About HVSRA

 
 

Our mission is to:

1.    Promote the general welfare of its membership;

2.    Promote a better understanding of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Laws of the Game among players, coaches, referees;

3.    Provide its membership with information, instruction, and mentoring to improve their abilities in soccer officiating;

4.    Encourage and support the members to upgrade with an avenue for upgrading under the USSF guidelines;

5.    Recruit, train and support new referees.

 

We also require our members to adhere to the USSF  Referee Code of Ethics.  They are all equally important, and reads thusly:
 I will maintain the utmost respect for the game of soccer;   I will conduct myself honorably at all times and maintain dignity of my position;   I will always honor an assignment or any other contractual obligation;   I will attend training meetings and clinics so as to know the Laws of the Game, their proper interpretation and their application;   I will always strive to achieve maximum team work with my fellow officials;   I will be loyal to my fellow officials and never knowingly promote criticism of them;   I will be in good physical condition;   I will control the players effectively by being courteous and considerate without sacrificing fairness;   I will do the utmost to assist my fellow officials to better themselves and their work;   I will not make statements about any games except to clarify an interpretation of the Laws of the Game;   I will not discriminate against nor take undue advantage of any individual group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin;   I consider it a privilege to be part of the US Soccer Federation and my actions will reflect credit upon that organization and its affiliates.