Sno-King Referee Group

Questions on 8v8 rules use this link

Excessive Heat Advisory this week with temps well into the 90s during the day and likely still high 80s during most of our kick off times.

Be flexible with teams this week and ask c...

SKREFS is a pass-through organization and can only pay referees after receiving funds from soccer clients (clubs/leagues). Typically our clients pay within the first 5 days of the month and referee pa...

Summer Points of Emphasis:
--No Slide Tackles - sliding for the ball is ok if there is no one around otherwise it is considered dangerous play - you decide for each skill level what ...

Referees - last week of the Spring season has been published for next week. Check back often its common that we added or have open games last minute.

Summer seasons is starting up ...

If your match is delayed due to weather (example lightning/thunder will require a 30 minute stoppage) the game clock will continue to run. At the end of regulation time the teams can petition their le...

Referees need to embrace these FiVE Pillars Of RATS Referring within our adult community - the players care deeply about these - do your part to meet their expectations each match:

1- K...

On April 14 our Referee and Soccer Community suffered a terrible loss. With deep sadness in our heart we announce that Ben Shamsuddin passed away after suffering a heart attack. He was a relentless...

Reviewing LOTG Changes Online
Make sure that you watch this presentation on the current changes to the 2020/21 LOTG - this is a must watch as we ready ourselves to return to officiatin...

Online 2021 Certification is open - please take time and follow the link below (green arrow) to complete your requirements. If you are interested in working games when they start up you will...

The Washington State Referee Committee will be presenting a series of Zoom Training Sessions to help prepare us for when games start again. All clinics run 7p - 8p and you can register at wareferees.o...

2020/21 Laws Of The Game have been released - take a few minutes and download the Mobile App and also review the other links:

Mobile App - https://www.theifab.com/logapp/
LOTG...

RATS Referees -
Please note the following Points Of Emphasis from the players/league for this fall season:

1. Please make sure you are protecting the Keepers (and other f...

If you are experiencing any issues using your iPhone and this website or other Ridgestar Referee sites (SKCSRA, EKC etc ...) please let Larry know as we are working on why this is occurring and ...

Pay Differential is in place for all Advanced Referee Grade 5s and 6s. RATS wants to honor your efforts and skill showing their appreciation for your involvement within the league with a $10 ...

Your parking fees for Marymoor Park ($1) and Bobby Morris (variable) will be added to your match fees. Thank you for making the effort to get to these fields - we appreciate it.

SHIN GUARDS are required by all players. Please confirm with team captains prior to the start of the match that their players are all properly equipped. If you notice during the match someone without shin guards please have them leave the field and get equipped before they return.

5 GUYS / 5 GALS - Coed teams cannot have more than 5/5 ratio on the field. Keeper does not count and can be either guy/gal. Teams must have 7 players to start.

NO SLIDE TACKLES - there are no slide tackles allowed in RATS. However, playing on the ground or sliding in general is ok if not dangerous play or judged by the referee as a slide tackle. If there are opposing players close then perhaps you have a slide tackle. The lower the skill sets the less we want players on the ground attempting to make plays.

Field Issues - if there are issues at the field (double booked, lights, etc ...) follow this procedure:

1- If one or both teams do not show at the field contact RATS Administrators (Romes/L...

PROFILE - please update your profile to include your USSF Number, Direct Deposit and other data. Without this info your self assigning ability is limited. If your bank is not listed please let Larry k...

Referees we want to Remind you About Yellow and Red cards Please follow the link below and read the leagues expectations regarding pl...

Referees please sign up for Direct Deposit as soon as possible. If your bank is not listed online please let Larry know - snokingref@gmail.com

Seattle RATS is affiliated with US Adult Soccer and USSF through USSSA Soccer. There are no rosters to check nor player cards to deal with. League Rosters are all digital and on file with the league. ...