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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. |
| Referee Pay Increase |
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The National Sports Center is happy to announce increased referee pay for 2007. In an effort to attract additional quality referees, the NSC has increased referee fees for 2007. This is the third consecutive year of referee pay increases at the NSC.
To view NSC referee compensation details for each tournament, please visit our website here. Referees interested in officiating at any of our summer soccer tournaments, should visit our website here for all tournament information, including application. |
| Rules of Competition |
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The rules of competition are now available on our website for the NSC CUP, Wal-Mart All American Cup, Schwan's USA CUP Weekend, and Schwan's USA CUP. If you plan to officiate at any/all of these tournaments, you should familiarize yourself with the rules of competition prior to the tournament.
Visit our website here for rules of competition for specific tournaments. |
| Schwan's USA CUP Housing Now Available for Reservation |
The Schwan's USA CUP online housing reservation is now available. Referees attending Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend are provided discounted housing in our on-campus residence hall. For the reduced rate of $32 USD per night, you will receive a bed/one set of linens and three meals per day in the NSC cafeteria. The residence hall also offers air conditioning and cable TV.
Limited space is available in the on-campus dormitory. With a large contingent of referees from the United Kingdom, and a resurgence of Italian, South American, and Canadian referees, as well as a diverse group of referees from across the USA, the residence hall provides a unique taste of international referee camaraderie. Don't miss this experience.
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| Who's Coming to Schwan's USA CUP |
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Here's an abbreviated list of who is coming to Schwan's USA CUP 2007:
- More First Timers: Halil Bilgil (Turkey) & Loui Moreno (Texas)
- 14th Year: Timon Luesink (Netherlands - Super Volunteer)
- 12th Year: James Livingston (Massachusetts)
- Assessor: Tony Leake (England - Retired FIFA AR)
- Assessor: Dave McKee (National Director of Assessment, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: Herb Silva (MISL Director of Officials, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: Angelo Bratsis (Retired FIFA, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: George Cain (England - Retired National)
- 15th Year: Ray Hamdorf (Minnesota)
- 10th Year: Ian Campbell (Minnesota)
- 9th Year: Ingham De Freitas (Maryland)
- 8th Year: Vince Defranco (Illinois) & Maria-Elena Kadala (Massachusetts)
- 7th Year: Stephen Mahan (Florida), Jonathon Cooksey (Minnesota), Eric Wood (Minnesota)
- 6th Year: Sean McCarthy (Tennessee), Jon Bodner (Virginia), & John Paisley (Minnesota)
- 5th Year: Rory Merlino (Minnesota) & Thomas Leeper (Minnesota)
- 4th Year: Jack Houston (New Mexico), Steve Muscanto (Minnesota), Steve Freitag (Minnesota), & Charles Ramsey (Iowa)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 3: Jordan Gray (Maryland - Returns after last attending in 2003)
- Lead Assessor: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada - Retired FIFA)
- Assessor: Steve Mortimer (Canada - Retired FIFA)
- Another Assessor: Peter Small (Wales)
- Yet Another Assessor: Mike Gerkin (Minnesota)
- Another National Referee: Ramon Rodrigues (Brazil)
- Mr. Longevity: Forster Davis (Minnesota - Attending for the 23rd time in the tournament's 23rd year)
- First Timer: Alexandre Cezar (Brazil)
- Couldn't Stay Away: Donald MacKinnon (Scotland - 2nd time in 3 years)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 2: Jennifer Haney (England - Back after last attending in 2002)
- Mr. Resilience: Robert Davidson (Canada - Bouncing back after a 2006 set back)
- Another First Timer: Dario Rassmussen (Denmark)
- More First Timers: Julien Doria (Canada) and Jim Lucania (California)
- East Coast Supporter: Barry Brown (Virginia)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 3: Monte McBride (Minnesota - returns after a short hiatus)
- First Referee to Register for 2007: Bill Allen (Minnesota)
- First Foreign Referee to Register for 2007: Simone Lini (Italy)
- First US-non-MN Referee to Register for 2007: John Landes (California)
- First National Referees To Register for 2007: Kyle Borne (Texas) and Anthony Vasoli (Illinois)
Keep reading future newsletters to see who else is coming! |
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| Meet the Schwan's USA Cup Committee |
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Watch this space in each edition to meet the NSC and Schwan's USA CUP Referee Committee and Tournament Staff.
Who: Mike McClanahan
Role: Schwan's USA CUP Assignor
Duties: Mike serves as the assistant referee assignor during the Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend tournaments. Mike oversees referee headquarters and the headquarters staff during the both tournaments. In addition to assigning referees in advance of the tournament, Mike is also responsible for filling any openings as they may arise during the tournament.
Resides: Circle Pines, MN
How Long: Mike has attended Schwan's USA CUP since 1996. Schwan's USA CUP 2007 will Mike's 3rd year as a referee assignor.
Other Roles: In addition to his role as a referee assignor, Mike has also served as a referee at Schwan's USA CUP. As an active referee, Mike continues to do a few matches each year at Schwan's USA CUP. |
| Who's Playing at Schwan's USA CUP 2007 |
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Have you been wondering who will be playing in Schwan's USA CUP 2007? Following is a list of areas represented by teams who have already registered:
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Estonia: First time this country is represented
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Alaska: Already have 4 teams registered
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Utah
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Missouri
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Canada: 22 teams already registered to attend in 2007
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Costa Rica: A Schwan's USA CUP regular
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New York
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Illinois: Consistently the most represented visiting state
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Columbia: Another Schwan's USA CUP regular
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Michigan
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Scotland
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Colorado |
| All Tournaments Seeking Referees |
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The following National Sports Center soccer tournaments are now seeking quality referees for the summer of 2007:
All tournaments will host boys and girls teams U09-U19. In addition to youth teams, NSC CUP will also host an adult component. To apply for any or all of our tournaments, please visit the referee section of our website. |
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