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Kentucky Soccer Referee Committee

Position Name Responsibilities Email

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State Referee Administrator (SRA)

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State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA)

Brian Darling
Director over all referees in the state (The State Referee Administrator is the ultimate liaison between the US Soccer Federation and our state)

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Director over all referees when refereeing youth games in the state (Reports to the State Referee Administrator)

FORMAL DETAILS/DUTIES ACCORDING TO US SOCCER

Email (502) 741-1015
Chairman, State Referee Committee
Oliver Barber
Acts as an advisor to the State Referee Administrator and is the chairman over all other positions held on this committee. (Reports to the State Referee Administrator)

FORMAL DETAILS/DUTIES ACCORDING TO US SOCCER
Email (502) 458-2039
State Director of Assessment (SDA)

Andre Johannes

Supervises all USSF Assessors and assessments in the state; approves all referee upgrades based on field assessment reports and submits them to the SRA for final approval; provides brief reports to the SDI to improve omnisciently noted deficiencies; studies and disseminates strategic assessment methods to all assessors throughout the state. (Reports to the State Referee Administrator)

FORMAL DETAILS/DUTIES ACCORDING TO US SOCCER
Email (859) 264-1172

State Director of Instruction (SDI)

Tony Crush
Supervises all USSF Instructors and referee clinics in the state; schedules referee clinics throughout the state to recertify and initiates new referees; tests all advanced referees through written and physical fitness exams annually; manages the state's Radar Screen list; develops strategies to enhance the growth and development of the referee program from an educational perspective (including referee academies). (Reports to the State Referee Administrator)

FORMAL DETAILS/DUTIES ACCORDING TO US SOCCER
Email (502) 744-5944
State Director of Assignment (SDAS) Jeff Hall
Supervises all USSF Assignors and acts as a liaison/advisor to assignors throughout the state which are not required by USSF to be licensed; is responsible for delegating or personally assigning all state championship tournaments; and investigates unethical assignment practices including but not limited to: the use of the outlawed "2-man" system and unlicensed referees.  (Reports to the State Referee Administrator)

FORMAL DETAILS/DUTIES ACCORDING TO US SOCCER
Email (270) 737-5881
District 1 Referee Administrator
Larry Brown
Acts as the ultimate local administrator on behalf of the SRA in their geographic region.  (Reports to the State Referee Administrator) Counties Include: (Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Grant, Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Lewis)  Email (859) 282-0222
District 2 Referee Administrator
Robert Argo
Acts as the ultimate local administrator on behalf of the SRA in their geographic region.  (Reports to the State Referee Administrator) Counties Include: (Owen, Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Bourbon, Fayette, Woodford, Anderson, Mercer, Jessamine, Clark, Nicholas, Fleming, Bath, Rowan, Montgomery, Carter, Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Elliott, Morgan, Menifee, Powell, Estill, Wolfe, Magoffin, Johnson, Martin, Floyd, Pike, Knott, Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Jackson, Madison, Garrard, Boyle, Lincoln, Casey, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, McCreary, Whitely, Laurel, Knox, Clay, Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Perry, Letcher, Knott) Email (859) 533-2551
District 3 Referee Administrator Billy Way Acts as the ultimate local administrator on behalf of the SRA in their geographic region.  (Reports to the State Referee Administrator) Counties Include: (Trimble, Oldham, Henry, Shelby, Jefferson, Bullitt, Spencer, Meade, Hardin, Nelson, Washington, Marion, Larue, Taylor, Green, Adair, Russell)  Email (502) 241-9414

District 4 Referee Administrator

John Rufli
Acts as the ultimate local administrator on behalf of the SRA in their geographic region.  (Reports to the State Referee Administrator) Counties Include: (Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, Calloway, Livingston, Lyon, Crittenden, Caldwell, Trigg, Union, Webster, Hopkins, Christian, Henderson, Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Hancock, Ohio, Butler, Logan, Breckinridge, Grayson, Edmonson, Warren, Simpson, Allen, Hart, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe, Cumberland, Clinton) Email (270) 522-4916

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