First Time Referees

2025 Licensing is Closing Soon

First-Time Referee classes are offered mid-July through April. Licensing for new referees is closed during May, June, and the first part of July. If you miss the 1 remaining class, you have an opportunity to come back in July and get a license for the rest of 2025 and all of 2026. We will begin posting for the next season in mid-July.

Why referee?

Referees build personal skills like confidence, assertiveness, and the ability to interact with others. They develop job skills and physical fitness. Referees also have a lot of fun building teamwork with other referees all while getting paid to participate in a game you enjoy. Refereeing is frequently cited as one of the highest paid jobs any teen or young adult can get, but it takes study, lots of running, and commitment. Ready for the journey? Here is how...

Requirements & Cost...

3 Steps to Get a Referee License...

You must attend an online AND in-person class to referee. 

Current Idaho New Referee Courses...

You must complete the 100% of the online work 72 hours before your in-person class begins (no exceptions).

Treasure Valley / Magic Valley (Matthew Gamette, district administrator)

Coeur d'Alene / Sandpoint (Derek Kohles, district administrator)

Idaho Falls area (Rick Spielman, district administrator)

Moscow/Lewiston/Clarkston/Pullman Area (Leah Johnson, district administrator)

Pocatello Area (Brooke Taylor, district administrator)