TASO Dallas Chapter Information


2022 / 2023 Referee meetings:

Coming soon.


Registration with TASO will be made online beginning on July 1st using the TASO website. Registration can be completed on the TASO.org website, http://www.taso.org.  The link is in the top right hand corner of each page.

Returning officials will pay $85 for their TASO registration (background check, rules book, insurance, etc.).  Returning officials who do not register before Sept 6, 2022 will be charged a late fee of $25, making your total $110.

New officials will pay a $85 non-refundable application fee, however if you are accepted, the application fee will satisfy your New Member dues.

TASO Dallas prefers all officials to be registered with US Soccer as a minimum Grassroots referee.  Collegiate athletes playing soccer at the JC/NAIA or Division 1, 2 or 3 level, or those college athletes playing intra-mural soccer or officiating intra-mural soccer are also welcome.

If you have issues with Registration using the TASO.org website please email our Secretary, Jim Carlsen.

Our Chapter charges a $10 Chapter fee and an $80 assignor fee deposit prior to receiving game assignments. This initial $80 deposit will be used to cover assignor fees and Chapter game fees.  As the season progresses, you may be required to send additional payments to cover assignor/chapter game fees.  Our chapter requires a $.40/game fee to cover chapter expenses.

Chapter dues and Assignor Fee Deposit can be paid via PayPal using the links on the right side of this page. As of 7/1/21, any payment made via PayPal will require the payor to pay the associated PayPal fees.  To make a payment of $90 ($10 chapter dues and $80 Assignor Fee deposit) the total amount to be submitted is $93 ($3 fee charged by PayPal, $90 received by chapter).  If you have a PayPal account, you can also “send to a friend” to avoid the additional fees.  

Officials can also mail a check or money order to the following address:

TASO Dallas
PO Box 806
Wylie, TX 75098

Chapter Dues – $10
Assignor Fee Deposit – $80

 

ALL referees wishing to work in the TASO Dallas region will be required to deposit $80 into their account before receiving game assignments.  

This year our Assignor fees remain $5 for a whistle (center or dual), $4 for an assistant (line).

For illustration purposes, if you are assigned 2 games, a JV line and a V ref, then the following transactions will occur:

  • The school district will pay you a game fee for each game($45/line, $65/center)
  • The school district will pay you a travel fee ($20-$35+ depending on distance from point of reference in Dallas)
  • The chapter will bill you $4 for the line and $5 for the center for assignor fees
  • The chapter will bill you $.80 for chapter expenses
  • For this illustration, you will receive $110 + travel stipend from the school district and the chapter will invoice you for $9.80 for assignor fees and chapter expenses

Assignor fees must be paid in full 14 days after each invoice (monthly) and then 30 days from the end of the season. You must contact the assignors and treasurer if there are issues that hinder you from paying your dues or monthly assignor fees.

Officials that have not paid their balance from prior year(s) will now be subject to a $25 late fee and a higher initial deposit.

All officials will be required to pass the online test scoring 80 or above – no exceptions. You will NOT be assigned games unless you pass the test. The test is available in English and Spanish.

All officials will also be required to take the online training session when available. This will cover rules changes and other updates. This mandatory training session is required for all officials.


Dallas ISD Information

Dallas ISD will be using ArbiterPay this season to pay for match fees.

You will need to be registered in Arbiter to receive payments from them. Payments can be deposited directly into a bank account or as a check (although this normally incurs a small fee). Registration will include social security number, bank information, etc.

Assignments will still be made through Arbiter and you will be given a voucher to sign by the stadium coordinator at the match location. Any changes to the crew must be made on this voucher. 


Referees wishing to be considered for Regional and State Championship assignments

Must pass a fitness test. See below.

The written test must also be passed with a minimum score of 90.

Minimum Acceptable fitness tests are:

USSF Grassroots + test (Regional Referee test is preferred).

               NISOA fitness test

(USSF National Referee/ Assistant referee and FIFA Referee/ Assistant referee tests are acceptable.)

Our chapter name is “Dallas Area”, code 10-01-51.

Comments

  1. Vladimir says

    Can you explain please: Definition of chapter name and chapter code.
    Living in Flower Mound.
    Thank you.
    Vladimir.

  2. What’s the difference between a returning and reinstate member?

    • A returning member was a referee last season. A reinstate member was a referee in previous years, but not last year.

      • Thank you. What form should a member who needs to be reinstated fill out? Also, what about payment?

        • Please use the returning member form, but mark that it is a reinstate. We will need the additional registration fees to pass through to TASO. Initial payment is $95. Sorry, we don’t have a Paypal option for this.

  3. Mike Kraft says

    Registration paid in full for the HS 2013 – 2014 season. I see that there is a mandatory officials meeting on 11/11. Will we be notified of location and time?

    • Please keep the date in your calendar. The venue will be advised soon. The start time is expected to be 630pm.

  4. Cinty Tyndall says

    can I please have someone email my TASO ID # to me? Thanks.

    • Please email our secretary Jeff Murray and he will send it back to you. You can send in your forms and we will fill in your ID.

  5. How can I become a referee? What are the steps? I have plenty of experience playing and coaching soccer. I refereed for a couple of years abroad.
    Thanks.