What does your membership with NYSRA get you? Here are some of the benefits to being a member:

• Refereeing can be a solitary journey. It can also be a rewarding communal journey. NYSRA through its meetings provides instructional clinics, mentoring, camaraderie with fellow referees, and social events (calendar).
• Access to the NYSRA Secretary, who can advocate on your behalf with the backing of the 300+ member association in cases dealing with assignors, leagues, and most other issues. As well as providing answers and assistance for any individual questions or concerns.
• Exclusive access to free tickets to select professional/semi-professional matches.
• Access to members-only resources: League Rules Document (Compressing individual league rules for easy access and summary), Payment Claims Forms, Education Sessions…
• Negotiation team with a seat at the table for fee negotiations, fighting to get referees the game fees they work hard for
• Development and Guidance from US Soccer certified Referee Mentors, Referee Coaches, and National Referee Coaches, for upgrade readiness and self-improvement at no charge to members.
• Expansive network of highly experienced referees creates a society and community of officials supporting each other, allowing for upward mobility through the US Soccer referee ranks; Grassroots to National Referee
• Current and former members cover all grades of referees: Grassroots, Regional, National (Referee and AR), FIFA (Referee and AR); and are US Soccer National Referee Coaches, P.R.O./MLS Referee Assessors, and Major Arena Soccer League referees
• Support in cases of referee assault/abuse, incident reporting, non-payment of game fees and other issues
• Close relationship with State Referee Committee to improve referee education, referee fees, and overall experience
• Access to a limited secondary accident insurance policy
• most of all… membership with the premier referee association in the greater NYC area