How to Become

a High School Soccer Referee

I - Obtain your High School Activities License from the MSHSAA:

FIRST, you must be at least 18 years of age AND a high school graduate. If you are then...

DO NOT CALL, but write to:

Missouri State High School Activities Association
PO Box 1328
Columbia, Missouri 65205-1328

Request the High School Soccer exam test packet and include a check for $45.00 made out to MSHSAA. They will send you a rule book and exam.

Upon receipt of the exam, complete it and and the registration form, then return it to the MSHSAA. Read the exam carefully. There are no trick questions, but some answers can be ambiguous. Read all the choices, not just the first one that sounds good, and remember, these are National Federation High School rules, not USSF... the rules differ a bit. This test packet fee will complete your annual membership fee for the first year of MSHSAA affiliation.

If you pass the exam, MSHSAA will send your registration card and official patch for your uniform.

II - Apply to the High School Soccer Referees Association of Greater St. Louis.

To obtain a current HSSRA application form:

Download an application form in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format.
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Or snail mail a request to:

HSSRA
PO Box 410705
St. Louis, MO 63141

Or..E-Mail us -- provide your name, address and phone number.... we will mail you an application form.
We look forward to hearing from you.

After you are licensed with the MSHSAA, complete our application and daily availability form, then return them. Our registration year corresponds with the school year.

III - We can now assign you to games.

After receiving your application, registration fee and proof of MSHSAA credentials we will send you a "new referee" information and supplies packet and begin to assign you games.