KY Soccer Referee Association, Inc. 800 KY Home Life Building Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 741-1015 (Voice)  -  (502) 584-4621 (Fax) e-mail  Brian K. Darling (State Referee Administrator)
	The "Radar Screen"

The KY State Referee Committee's "Radar Screen" is an evolving list of referees who have been identified by an Assessor, Instructor, Assignor, District Administrator, or State Referee Committee Member as a referee who demonstrates professionalism, admirable conduct while off the field, and the humility to seek out advice to improve their performance on the field.  These referees are young and inspired to one day become a National Referee and represent our state with integrity, pride, and a flare for the game's development.

To be considered for this list, please send an email to radarscreen@kyreferee.com along with the following information:

1. Full Name

2. Age

3. Telephone Number

4. Email Address

5. County where you live

6. Leagues where you actively referee

7. An Assignor, Assessor, Instructor, District Administrator, or Committee Member that would be most likely to recommend you.

8. Why did you become a referee (250 words or less)?

9. What are you goals as a referee (250 words or less)?

10. Do you have a mentor that is currently helping you improve as a referee? (If so, who?)

11. Why should KY invest potentially thousands of dollars in helping you develop?

Referees who are on the "Radar Screen" are considered for invitations above all other referees in the state at several national, regional, and state funded tournaments, symposiums, and events including:

• 2006 State Cup Tournament (Teams such as Javanon, Lexington Premier, Mockingbird, JYSA United, Lexington Footbol Club, and many others compete for the state title and the right to represent KY as they travel to the Region II Youth Finals.  The winners of the regional tournament (to be held in Wisconsin in 2006) advance to the national championship tournament (to be held at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports in 2006).

• 2006 Region II Youth Finals (All expense paid trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for one week of extremely competitive youth games U-12 through U-19 boys and girls.  Additionally, you are paid approximately $75 per day to referee.)
• 2006 USYSA National Youth Championship Tournament (All expense paid trip to Orlando, Florida for one week of the best youth soccer in the country - U-12 through U-19 boys and girls.  Furthermore, you are paid approximately $100 per day to referee.)
• 2006 Kentucky District Referee Academies (During 2006 four tournaments will be identified throughout Kentucky to host In-State Referee Academies.  The programs will be held in conjunction with the tournament to provide a stage for referee assessments/mentoring and private daily advanced referee training held nightly.  The training will offer you several strategies and tips that you can use to improve your referee ability and consequently prevent games that are getting out-of-control from doing so.)
• 2005 Kentucky "Grass-Roots" Referee Academy (Held in late December in Cocoa Beach, Florida, referees who participate in this academy will have all of their accommodations, travel, and food paid for while also getting paid to referee in a premier youth tournament.  Referees will get a taste of professionalism through this program that involves nightly training sessions by national and international level referee instructors, a series of classroom presentations and demonstrations to improve referee effectiveness, and much more.)
• 2005 Kentucky "Advanced" Referee Academy (This academy is being held in late December in Orlando, Florida at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports facility.  Referees who participate in this academy will have all of their accommodations, travel, and food paid for while also getting paid to referee in an international premier college showcase.  Referees will be required to pass a physical fitness test and will be tested on their advanced knowledge of the game.  While at Disney, referees will not only get training from some of the U.S.'s most elite national and international level referee instructors, but also get to watch and work with National and possibly FIFA Referees.  This academy is intended to prepare referees about to apply for their National Referee License (grade 4), for the challenges that lie before them.

• Random Developmental Assessments (Referees on this list will randomly and sometimes anonymously be assessed at no cost to track their improvements as well as to offer them extra tools to be more effective as a referee.  These tools make refereeing more enjoyable and fulfilling once effectively implemented.)