Requirements to apply:
An individual may be nominated and selected as the Young Female Referee of the Year or the Young Male Referee of the Year for extraordinary accomplishments as a young soccer referee if the individual—
(1) was certified as a Federation referee during the seasonal year immediately prior to the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated;
(2) is certified or being certified as a Federation referee during the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated;
(3) during those two seasonal years, refereed games primarily for US Youth Soccer, a region, a State Association, or a member or team of any of those organizations; and
(4) did not reach 19 years of age prior to that August 1 immediately before the beginning of the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated.