You can search the internet for soccer referee uniform or equipment. You should find many alternative brands and vendors. You can also procure your referee kit at a soccer store. Generally, retail stores are more expensive. Official Sports is the brand that sponsors and is affiliated with US Soccer. However, any brand should acceptable. Be careful to procure the current referee shirt and socks styles. You will see these during the Grassroots Referee Course and should be a resource at the US Soccer Learning Center.
A referee uniform/equipment kit is recommended and will provide all of your referee equipment to start and is the best value. The kit includes:
- Referee jersey (YELLOW is the SVU referee primary jersey color)
- Referee shorts (or solid black shorts)
- Referee socks (or solid black soccer socks)
- Referee Flags
- Whistle
- Yellow and Red cards
In addition to the equipment listed above, referees will also need:
- Black athletic shoes (Predominantly black. Manufacturer logo of a different color is acceptable. Referee shoes should not be distracting or draw attention.)
- Watch (with timer and/or stopwatch capability)
