Wisconsin Sanctioned Tournaments
Posted: 2/19/2008
Interested in reffing youth soccer tournaments in Wisconsin? Your help is needed. Visit the Wisconsin Sanctioned Tournaments listing. There is a referee assignor listed for each tournament. Be proactive and let that individual know that you are interested in officiating at their tournament.
Wisconsin Sanctioned Tournaments
New Referee Uniforms
Posted: 1/20/2008
The Referee Program of US Soccer Federation (USSF) has recently announced a new uniform color and new uniform design for referees. We have received a number of questions from currently registered referees about the new uniforms. US Soccer has addressed this and we have listed some of the more important points here. For more information, visit: http://ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_4849668.html
The previous jersey design is perfectly acceptable. You should not feel obligated to discard these still-approved referee jerseys in order to purchase the new design. Purchases of the new uniform may be made when you need a new jersey or you want to add an additional color. This is also true for the socks.
Referees may all work games in the jerseys you have. It is acceptable if one or two referees have the previous design and the others have the new design. It is more important that they be the same color. A referee assessor may not deduct points for a crew that has mismatched uniform designs, provided that the uniforms feature approved designs and are the same color.
There is no date by which the old jerseys will be "phased out." To be clear, both the old and new designs comply with the "Standards of Dress and Appearance" listed in the referee administrative handbook – the only differences are aesthetic.
Andy Lauters Selected for National Championships
Posted: 7/25/2007
Congratulations to Wisconsin's Andy Lauters for being selected to attend the National Youth Finals in Frisco, Texas, as a Region 2 referee. Andy left for Texas on Monday and is honored to represent the Wisconsin Program for Referee Development. After spending all day in meetings yesterday, he was assigned as the referee for a U17 boys match tonight.
When asked how the trip is going so far, Andy replied "Brian Hall is the lead instructor and he has lots of really good and interesting stuff for all of us. We talked a lot about non verbal communication with players and the referee team. I didn't think that something so simple such as taking a step towards a player who is approaching you could help calm a situation. Brian and Bob Wertz both had examples of how this worked and when to use it and it was pretty neat.
When asked about the field conditions, Andy stated "We went and saw the complex where the tourney is held and all I can say is WOW! These fields are the best looking fields I have ever seen. The grass maybe 1/4 inch long and there are NO bare spots. These are going to be some fast games this week."
