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.

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.