The Referee Experience at Convention

Referee Experience Registration

January 10-11, 2025

$99

Access to all referee education sessions only, exhibit hall access, socials.

The 2025 Referee Experience provides officials and officiating leaders resources and the opportunity to network and share their perspectives and experiences. The Referee Experience program focuses on critical topics impacting all aspects of the soccer officiating industry. United Soccer Coaches recognizes the need to include officials into its extended family with the understanding of the importance of sharing common ground as well as the need to improve the communication and cooperation between Referees and Coaches.

Soccer officiating leaders from all levels of competition will be on hand. Representatives from FIFA, CONCACAF, US Soccer, PRO, NCAA, NISOA, US Youth Soccer, State Associations, college conferences, rules-making bodies, local official’s associations, and leagues will be in attendance. Classroom, field sessions and a social will highlight the Experience.

Referee Experience registration includes access to all referee education sessions only, the exhibit hall, and socials.

Explore the Program

An information-driven educational program grounded in proven techniques that perform in our fast-paced, mobile, short-attention-span world. We focus on issues and discussions related to the how, what, and why. Check back frequently for updated times and sessions. The schedule is subject to change.

Friday, January 10, 2025

Location	Start Time	Title	Session Type	Presenter
CC181	6:00 PM	Futsal Refereeing Pathway & How It Makes You a Better Referee	Lecture	Shane Butler, James Mayes
Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes Ballroom E-G	8:30 PM	Referee Experience Social Presented by Vokkero	Social

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location	Start Time	Title	Session Type	Presenter
CC181	9:30 AM	Being Your Best by Reaching Higher & Building Your Personal Pathway	Lecture	Ryan Cigich, USYS Referee Committee
CC181	11:00 AM	Handball: Getting It Right	Lecture	Esse Baharmast
CC181	1:30 PM	Positioning: The Modern Referee	Lecture	Jeffrey Solis
CC181	3:00 PM	Teamwork and Assistant Referee Involvement	Lecture	Amanda Ross
CC181	4:30 PM	Roundtable Discussion on What it Takes to Be the “Best You Want to Be”	Lecture	Brian Hall, Esse Baharmast, Jeffrey Solis, Amanda Ross, Ryan Cigich

Enjoy two days of intense and highly motivational sessions to educate and empower you. The Referee Experience provides unmatched resources to state and local associations and delivers critical analysis to officiating leaders everywhere.

The Referee Experience is vital not only to the officiating world, but also to the larger soccer world. We invite anyone with an interest in soccer officiation to take part in the annual Referee Experience.

Also, check out the latest in uniforms, equipment, and technology by visiting the Exhibit Hall. Featuring vendors from all corners of the soccer landscape, attendees can meet with representatives, test out products and find solutions.

The annual Referee Experience draws the best and brightest minds in the soccer officiating industry and beyond, focused on the hottest topics and trends in soccer.

Unlike any other officiating event, this experience offers real-life accounts from top-level administrators and professional and collegiate officials.

Meet The Presenters

The best and the brightest minds in the soccer officiating industry, including pro and college officials, leaders of national, state, and local soccer organizations, supervisors and coordinators, and assigners – from around the country and the world.