CRO Match Day Information

MLSNext

Referees -
All of the information below is emailed, possibly in multiple emails, to you from Ryan Miller with Officials Management Group and MLSNext. The documents can also be found on Assignr.com MLSNext Group Page. Please take a moment to reach this and check the Assignr.com MLSNext Group page for the most up to date information for MLSNext Officials.

All of the below information is also emailed to referees from MLSNext Operations. If any information differs from their email to our match day information you should defer to their email. This email will include Referee Handbook PDF Support Contacts, MLS NEXT Standards Overview, Competition rules: match durations, substitutions, Match postponement protocols

Good Afternoon,

We hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to their matches this weekend. You are receiving this email because you have MLS NEXT assignments and will be using the Kitman Labs Intelligence Platform for Match Day Operations (check-in and Match Reporting).

Below are step by step instructions on account activation and match reporting. Please login to your account and review your assignments before arriving at the fields and scroll through the tutorials attached and at the bottom of this email to dramatically help your ability to succeed.

If you have any questions while at the field during the weekend, please call the MLS NEXT Hotline: (646) 682-5999. For this week if any information is between Kitman Labs and Assignr.com does not align you should refer to Assignr.com for the correct information.

Thank you and good luck this weekend!

Assignment Procedure - Unique to NCSRA

Assignments come through BOTH Arbiter and ASSIGNR.COM. You must confirm you have the assignments in ASSIGNR.COM to receive payment and access to all important information listed below pertaining to your match. If you do not please contact CRO at CRO@CROReferees.com

You MUST have an ASSIGNR.COM  account AND be a part of the MLS Next group in order to Referee and be paid for these matches. Once you have your match assigned in Arbiter you will shortly be added by the MLSnext assigning group to the Assignr.com. If you do not get an email from them and have an Assignr.com account 3 days before the match please email CRO. 

Kitman Labs - Match Reports and Rosters

Match Day Information and Documents

Arrival: 60 minutes before kick off 
Arrival Attire: Black Track Suit with Polo or Referee Socks pulled up and Referee Shorts with Polo. 

***NEW MLS NEXT RULE: U13 is using a size 4 ball for the 2023-24 season ***

Contacts

  • On the Field match day issues - MLS NEXT Hotline: (646) 682-5999

  • Kitman access or login issues - Jeffrey Hajek, MLS NEXT: Jeffrey.Hajek@mlssoccer.com (518) 744-6722

  • Kitman Labs support - mlssupport@kitmanlabs.com
    The most common mistake is clicking the wrong login button. YOU MUST CLICK ON “Login with Kitman Labs”

Match Report Information

Match Reports must be submitted the same day as the Match plays. This is particularly important for disciplinary action such as Yellow Card Accumulations

ALL MATCH REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Referees New to MLSNext

Check your Junk / Spam folder if you have not received the email from MLSNext or been added to Assignr.com

If you have not received this email within 48 hours of your match please contact Kevin Broadley (CRO Assignor / Executive Director) AND Colin Ashley (CRO Director of Operations).

2.     You should have received an email to activate your Assignr.com and an email with the subject "Sign up to Kitman Labs" asking you to activate your Kitman Labs account from notifications@kitmanlabs.com

  •   Please note, if you are new to the platform, you need to activate your account via the welcome email.  You will not be able to use the "Login" link in this email until you've activated your account. 

Payment Information - All payment will come through ASSIGNR.COM - Blank W 9 Form