The Oregon Referee Committee suggests that you will need the following bare minimum equipment:
- Gold (yellow) pin stripe referee shirt with short sleeves
- Solid black referee shorts
- Black referee socks with three white stripes at the top
- Whistle that makes a strong, clear sound
- Wrist watch with a countdown timer feature
- Small notebook
- Pen or pencil
- Red and yellow cards
- Coin
- Two assistant referee flags
Consider adding, over time, additional shirts:
- Green short sleeve (which gives you an alternate color)
- Gold long sleeve (which gives you something to wear on cold days)
- Red or black short sleeve (in case one team is in yellow and the other in green)
- Green long sleeve
- Black or red long sleeve
- Blue short sleeve
- Blue long sleeve
No. For professional games in the United States, the leagues may have sponsor commitments that require a different manufacturer to produce the uniforms, but the uniform itself must still comply with the basic standards set by U.S. Soccer. These new styles or designs should have no bearing on the standard uniform otherwise worn by U.S. Soccer referees. For international games, referees from other countries wear FIFA referee uniforms or uniforms approved by their home federation. If U.S. Soccer referees work an international game, they will wear the approved OSI uniform.
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