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Professional Soccer Referees Association
Presentation to
Women’s Professional SoccerThrough Unity, Strength
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Professional Soccer Referees Association
• Who– Association of referees working professional
soccer matches in the United States and Canada
– 95% of working referees are members
• Why– No formal organization of the referee trade
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Our Purpose
• Enhance the development of referees
• Exchange and sharing of information
• Provide a forum for the discussion and resolution of issues affecting referees
• Mentors / Leaders in Referee Community
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Points for Discussion
• Issues / Concerns
• Professionalism
• Financial
• Sponsorships/Endorsements
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Issues / ConcernsHandbook
Locker Room/LogisticsMedia
Referee Uniforms (PUMA)
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Issues / Concerns
• Handbook/Ops manual– Provide consistent, clear procedures and points of
contact (weather, security, etc.)
• Locker room logistics -- minimize potential contact between officials and teams, especially during halftime and immediately following match– Review logistics at 2009 venues (Washington) and
check at new venues (FC Gold Pride)
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Issues / Concerns
• Media– Public criticism of officials is unacceptable– WPS did deal with the issue promptly
• Punishment did not seem to deter the repeat offenders – thoughts?
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Issues / Concerns
• Referee Uniforms (Puma)– Issue with quality– Long sleeve uniforms (must have in colder climates
as seen last year), alternate short-sleeve
Other feedback:– Warm-up shirts– Full track suit (pants as well as jacket)– WPS polo– Propose properly fitting uniforms for local referees
(inconsistent across venues)
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Professionalism
DVDs
Other Games
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Professionalism
• DVDs– DVDs given at stadium were beneficial,
however some inconsistency in this regard– ARs receiving copies would be beneficial for
post-match review– Non-League games
• Currently there is no policy that addresses referees acceptance of non-league games
• Recommendation is that a code of ethics be adopted that states no WPS referee or AR should referee any game within 1 calendar day of a WPS game
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Financial
Expenses
Game Fees
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Financial
• Expenses– Hotel fees: direct bill with hotels and WPS– Time to reimbursement often > 30 days– Officials must submit expense report within
designated time frame
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Financial
• Would like to put together a plan towards the end of 2010 season for future seasons
• Fees perhaps based upon game count in the future, need to reflect experience
• 2010 proposal – no change in fees or per diem
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Corporate Endorsements
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Corporate Endorsements
• PSRA will be looking for an Endorsement deal allowing for Corporate advertisement on referee kit– Subtle corporate logo on sleeve, pocket or
shoulder– Benefits
• Funding for referee development outside of current federation efforts
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Summary
• Top 5 concerns of WPS Officials– Handbook – Uniforms– Media– Expenses– Game fees (future)