Ok. My ref association rates referees and handles the scheduling by assigning refs to games they are qualified to ref. Tournaments and leagues work through the ref association and do not contact me directly. What is the natural course of a referee association's business if not to provide referees to soccer tournaments and leagues. Totally different if I ref a scrimmage between two teams that book me directly. When you get paid on the field, do you collect a fee for your association? I think people need to get a little fired up to fight AB5 instead of sticking their head in the sand and thinking it won't apply to them. AB5 is ridiculously broad. Talk to a labor/employment lawyer knowledgeable about AB5 when you get a chance.