Wrestling Referee (2026-2027)

FLAGSTAFF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

Wrestling Referee

Mount Elden Middle School
2026-2027 School Year

Position Title: Wrestling Referee
Department/Section: Mount Elden Middle School
Supervisor: Athletic Director/ Principal

Job Summary: Middle school wrestling referees enforce rules, ensure competitor safety, and manage matches objectively during middle school wrestling meets and tournaments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enforce Regulations: Apply state AIA wrestling rules consistently.
• Ensure Safety: Inspect mats, check competitor fingernails, verify hair length, and monitor skin health before matches.
• Control Matches: Signal points, infractions, falls, and out-of-bounds boundaries clearly using official hand signals.
• Manage Time: Verify proper match timing, including period lengths, injury clocks, and recovery time limits.
• Maintain Discipline: Manage coach, wrestler, and spectator behavior to ensure a respectful, sportsmanlike environment.
• Certify Results: Verify final scores and declare the official winner at the conclusion of each match.

Qualifications:

• Education & Certification: High school diploma or equivalent. Certification from AIA is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge: Strong, up-to-date working knowledge of folkstyle wrestling rules and regulations.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to move quickly on the mat, change levels, and maintain focus during long tournaments.
• Patience: Ability to mentor young athletes who are still learning the basic rules of the sport.
• Decisiveness: Capability to make split-second, objective judgements under pressure from crowds and coaches.
• Communication: Clear verbal skills to explain infractions calmly to middle-school-aged competitors
• Fingerprint Clearance Card: Must hold a valid, up-to-date fingerprint clearance card for the state of Arizona.
• Background Check: Must clear standard youth-protection background checks required by the school district.

Expectations:

• Professionalism: Wear the required officials' uniform and arrive on-site at least 15-20 minutes prior to meet time.
• Reliability: Commit to scheduled meets as assigned by the athletic director.
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• Meets are sporadic throughout the season, and the athletic director will give you dates ASAP.

High school diploma or equivalent certification required. All employees are subject to a criminal background check. The Flagstaff Unified School District is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to race, color, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, military status, age, national origin, or disability.