2008 Entry Level Courses (Class 4 Courses) - Host Information


The 2008 Class 4 Entry Level course is going to be based on the same curriculum and set up as in the past with a couple of minor exceptions. The changes include:

The Fee
Fee includes cost of instruction, registration for the first year and course materials. All new people interested in officiating must attend the Entry-Level (C4) Course. The OSA is no longer charging GST on clinic fees therefore the cost of this course is now $47.00 per participant. The minimum for this course is still going to be 15 participants therefore the deposit to host the course is going to be $705.00.

The minimum age to attend the course
There is a minimum age to attend this course. The ultimate goal is to have referees refereeing 11 v 11 soccer be a minimum 14 years of age, however this change will be implemented over two seasons. Therefore in 2008 the minimum age to attend the entry level will be 13 as of April 1st, 2008.

The Exam
In 2008 there will be a short examination that all participants must write at the end of the in-class portion of the course. Passing the course is not determined by passing or failing the examination.

The Course set up
As in previous years the Class 4 course is staying as a 12 hour course with 6 hours of classroom work and 6 hours of on-field training. It is recommended that the 6 hours of in-class training be broken up into three (3) two hour sessions, however if not feasible the in-class sessions can be done all in one day.

Classroom sessions may begin in March while the outside sessions may need the better weather usually seen in the beginning of April in most parts of the Province.


Applying to host

The application to host the Class 4 course can be downloaded below in the PDF file. With new information on this application form, it is important that each host uses the 2008 version of the application form when applying to host the course. Details of course set up is available on the form.

2008 Application Form

2008 C4 Application Brochure.pdf

CHANGES TO LOOK FOR

The Canadian Soccer Association is standardizing the Entry Level Course across the county therefore changes are coming on how the entry level course will be administered. In 2008 the Ontario Soccer Association has committed to piloting this new course (in already selected areas), however will not implement full change until the 2009 clinic season.

Among the changes to the Entry Level course, the focus of this course will be on refereeing 11 v 11 soccer. With that change there will be a change to the minimum age a referee can be to take this course and ultimately referee 11 v 11 soccer. That age will be 14 years old as of April 1. This will not come into effect until 2009 either. Therefore in 2008 the C4 course will be remainintg the same with the only change will be the minimum age has been increased to 13 years old.

The changes from the CSA leaves a gap for mini soccer referees. The OSA Referee Development department is currently working on a mini soccer referee course. This course will be designed for 12 and 13 year old referees only. The course will give the referee a one year certification to referee mini soccer. The Referee Department will be piloting this course with clubs in 2008 and have this course ready for a full launch for the 2009 season. More details on this course will be forthcoming.


If there are any questions please contact Greg Carr at gcarr@soccer.on.ca

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