NSC Referee Newsletter 1.28.08

NSC Soccer Referee Newsletter

January 2008

Welcome to the NSC Soccer Referee Newsletter. You're receiving this email because you've refereed or expressed interest in refereeing our soccer events or programs. We invite to see what else is happening at our facility.

In This Issue

Online Referee Application Now Available

Referee Assigning Process

Referee Pay Increase

Who's Coming to Schwan's USA CUP?

Meet the Schwan's USA CUP Committee

All Tournaments Seeking Referees

Online Referee Application is now Available for the National Sports Center Summer Tournaments

The online referee application for NSC summer soccer tournaments is now available. Referees may apply for the NSC CUP, Wal-Mart All American Cup (Formerly known as the All American Girls Tournament), Schwan's USA CUP Weekend, and Schwan's USA CUP.

Referees in the United Kingdom wishing to attend the Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend should first contact Trevor Wing at trevor.wing10@btinternet.com.

To complete the online registration for any of our 2008 summer tournaments, visit our website here.

Referee Assigning Process

The National Sports Center is continually trying to improve the referee assigning process for our tournaments. In 2008, Bill Roll will again be the lead assignor for all NSC tournaments with assistance from Mike McClanahan. This will be Bill's fourth year as the referee coordinator at the NSC and it will be Mike's fourth year being involved with the referee assigning process at the NSC.

In 2008, NSC Cup, Wal-Mart All-American Cup, and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend will all again be completely assigned in advance of the tournaments. Referees will know the days and times they have been assigned for these entire tournaments before the tournaments begin.

For the 2008 Schwan's USA CUP we will assign the Tuesday-Friday of the tournament in advance. The process for assigning games for the final day of the tournament (Saturday) is currently being refined.

Games assignments will once again be made available online for acceptance and decline.

New for 2008, the NSC will be posting all timelines for referee assignments so referees know when they can expect to receive their assignments for each tournament.

These changes have been made in an effort to better meet the needs of our referees by providing more information in advance and simplifying the process for accepting and declining game assignments.

Referee Pay Increase

The National Sports Center is happy to announce increased referee pay for 2008. In an effort to attract additional quality referees, the NSC has increased referee fees for 2008. This is the fourth consecutive year of referee pay increases at the NSC.

View the referee compensation for all our tournaments here...

Who's Coming to the Schwan's USA CUP?

Have you been wondering who's coming to Schwan's USA CUP 2008? Here's an early look at referees already signed up:

Lead Assessor - Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada - Retired FIFA)
Assessor Steve - Mortimer (Canada - Retired FIFA)
Another Assessor - Peter Small (Wales)
UK Ambassador - Trevor Wing (England)
First Timers - Matthew Arduini (Canada) & Brian Cheung (Canada)
East Coast Supporter - Arthur Iwanicki (Maryland)
First Referees to Register for 2008 - Alan McIntosh (Minnesota) & Rory Merlino (Minnesota)
First Foreign Referee to Register for 2008 - Robert Davidson (Canada)
First US-non-MN Referee to Register for 2008 - Stephen Mahan (Florida)

Keep watching to see who else is coming!

National Sports Center Referees

referee@nscsports.org

763.717.3889

Meet the Schwan's USA Cup Committee

Watch this space in each edition to meet the NSC and Schwan's USA CUP Referee Committee and Tournament Staff.

Who: Gordon Arrowsmith

Role: Schwan's USA CUP Lead Assessor

Duties: Gordon serves as the lead assessor during the Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend tournaments. Gordon oversees a group of 10-12 assessors who are responsible for assessing all matches played over the course of these two tournaments. In addition to providing match assessments for officials, the assessors are also responsible for selecting the Schwan's USA CUP Referee award winners.

Resides: Whitby, Ontario (just outside Toronto); hometown is Greenock, Scotland

How Long: Gordon has attended Schwan's USA CUP since 2000. Schwan's USA CUP 2008 will Gordon's third year as the lead assessor.

Other Roles: In addition to his role as the lead assessor, Gordon has served as an assessor and referee. Gordon is a retired FIFA Referee, Provincial Instructor, National Assessor, and MLS Observer.

All Tournaments Seeking Referees