Administrative Information
The registration of soccer officials in Tennessee is managed by The Soccer
Officials of Tennessee (SOTN).
Although autonomous, SOTN follows the guidelines of the USSF in the management of its
soccer officials. All soccer officials registered in Tennessee -- referees, assessors,
instructors, and assignors -- are members of SOTN.
USSF Bylaws and Policies Pertaining to Referees, Subpart D-Referee Administration,
Bylaw 531.General Policies, authorizes SOTN to implement policies related to referee
registration, assignment of game officials, uniforms, referee qualifications, assignors,
use of unregistered referees/assignors/instructors, and misconduct toward or by game
officials. Some of SOTN's policies/procedures can be accessed by clicking the following links.