An individual may be nominated and selected as the Adult Female Referee of the Year or the Adult Male Referee of the Year for extraordinary accomplishments as a soccer referee if the individual—
(1) was certified as a Federation referee during the seasonal year immediately prior to the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated;
(2) is certified or being certified as a Federation referee during the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated;
(3) during those two seasonal years, refereed games primarily for US Youth Soccer, a region, a State Association, or a member or team of any of those organizations; and
(4) did reach 19 years of age prior to that August 1 immediately before the beginning of the seasonal year for which the individual is being nominated.

Complete home address and phone numbers are required. Please TYPE or PRINT LEGIBLY.

Responses to each of the following three criterions should be kept to a maximum of 400 words and attached on a separate sheet.

How and when did the nominated referee get involved with soccer? How has the referees involvement with soccer shaped his/her character? Does the referee display moral and ethical behavior on and off the field? What steps has the nominee taken to improve upon his or her referee knowledge of the game?

What steps has the referee taken to further advance the game and all who participate? Does the referee participate in soccer ouside his or her position as a referee (i.e. player, coach, or volunteer)? Has the referee created relationships wtihin the community to promtoe the game? Be specific.

Has the referee demonstrated leadership within the community? Give examples. What other activities, aside from soccer, is the referee involved in? What impact has his or her involvement had on the community?

Entries for state consideration should be mailed to your State Association office. The deadline for submission is September 15, 2013.

No more than 3 letters of recommentation should be included. Others will be discarded.