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Back to SearchThe Mental Game: Building Better Referees with Kevin Klinger
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Pressure doesn’t just come from the scoreboard—it lives in your head and your chest when the crowd roars and a coach questions your i…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
From Grief To Growth: A Referee’s Year Of Loss, Reinvention, And Impact
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A year can include joy and pain without destroying you. In 2025, I said goodbye to my dad—the person I called on every big news story…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
From Shortage To Solution: Reimagining Education For Officials with Kyle Armstrong of RefReps
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Ever tried to judge a play from six feet off the ground with bodies flying past and zero replays? That’s where referees live, and it’…
8 months ago
Howard Webb’s Lessons And Dealing With Negative Self-Talk
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Big games don’t get easier; you get better at carrying them. Ahead of my first State Cup final, I open up about nerves, preparation, …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Saving Grassroots Soccer Through Referee Support with The Referee Advocates
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We sat down with Daneen Gonçalves, founder and chief visionary officer of The Referee Advocates, to unpack a simple idea with massive…
9 months, 1 week ago
From Haters To Hardware: Making Better Buzzer Flags For All Referees
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Tired of holding your flag up for Offside, while the whole sideline screams “REF!”? We go straight at the problem and bring on engine…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
A Young Ref Stands Up To Abuse And Finds Her Voice: Special Guest Mia Clark
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The whistle isn’t the hard part. It’s the noise around it—sidelines boiling over, subtle bias that undermines authority, and those ea…
10 months ago
My Dad's Legacy: Kindness, Integrity and LOVE
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Grief has a way of focusing the lens on what actually matters: how someone lived, how they treated those who couldn't fight back, and…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
From Corporate Burnout to Passion Project: New Career and New Referees
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Landing my dream job as Director of Referee Programming and Development at SoCal Soccer League marks the culmination of a four-year j…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
From Georgia to the World Cup: Referee Matthew Conger Shares Lessons Learned on the Biggest Stage
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What does it take to officiate at the highest level of world soccer? Matthew Conger, who refereed at both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA Worl…
1 year ago