Yoakum High School will join HSSOA next year as the Chapter builds more opportunities for members. They play at the well appointed Bulldog Stadium and Art Hernandez will assign their games. […]

We are delighted to confirm that Calhoun High School will join us for the 2026/27 season. They play at the excellent Sandcrab Stadium and will have a minimum of two […]

Tomball West High School will join HSSOA next year. The new 542,000-square-foot high school has a construction budget of $241.2 million and is on schedule to open in August 2026. Initially […]

Dr. Suzanne Bilbrey and Aiden Yensen-Yee represented HSSOA at the UIL State Soccer Tournament this year and turned in stellar performances. Their games included as center referees where they acquitted […]

With HSSOA in good financial shape, the April 2026 Board meeting agreed that the cost of membership for the 2025-26 season would be reduced for Full and New Members. The […]

A big thank you to all the officials who took part in the play offs last night and good luck to those with games tonight. Some great performances already and […]

The financial payments required for being a preferred member for the assignment of play off games have been published. See the Member Balances page on this website for the information. […]

With the addition of Palacios and Hallettsville ISD’s to HSSOA please find an updated assigning area map for reference. Our overall area just got a lot bigger though each only […]

The webinar on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, covered handling and was a joint effort of HSSOA and the Capital chapter in Austin.  Kaitlyn Trowbridge, national referee, was one of the […]

As we move towards tax return season please text Jonathan Elton if you require how much you paid HSSOA in 2025 and/or how many games you officiated in. Membership and […]

Please fill out the attached survey to gather feedback from the members about our field training sessions.  Please contact Chris Dachniwsky, VP-Development, if you have any questions, or email  vp.development@hssoa.com […]

The webinar on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, covered differentiating between reckless fouls and serious foul play and was a joint effort of HSSOA and the Capital chapter in Austin.  If […]

The webinar on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, covered differentiating between careless and reckless fouls and was a joint effort of HSSOA and the Capital chapter in Austin.  If you missed […]

As of 9pm on 15th December, HSSOA has 300 members ready to officiate. This is well ahead of last year. We need everyone who wishes to referee to sign up […]

Please view the November coaches meeting on the attached link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoP0gVbUSwOnMnm_FiI8lZgriFdonD9t/view?usp=sharing

The HSSOA rating system is the product of multiple seasons of effort between the current and previous development teams and the assigning team. We’ve received several questions about the system, […]

The webinar on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, covered the dual referee system and was a joint effort of HSSOA and the Capital chapter in Austin.  We had over 100 attendees. […]

To become a HSSOA referee and join the best soccer assigning chapter in Texas you need to complete the following steps: 1. Join TASO, as a new or returning member. […]

Please congratulate Jamie Montross and Nathan Estell as HSSOA’s first ever Rookies of the Year, for last season! Both won out over strong competition, having demonstrated high standards of refereeing […]

HSSOA has its own ranging of clothes available for those who want to look their smartest for the upcoming season. Offered by Ignite Sports of Katy and featuring the updated […]

Please find here an overview of the season with some key details and information.  HSSOA End of Season Report 2024-25 The Chapter officiated at over 9,000 games and is in […]

TASO have opened their 2025-26 season for new and renewing soccer members. The cost for everyone is the same, $85 until the end of August and $110 after that. Go […]

A $127.9 million proposal for major renovations to the 59-year-old Darrell Tully Stadium & the 51-year-old Don Coleman Coliseum has passed the Spring Branch Bond vote with 4,620 votes for […]

The new Thomas High School in Richmond, will open as planned at the start of the 2025-2026 school year and the soccer coaches have already been appointed. The school is […]

On a beautiful evening 189 days after the season began the final game of the 2024-25 season was played at Spring Wells Middle School on 22nd May. The 9,135th game […]

UIL has set tentative dates for the 2025-26 high school soccer season with the kick off planned for Friday December 12th. It is anticipated that there will be some middle […]

La Porte High School is set to debut its brand-new, state-of-the-art Bulldog Stadium for the 2025-26 season. This $56 million facility will make its grand opening on August 29, when […]

At the May 2025 Board meeting it was agreed that the cost of membership for the 2025-26 season would stay the same as in 2024/25 and the per game fee […]

For the first time HSSOA officials have collectively officiated in 9,000 games with a further 132 left before the season ends. This is a 6.2% increase on last year with […]

Up until 29th March 202 HSSOA members officiated in play off games, all in three person crews. Many thanks!  

If you need a new TASO badge you can request one via the TASO website contact us link  – Contact Us | Texas Association of Sports Officials You can also request […]

HSSOA has been delighted to see three new 4A schools join the Chapter in 2025. El Campo High School, El Campo ISD, has returned after one season away and HSSOA […]

This year a new mercy rule was added by UIL as follows: “At 20 minutes or beyond in the second half of play, if one team has a goal differential […]

Despite the weather forcing changes to the schedule HSSOA has for the first time completed more than 2,000 referee assignments this week, 6th to 11th January. The previous record was […]

As the sun rises on 2025, please find some financial and selected game stats from 2024 for your reflection. Our finances remain in a good position and we have a […]

Please review the attached calendar for a summary of the assigning calendar and other events coming up at HSSOA,  The calendar will be updated with any new information.  Please contact […]