Age Requirement: Blackshirt Referees must be age 12 or older.
How to Sign Up: Contact WSA Referee Assignor, Kathleen Galley, [email protected] to receive a userID to activate a referee account on assignr.com
Blackshirt Training: Blackshirts have instructional field training before each season (April/spring & Sept/fall). All Blackshirts must study and understand the Laws of the Game. Mentoring is offered throughout the season. All new referees will be paired with experienced refs on each game.
How to Receive Game Assignments: All games are posted on our assigning website, assignr.com every Sunday evening in the fall and spring seasons. Referees can view and make requests. userID access to this website is by invitation only from your referee assignor, Kathleen Galley, [email protected]
REC Game Schedule: Saturdays between 8am - 6pm in Westport. Spring (April - June). Fall (Sept - Nov).
Uniform & Equipment: click HERE
Payment Process: Complete a W9 form and enroll in direct deposit Chase QuickPay/Zelle. **Be sure your bank is a partner with Chase/Zelle and the bank account receiving the referee $ is in an adult's name (no custodial accounts). CanNOT be linked to a debit card account. Payment is sent weekly each Wednesday after a game worked. Sorry, no paper checks. No exceptions!
WSA payment per game: WSA referee fees 2020
WSA payment policy: WSA payment policy 2020
Who should I contact if I need to report a game incident?
For player injuries, coach or parent issues, game cancellations, team no-shows, etc:
WSA Referee Assignor, Kathleen Galley, [email protected]
WSA Referee Advisor, Robby Casey, [email protected]