General Information

Thank you for your interest in being a member of the Vermont Soccer Officials Association (VSOA). This page will explain how to become a member of the VSOA and the different routes one may take to become fully certified.

Membership Options

Transfer

  • Membership candidate who is a registered member, and in good standing, in another state high school soccer association.

  • Email VSOA Secretary to request a transfer into the VSOA chapter.

Associate Membership

The purpose of the Associate Membership level, created in 2019, are as followed:

  1. To increase the number of sub-varsity soccer officials 

  2. To improve the knowledge and experience of sub-varsity officials.

  3. To increase exposure of the VSOA to more possible soccer officials 

  4. Mechanism for sub-varsity officials to get support for questions and concerns they may have

  5. Provide insurance coverage of sub-varsity officials

Requirements of Associate Membership

  1. Fees that covers insurance and oversight

  2. Attendance to a training clinic provided by our assignors.

The VSOA Executive Committee will appoint regional clinicians for areas of the state to provide clinics at local high schools of community members, high school and college students on the basic Laws of the Game, positioning and common practices for the game of soccer.  These clinicians will also provide on-field positioning techniques for these officials and go over basic calls.  The clinicians will make themselves available by phone and/or email to answer questions for their Associate members and will provide a rule book, information about proper equipment and how to access more knowledge from our website and other resources.  

The clinician will collect information when possible from schools and associate members about the effectiveness of the program.