January, 2022
TEMPE, Ariz – We hope you are all safe and enjoying the end of year holidays. We'd like to close the year by thanking all of our wonderful referees without whom 2021 nationals would not have been possible. We hope this is the catalyst for continual referee development across the USA. If you're not yet certified but would like to be, please access the pathway here.
After a tough year without Touch, we'd like to congratulate all referees who were newly certified or re-certified during the 2021 Nationals. If you were a previously certified referee (of any level) and refereed at 2021 nationals, you have re-certified at your original certification level.
NAME | CURRENT LEVEL | (RE-)CERTIFICATION DATE |
|---|---|---|
Charles Sanderson | L1 | 9/12/2021 |
Enosh Griffin | L1 | 9/12/2021 |
Olly Lovell | L1 | 9/14/2021 |
Barry Weiss | L1 | 10/9/2021 |
Billy Tilson | L1 | 10/9/2021 |
Clint Ray | L1 | 10/9/2021 |
Alan McNew | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Bart Ledoux | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Brad Squires | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Chris Millet | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Greg Varnell | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Ian Reinert | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Jeff Leaptrotte | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Jeremy Woolf | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
John Dwyer | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
John Griffin | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Keith Baxter | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Kevin Thomas | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Matias Narvaja | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Rod Puentes | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Simon Low | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Taylor Kapaiwai | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Win Shortland | L1 | 11/11/2021 |
Nerice Floyd | L2 | 9/14/2021 |
Suzi Baxter Seitz | L2 | 9/14/2021 |
Adrian Witte | L2 | 11/11/2021 |
Kevin White | L2 | 11/11/2021 |
Leroy Terrelonge | L2 | 11/11/2021 |
Martin Choy | L2 | 11/11/2021 |
Wes Sleeman | L2 | 11/11/2021 |
Below you'll find a description of all referee levels:
PARK LEVEL REFEREE (LEVEL 0)
A referee’s journey begins at the Park level. Level 0 Referees are qualified to officiate competitive, small-sided or recreational youth matches and amateur adult matches. The Park Level License has only an online component. Park Referees will register for courses and be certified through the USAT website.
LOCAL REFEREE (LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2)
USA Touch Regional Referees are qualified to officiate competitive local competitions, regional events and National competitions. The Regional Level License has both an online and in-person component. Regional Referees will need to pass the Level 1 or Level 2 online component courses and be certified through USA Touch Referee Committees. For information about registering for a Regional Referee Course, contact your club manager.
REGIONAL REFEREE (LEVEL 3)
USA Touch National Referees are qualified to officiate national matches. The National Level License has both an online and in-person component. Regional Referees will need to pass the Level 3 online component courses and be certified through USA Touch Referee Committees.
NATIONAL REFEREE (LEVEL 4)
Professional Referees are qualified to officiate matches in any domestic competition, as well as certain international matches. Candidates are selected by USA Touch based on performance at the National Referee level.
FIT (LEVEL 5)
FIT Referees are qualified to officiate international matches at the highest level, including FIT World Cup competitions. This elite group of referees is recommended by the USA Touch Referee Committee, nominated by the USA Touch Board of Directors and approved by FIT.
If you have any questions or are interested in learning more, please reach out to jay@usatouch.org.
