NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCCER
OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Requirements:
All members must make application through a Local
Chapter or Regional Board.
Eligibility:
• must submit three letters of recommendation; two
from NISOA members in good standing with at
least five years of experience in officiating
intercollegiate soccer and one from a college soccer coach,
NISOA Assessor or NISOA clinician.
• must pass the NISOA Qualifying Exam by 75%
• must pass the NISOA Physical Fitness Test.
• must have at least three years of game experience at the
High School Varsity level or higher.
• must have officiated as a referee in at least 25 games at
the high school varsity, amateur or professional level.
• must have officiated the required games under the approved
officiating systems of NISOA.
• must pass two field performance assessments using the
approved NISOA officiating systems
(one as a referee and one as an assistant referee). All
assessments must be done by a certified NISOA
Assessor (Local, Regional or National). Each assessment must
be at the high school varsity level or
higher.
The NISOA Referee Training Camp is acceptable for
all testing listed above for the new applicant.
• must pass the NISOA Medical Physical Exam and
return an accompanying NISOA statement which
explains the referee’s capabilities and signed by a
certified physician.
• must complete all of the above requirements within six
months of the initial application.
• must submit all fees and dues (Local, National and New
Member Uniform Kit) with the application
form. Three individual checks are to be made payable to
Local Chapter, NISOA National and Official
Sports International.
• at the discretion of the Local NISOA Chapter, the
applicant may be placed on probation for two years
during which two field performance assessments each year
must be made and passed.
• applicant shall be at least 18 years of age.
• an applicant is eligible to take the Physical Fitness Test
and/or the Written Qualifying Exam twice
within the months of November - December; January - August.
Adopted: August 7, 1982
Revised: October 11, 1983
Revised: August 4, 1984
Revised: July 25,1992
Revised: July 22,1994
Revised: July 25,1998
Revised: July 24, 1999
Revised: July 16, 2005