There has been a major change to the Pop Warner/AYF Pay Rates for the 2026 season. On Arbiter, the pay for head linesman, line judge and umpire will show $0. The referee pay is listed as $90. All officials will need to know his/her pay rate when checking in for youth games.
ASSOCIATION FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST YEAR, SECOND YEAR AND TRANSFER OFFICIALS $75
CERTIFIED OFFICIALS $80
ONLY THE ASSIGNED REFEREE IS PAID $90
AYF will contractually pay $55 for the listed referee and $50 for the HL and LJ for AYF flag.
Under no circumstances should anyone deviate from these contractual rates.
