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Uniform and Equipment - Starter Kits

EYSA recommends you purchase referee equipment through www.WinnersSportwear.com (a Bellevue, WA company) or www.OfficialSports.com. They both have good quality and good prices.

For New Referees, EYSA recommends: 8 Piece USSF Starter Kit from WinnersSportswear for $50 or 7 Piece Men's USSF Starter Kit or 7 Piece Women's USSF Starter Kit for $37.55 from OfficialSports.
New referees don't need the flags contained in the larger kits.
Referees do need a Sports Watch with stop watch functionality. We recommend buying a sports watch from Amazon.com or Target or other retailer. The watch needs to have timer functionality to count upwards from 0.

Optional Equipment includes: Data Wallet to help keep your score card dry. (You don't need "Report Forms", just a piece of paper to record the score) Flipping Coin, but a quarter works fine. Flags, but you won't need them until you are a center ref for a game needing ARs. This probably won't happen until you are in your second or, most likely, third year of ref'ing. Bag to carry your extra equipment, but most people have bags they can use.

These items may be purchased through Winners Sportwear or through OfficalSports.
We are assuming the referee has soccer cleats, paper and pencil.