It's a sunny Saturday in Arizona, and our mentor Dana just watched a great crew. Here's how she gives them real, useful feedback in about two minutes, right from her phone. This is the mentor app in ASRA's new Referee Operations Center (ROC). Every assigned game in Arizona is already loaded. Pick your game, score the crew, and your feedback goes straight to ASRA to help our referees grow. WHAT YOU'LL SEE - Signing in with your email. No passwords, once per phone, and you stay signed in. - Finding your venue, field and game (live games are listed first) - License badges, plus first-year and second-season referees flagged on every screen - Scoring Overall, Readiness and Attitude, with one tap each - Optional flags for SRC, higher matches and adult amateur - The admins-only private note - Saving with no signal: entries wait on your phone and send themselves CHAPTERS 0:00 Game day in Arizona 0:23 Open the app and sign in with your email 0:43 Check the date and find your venue 1:03 Pick your game and meet the crew 1:24 Score each official 2:12 Review and the admins-only question 2:29 Save, even with no signal 2:46 Go say hi to the crew GET STARTED Mentors and coaches: open mentor.azref.com on your phone and sign in with the email ASRA has for you. Do it at home before game day, since the code comes by email and some fields have no signal. Referees: want a mentor to come watch one of your games? Ask at request.azref.com/mentor The referees, teams and mentor in this video are made up for the demo. The venues are real Arizona fields. You're the difference. Thanks for being out there! Arizona Soccer Referee Administration (ASRA) · azref.com

Welcome to the Arizona State Referee Administration’s New Referee Orientation. This session explains what new Arizona soccer referees need to know before working their first matches—including finding assignments, working with assigners, using Assignr, getting paid, communicating availability, choosing appropriate games, uniforms and equipment, professional expectations, mentoring, development opportunities, and annual recertification. Resources and assigner contacts: https://azref.com Questions: admin@azref.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome and introductions 2:15 Meeting agenda 2:49 About the Arizona State Referee Administration 5:30 How assignments and assigners work 7:44 Finding assigners and games on the ASRA website 11:41 How assigners offer matches 12:44 Setting up and using Assignr 15:47 Viewing and managing assignments 18:36 Accepting assignments and honoring commitments 20:09 Assignment schedules and when to follow up 22:17 Where new referees should start 24:37 Game fees, payment methods, W-9s and direct deposit 26:51 Communicating your availability 28:53 Choosing appropriate age groups and positions 30:29 Referee development and advancement pathway 31:56 Uniform requirements and starter kits 35:26 Essential equipment: shorts, socks, flags, cards and watch 38:07 Referee badges and professional appearance 41:43 Expectations, arrival time and professionalism 46:04 Mentors, webinars and new-referee support 47:23 The 2026 Arizona Referee Academy 49:13 Finding events, forms and resources 52:21 Peer feedback and postgame reflection 52:50 What to expect during your first year 55:02 Annual recertification 56:50 Q&A: Refereeing indoor soccer 57:50 Q&A: Requesting available games in Assignr 1:03:07 Closing remarks