notes at the bottom.

You must complete all lessons shown before the cut-off date for the field session.

Lesson 3 and 4 will mark as completed once the U.S. Soccer required referee module is completed.

step 5: attend in-person field session

Once you've completed all of the online lessons, don't forget to attend! The clinic information is accessible from the OMS dashboard and the clinic instructor will reach out with time and place information.