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Please inform your membership that the Cal South State Referee Committee has set the following dates for referee certification for Grade 7, Grade 6 and Grade 5:

June 18, 2011 - Los Angeles Harbor City College
     1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington CA 90744

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 1:00 p.m.

June 25, 2011 - Moorpark H.S.  

     4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark CA 93021

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 1:00 p.m.

July 23, 2011 - Santa Maria, California

• Fitness test location: Pioneer HS, 675 Panther Drive, Santa Maria CA 93454
• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test location: Edwards Community Center, Sierra Vista Park 809 Panther Drive, Santa Maria CA 93454
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 1:00 p.m.

November 5, 2011 - Citrus College    

     1000 West Foothill Blvd, Glendora CA 91741-1899

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 1:00 p.m.

Here is the schedule for referees that want to UPGRADE from Grade 8 to Grade 7; Grade 7 to Grade 6; and Grade 5 to Grade 6.

June 18, 2011 - Los Angeles Harbor City College  

     1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington CA 90744

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 5:00 p.m.

June 25, 2011 - Moorpark H.S.

     4500 Tierra Rejada Road, Moorpark CA 93021

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 5:00 p.m.

July 23, 2011 - Santa Maria, California

• Fitness test location: Pioneer HS, 675 Panther Drive, Santa Maria CA 93454
• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test location: Edwards Community Center, Sierra Vista Park 809 Panther Drive, Santa Maria CA 93454
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 5:00 p.m.

November 5, 2011 - Citrus College  

     1000 West Foothill Blvd, Glendora CA 91741-1899

• Fitness test - warm up and registration 7:30 a.m.
• Fitness running test starts sharply at 8:00 a.m.
• Written test starts around 11:00 a.m.
• Session should be over around 5:00 p.m.

Please encourage your members to register online and as soon as possible.  The clinics will be both in English and Spanish.

RECERTIFICATION FOR GRADE 8's - In September on the monthly clinics test review will start for Grade 8 referees.  Testing will start on October and will continue until December 2011.  In early January 2012 we will see where we are and recertification clinics will be scheduled as needed.

EMERITUS REFEREES - Emeritus referees are welcome to take their written test at any of the above clinics or wait to take the test from October to December.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in letting your members know about this upcoming upgrading and recertification clinics.

Moving forward,

Sent on behalf of Arturo Angeles, SDI