Indiana Soccer wants to recognize and thank all member clubs that have hosted the Small Sided Referee Classes bringing the total number of candidates to 500 that have completed the course since February 21st, 2023.
This kind of success and progress would not have been possible without support from member clubs that graciously hosted the events.
Special thanks to these clubs for hosting the course, Indiana Southwest FC, Noblesville United SC, Komets FC, Washington FC, Blue River SC, FC Pride/New Palestine, Fort Wayne United, Indiana Southwest FC, Komets FC, Mudsock Youth Soccer, (2 classes) Orbit FC, Putman County YSA, The City SC, Cutters Soccer Club, Union County Youth Soccer, St. Francis SC. Vigo County Youth Soccer Association and Richmond Premier will be hosting the course on August 27th.
The course is facilitated by Steve Franklin, Director of Coaching Education and George Perry – ISL Commissioner. The Indiana Soccer’s Small Sided Referees Course program was launched by the association in 2020 to help mitigate the shortage of officials and to create a referee training environment with fewer moving parts.
Parents & coaches commended the association for launching the Small-Sided Referee Certification program, a move that is already beginning to pay dividends as the game continues to grapple with a shrinking pool of officials.
Indiana Soccer is proud to join US Youth Soccer and 15 additional state associations to launch a 2023 – 2024 Respect-The-Ref Campaign targeted at improving sideline etiquette from spectators and coaches. Watch the 90 second video below.