Background Check
Effective with the 2010 Soccer Season, any referees, 18 years of age and older, officiating Youth Games for the Illinois Youth Soccer Association (IYSA), and all Assessors, Assignors, and Instructors in Illinois must fill out a Background Check every other year. If your last Background Check was in 2010, you will need another one for 2012. The cost of the Background Check, at your own expense, is $5.00 payable by credit card on-line.
In order to fill out a Background Check please follow the instructions listed below (complete after November 1, 2011):
- go to the Illinois Youth Soccer Association web-site at www.iysa.org,
- along the left side, click on "Background Search,"
- using the drop down box, click on Referee and then click Go, (be careful not to hit the "scroll" button on your mouse or it may change to a different category, causing delays).
- follow the instructions in filling out the Volunteer Application/Disclosure Statement/Consent for Background Check,
- allow 5 to 7 BUSINESS DAYS for completion!
- DO NOT wait until a few days before your first game to complete. If Assignors call, the Office will advise them to take you off the game/s until Background Check is complete!
If you turn 18 years old during the course of the year, you must complete
a Background Check at the time of your 18th birthday.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at (847) 690-9881 or contact Tom Landi, Director of Operations, at t.landi@ameritech.net.