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MEET THE MASSACHUSETTS REFEREE COMMITTEE

The Massachusetts State Referee Committee (MSRC) is the state association for the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). The MSRC is mandated to provide referee training, certification, assessment, and education for soccer officials engaged in youth, adult amateur and professional USSF affiliated matches in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As the sport of soccer has grown, so has the committee. Today there are over 5,000 certified USSF referees in Massachusetts, officiating more than 350,000 competitions annually.

Mission Statement, Goals, Objectives

STATE COMMITTEE

State Referee Administrator (SRA) Andy Weiss
State Director of Instruction (SDI) Nigel Bright
State Director of Assessment (SDA) Del Rainho
State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA) Brian Treanor
State Assignor Coordinator (SAC) Michael Wallace



Past State Referee Administrator Rich Frongillo
Executive Assistant Diana McKee
Treasurer Al Cordeiro
Secretary Clark Caplan
Course Administrator Christine Bright
Registrar Mary Fuller
Mentor Program Director Levon Akoghlanian
Communications Director Peter Kokolski
MSRC Counsel Jim Triplett
Special Events Ken Moore


AREA REFEREE ADMINISTRATORS
Area Name Home Base
ARA Northwestern Bill Koziara Lanesboro
ARA Western Bogie Kopec Ludlow
ARA Western Jerry Toomey Chester
ARA North Central Chuck Concordia Townsend
ARA Central Bruce Beaupre Shrewsbury
ARA Central Dan O'Leary East Brookfield
ARA Northeastern David Harris Haverhill
ARA Northeastern Fred Corey Methuen
ARA Eastern Peter Johnson Marlboro
ARA Eastern Joe D'Amico Dedham
ARA Southeastern Joe Mendes New Bedford
ARA Southeastern Mike Paolella Wareham
ARA Southeastern Rod Springer Bridgewater
   


Mission

The Massachusetts State Referee Committee is dedicated to serving all levels of the sport of soccer in this state through the training and development of referees. In cooperation with the State Associations and with USSF, the MSRC shall govern, coordinate and administer the referee development program within the state.

Goals

The MSRC shall fulfill its mission by maintaining and continuing to develop a highly professional and effective organization to provide referee development and support at every stage of the referee's career.

Objectives

The MSRC shall achieve its goals through effectively meeting these objectives:

a) cooperating with the USSF and state associations governing adult and youth soccer and their affiliated leagues and organizations;
b) administering referee registration, recertification, and grade management to meet the composite needs of competition throughout the state;
c) instructing referees with timely and innovative training throughout their career;
d) offering every referee the opportunity to develop to their full potential through assessment and mentoring;
e) fostering referee teamwork and fellowship to further promote peer mentoring and esprit de corps;
f) advocating and enhancing the assignment process to meet both the needs of the competition and foster development of the referees;
g) promoting exceptional referees to extend their careers to the national and/or international arena.

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