
WSSL REF RATES
Updated for Spring 2025
WESTERN SUBURBAN SOCCER LEAGUE (WSSL)
* Below information has been copied from wsslsoccer.org. Please visit wsslsoccer.org for more information.
Game Day Procedures for Team Officials and Referees
GAME CARDS:
1. Match Cards are available 3 days before each game to be printed out by a Team Official.
2. The HOME TEAM is responsible for printing two copies of the Game Card. The AWAY TEAM is responsible for printing one copy of the Game Card. The Game Card will show both home and away team rosters.
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a. To print Game Cards within GotSport. Login using your COACH or MANAGER account.
b. From your Dashboard, select “Team Management”
c. On the left, select “Matches”, from drop-box select TEAM and EVENT, click “Search”
d. Find your match, on the right, click the “three dots” and select “Print Match Card”
e. Once the window pops up you will select “Standard”
f. Print either two (as home team) or one (as away team) copies of the Game Card; BOTH TEAMS must submit a completed copy to the WSSL Scorekeeper at wsslscore@gmail.com immediately after the game has been completed or no later than 24 hours.
ALL CLUBS WITH SCORES AND GAME CARDS NOT SUBMITTED WITHIN 24 HOURS ARE SUBJECT TO A $25
FINE PER OCCURANCE.
GAME DAY PROCEDURES:
1. The home team is responsible for 100% payment of referee fees unless the game being played is a rescheduled
game due to the original game having been deemed unplayable, by the referees, due to poor field conditions.
Games rescheduled for the above reason are rescheduled to be played at the original visiting team’s home fields
with the original home team responsible for payment of the referee fees at the rescheduled game.
a. WSSL Referee Fees | Home team 100% of ref fee
Best practice: Cash ref check received by Saline FC into small denominations. Organize money by game/CR/ARs and place in marked envelope. Refs will not make change. Please have correct amount for Center Ref (CR) and Assistant Refs (ARs)
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Prior to the start of the game, Team Officials for both the home and away teams should make sure the following is
completed on each Game Card.
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a. ALL player numbers are listed. These can be hand-written (MUST include birthdates)
b. For ANY teams using Club Guest players, the Club Guest players MUST be listed. These should be hand-written and MUST INCLUDE BIRTHDATE
c. Any player or team official sitting-out for Red/Yellow cards, team discipline or injury, should be noted.
2. GOALS: Goals, including portable goals, MUST be firmly secured to the ground (anchors, stakes, sandbags), and may
not be made of flexible materials.
The Field: The field shall be rectangular and marked with continuous lines. The halfway line, center circle,
goal/penalty areas and corner arcs must also be marked. Marking the field using cones (or other items) is not permitted.
Uniforms: Players shall wear uniforms that differ from the opposing team. A team’s uniforms should match in both
color and style. Different color shirts or “inside out” t-shirts are not acceptable. Player uniforms shall display a number
and/or team logo (rec allows for duplicate numbers, select must have unique numbers for each player). Goalkeeper
jersey shall be of a different color that either tam’s players, and different color than the referees (a number is not
required for the goalkeeper jersey).
3. After completing the steps in #1 above, give both copies of the Game Card to the Referee(s). Prior to the start of
the game, the Referee(s) should complete the following:
b. Print their own names, where indicated, on each Game Card.
c. Using the Game Card(s), check-in the players and bench staff of both teams and note their presence with mark next to their name. ALL SELECT TEAM PLAYERS MUST HAVE A CURRENT WSSL ADMINISTRATORAPPROVED PASSCARD! ALL RECREATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS MUST BE LISTED ON A CURRENT WSSLADMINISTRATOR APPROVED RECREATIONAL TEAM ROSTER.
4. Following the finish of the game. The Referee(s) should make sure the following is completed.
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a. The FINAL score for each team is recorded on each Game Card. Forfeits are recorded as 2 – 0.
b. Any Yellow or Red cards received are recorded on each Game Card. These should be marked, where indicated, next to the offending players name and for Red cards received, an explanation given on the back of each copy of Game Card.
c. A Team Official from BOTH teams should sign, where indicated, at the bottom of each Game Card.
d. An official from the winning team (or home team in the case of a tie) receives a copy of the game card and an official from the other team receives the other copy.
5. An official from the Home TEAM is responsible for completing the following WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE
FINISH OF THE GAME.
d. Reporting the game score and any cards received into GotSport via the QR Code on the game card OR by going on-line at system.gotsport.com/scoring and entering the Event Code, Event PIN, and Game # provided on each game card.
e. SCAN or take a PHOTO of the completed/signed copy of the Game Card and submit to: wsslscore@gmail.com
6. An official from the AWAY TEAM is responsible for completing the following WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE
FINISH OF THE GAME.
a. SCAN or take a PHOTO of the completed/signed copy of the Game Card and submit to: wsslscore@gmail.com
THE REFEREE:
1. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the game.
2. Please wear appropriate and complete uniform with shin guards. NO jewelry is permitted (earrings,
necklaces, watch, etc.
3. Player check in is MANDATORY. Ensure that all players names AND birthdates are listed on gamecard. Check
player and bench staff passcards for ALL WSSL games
4. Player Safety is Paramount!!
5. WSSL rules may differ from other leagues that you officiate in. Please familiarize yourself with WSSL rule
prior to officiating any WSSL games. https://wsslsoccer.org/index.php?&pageid=6
GotSport Game Score Reporting: Scores are to are be reported by HOME TEAM. Must be done online with a
computer or via smartphone (QR Code). Teams will need the Event #, PIN # and match # from the WSSL Game Card to
input scores. Scores CAN be input by either team, but the responsibilities remain to the HOME TEAM to report scores.
If there are any errors, please notify WSSL Scorekeeper at wsslscore@gmail.com. You can print off a copy of the match
card to obtain the match # and the pin # if you know the scores.
