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Become A Referee

REFEREE for Twin CIties Rush!

Twin Cities Rush partners with MAT Assigning to secure referees for all Twin Cities Rush home games.

Questions or want to be added to the pool of officials? Reach out to tyler@matassigning.com.

If you are a:

youth player wanting to grow your knowledge of the game (must be 13 years old)
soccer enthusiast with an interest to impact the game
parent of a soccer player and want to support youth soccer in a new, active way
collaborative, open-minded individual who is motivated to actively improve your skills
natural leader wanting to apply your abilities to the great game

Become a referee – don’t delay!

Flexible, work-as-much-or-as-little as you would like.
Earn good money being around the sport you love.
Learn time management, communication, life skills.
Referee with your kids! This is a great family activity!

Guides to Certification

(Click below to learn more)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How old to I need to be to be a certified referee?

A. All referee certification is organized by the Minnesota State Referee Committee. U.S.

Soccer Policy is that the certification is open to those 13 years of age or older at the

time of creating an account.

Q. I am certified. Now what?

A. You will want to reach out to Tyler at tyler@matassigning.com to introduce yourself.

From there, Tyler will send you a link to be added to the MAT Assigning software, Notch.

Q. How do I get assigned games?

A. There are multiple methods to receiving game assignments: setting your availability

and waiting for assignment based on that availability, requesting games, or responding

to an email with open games listed.

Q. How much will I earn?

A. Referees earn anywhere between $25 and $90, dependent on age, level and position

(either center referee or assistant referee).

Q. How often am I paid?

A. You will be paid for your work VERY FAST! Work a game, submit a game report, wait

for approval (usually same day) and your funds will be transferred to your Notch wallet

for disbursement to your bank account.

Q. Who decides when, where, or how much I work?

A. You! One benefit to this job is that you get to work when you want, where you want

as often as you want.

Q. I have other questions. Who can I contact?

A. We want to answer your questions. Please reach out to tyler@matassigning.com and

we’ll get back to you quickly.

TRYOUT INFORMATION

The Twin Cities Rush Director of Coaching, along with other Twin Cities Rush Competitive Coaches, will lead the 2023-2024 team formation and tryout process. It is important to note that current Twin Cities Rush players are constantly being evaluated throughout their current season. Current players can think of tryouts as a “team placement period.” The goal of tryouts and team formation is always to continue to place players on appropriate teams where their game can best be developed.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND TRYOUTS?

New players looking to join Twin Cities Rush
Current Twin Cities Rush players

Please click here for the 2023-2024 tryout registration! CLICK HERE

PLAYER PLACEMENTS

Every year in late July, soccer clubs conduct their annual tryouts to place players on a team based on their abilities. Those tryouts take hundreds of man hours to look at hundreds, possibly thousands of players in a short period of time. While majority of the players receive a tryout offer email and are placed appropriately, some may fall through the cracks, some cannot attend these tryouts, and some could be too nervous to show their true ability.

When we look at the athletes, we measure their technical and tactical abilities along with their physical and psychological attributes. A tryout period does not always allow us to fully rate players accurately. For these reasons, players will be observed throughout the entire year by their team Head Coach and Director of Coaching at training sessions and games. This process also us to more accurately within the Rush system. Evaluations will be based on the previously mentioned components in addition to attendance, attitude, team chemistry, and consistency, to name a few.

During any other time of the year, a Rush player may be asked to transfer to another Rush team or to guest play with another team. As players are constantly developing, we want to do our best to make sure they are in the right environments. This process will always be done with the player in mind first and what is best for their development.