Iowan to US Youth National Championships

For the 7th year in a row Iowa will be represented at the US Youth Soccer National Championships.

Justin Mack of Grimes was selected to attend the 2010 Championships in Olathe, KS as one of 5 Assistant Referees to represent Region II.  This is the 2nd time Justin will represent Iowa and the region as an AR, having also been selected to attend in 2009.

Check out the Iowa Referee Honor Roll for a full list of achievements by Iowa referees!

2010 US Youth Regional Championships

Iowa sent 14 referees, 2 assessors and a mentor to the USYSA Regional Championships in Dayton, Ohio June 25-30.  The group represented Iowa well, receiving 7 semi-final and 4 finals assignments.

Next year the Region 2 Championships move to the Fox Cities in Wisconsin. 



Front Row (left to right): Jim Elmer (SYRA - Johnston), Trent Payne (Cedar Falls), Justin Mack (Grimes), Sean McVeigh (Newton), Tyler Turner (Cedar Rapids)
Second Row: Kevin Zhang (Dubuque), Chris Civitate (Des Moines), Doug Nikl (Ankeny), Thouk Deng (Cedar Rapids), Nikki Pippert (Cedar Falls), Shane Smith (SDA - Knoxville)
Back Row: Tom McCulloh (Coralville), Ray Schwichtenberg (Nevada), Jack Feldman (Dubuque), Zach Parsons (Des Moines), Eyasu Russell (Cedar Rapids)
Not Pictured: Landis Wiley (Mentor - Cedar Rapids)

Assessments

The Referee Assessment program in Iowa has kicked into high gear as the season has commenced, requests for Assessments have been coming in faster than previous years, and shows the referees desire to be more efficient in their games,

Remember, requests can only me made through this website, and must be requested no later than 5 days prior to the match, and please attempt to supply as much information as possible when submitting your request, this includes match location & address of field, and kick-off time,

have a great season,

Shane Smith, SDA.