The Orange County Great Park, Irvine, California July 21-27, 2025
AYSO National Games 2025
AYSO National Games 2025
The Orange County Great Park, Irvine, California July 21-27, 2025

Referee Updates

IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE REFEREE COMMUNICATIONS, PLEASE REGISTER HERE:

Referee Interest List

START GETTING READY NOW! (What will I need to do to referee in the AYSO National Games?)

  • Of course, you will need to hold a valid AYSO Referee certification – any level from Regional Referee to National Referee is OK!
  • Also, you will need to be current for all of your required training and compliance items – the time to work on this is now! These items include:
      • a current approved Volunteer Application Form,
      • a current background check (not expiring before the tournament),
      • current SafeSport training (not expiring before the tournament),
      • AYSO’s Safe Haven,
      • Concussion Awareness training,
      • Sudden Cardiac Arrest training, and
      • For those who are registered in states that require it, a LiveScan fingerprint check

We will verify all of these items in AYSO’s national database!

MATCH ASSIGNMENT UPDATE

We will be using the Stack Officials site for referee assignments and self-assignments for this tournament. (https://stackofficials.com)  We will pre-load information into this site on all of the officials who have expressed interest in the tournament, if all of your credentials and compliance items are current – so it makes sense to work on those items now! Once the system goes live, you should get an email invitation to set up a Stack Officials account, if you don’t already have one.  We will need referees from Tuesday (Soccerfest) throughout the week (pool play).  Schedules will be posted shortly.
 
 

FIELD LAYOUT

We will update the map of the planned field arrangement at the Irvine Great Parks for the National Games soon!  (subject to change).
 
There will be numbered full-sized fields, but some (indicated by A and B) will be subdivided for small-sided matches. The block labeled “REFEREES” will be the main referee station. The blocks labeled “Area xx” will be satellite field marshal/EMT/referee tables for smaller blocks of fields – this is where you will pick up and turn in your individual match cards. Note that the location of these tables might change somewhat as our planning progresses.
 

PARKING

Parking lots also are shown. All parking at the Great Parks is free.  NO RV’S and NO TAILGATING ALLOWED.
 
 
 
Ben Murray
AYSO Section 11 & AYSO National Games Referee Administrator
aysosra11@gmail.com