Futsal San José - Referees

Information for Referees

Working as a referee for Futsal San Jose

We pay $20.00 per game (by check, about every two weeks), and if you are interested to referee games please contact our Referee scheduler Rick Domenici <cheetahrick@comcast.net>. You will also have to signup with USFF and pay the USFF registration fee of $20 (details will be published after the ref class). You also need to send in a filled out W-9, you can download it from the IRS website before you get any checks.

Local rules for Futsal San Jose

As a referee for Futsal San Jose we require that you referee your games in referee uniform (yellow/red/green stipped referee shirt, black shorts, black socks with three white stripes) and have a valid Futsal Referee license.

  • For U8 please check the Modified Laws of the Game for U8.
  • All games start on schedule. If teams are not ready time is deducted from the first half. If a team shows up more than 10 minutes late the game is cancelled.
  • Clock keeps running except for timeouts.
  • Up to two guest players are allowed provided they have a Futsal San Jose player pass, are of the right age, and you have at most 7 players on your roster for that game.
  • If a team is more than 7 goals ahead the score is no longer displayed.
  • Ball size: Size #3 for U8 and U10, Size #4 for U12 and up.
  • Goal clearance and balls thrown by the goal keeper may not cross the center line without touching either the ground or a player first (USFF Youth Futsal rule).
  • Home teams kick off the first half, visiting team the second half. Visiting team selects side for the first half.
  • Opponents must be 8 feet away for kick-offs, kick-ins and free kicks.
  • no protests will be allowed, except for players that played illegally (age, no player pass, ...). The board will take disciplinary action against Teams/coaches caught cheating in this way.
  • Scoring/Standing: 3 points for win, 1 for tie, 0 for loss, -1 per red card, tie breaker: fewest red cards, fewest goals against, most goals for (max of 10/game), otherwise tie stands.
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