The State Referee Committee (SRC) oversees the administration of Recognized Referee Programs, as delegated, within the State of Washington including the training, development, instruction, assignment, mentoring, and assessment of referees and officials for all forms of soccer related competition within the State of Washington.

USSF Lifetime Member - Jim Kritzberg

Jim Kritzberg has been a USSF Lifetime Member in 2011.

Jim Kritzberg

US Soccer Strengthens Penalties for Referee Abuse

US Soccer wants to stop assults on referees. They have implemented new, harsher penalties for referee abuse - physical and verbal abuse.

Watch the KOMO news report about the changes:

Find out more at the US Soccer Referee Abuse Prevention website.

Washington State 2024 Youth Referees of the Year

Mallory and Deniz, congratulations on being selected the Washington State 2024 Youth Referees of the Year.

Washington Youth Soccer has selected Mallory Morris as this year’s Young Female Referee of the Year recipient.

Mallory is from Kent, WA and recently graduated from Kentlake High School. She is now in her first year at St. Martins University where she plays for their Women’s Soccer team and is pursuing a degree in Engineering.

She started refereeing at age 14 and developed a passion for officiating soccer. In the summer one can often find Mallory at one of the tournaments.

One of her Assignors says this: “Mallory is a referee as well as a great human that her peers strive to be like. She is always positive, professional and cheerful both on and off the field. Mallory quickly became one of my ‘go to’ referees!”

According to Mallory: “Being a player as well as a referee has allowed me to gain perspective an advantage on both sides of the game. I love the game. The first thing I do after a tournament is give my mom a rundown of the event and tell her stories about my friends.”

Please join us in congratulating Mallory on this prestigious honor. She will now be entered as the WYS nominee for US Youth Soccer Region IV Young Female Referee of the Year.

Washington Youth Soccer has selected Deniz Muhittinoglu as this year’s Young Male Referee of the Year.

Deniz is from Kenmore, WA and played soccer at Inglemoor High School. In addition to soccer, he was active in the Kenmore Community Youth Council as served as their Treasurer.

Deniz comes from a soccer family. He started “reffing” with his Dad in 2016. He has officiated at several WA Youth Soccer State Cups and also helps mentor new referees within Northshore Youth Soccer Association.

One of his Assignors says this: “My favorite thing about Deniz is his humility. I am confident that whatever match I put him on, it will be handled with professionalism. Everyone loves being around Deniz. He always has a positive attitude and tries to do his best both on and off the field.”

Deniz is currently a Freshman at Carnegie Mellon University studying Engineering.

Please join us in congratulating Deniz on this prestigious honor. He will now be entered as the WYS nominee for US Youth Soccer Region IV Young Male Referee of the Year.

Managing Referee Abuse & Assault

Soccer referee abuse and assault are very serious crimes against the sport and they continue to happen to our members. Misconduct against referees may occur before, during, and after a match — including travel to and from a match. It is critical that referees correctly identify and make a report of these incidents. Your SRC has developed two pages to assist you in recognizing and dealing with Referee Abuse and Assault. The first page provides information on recognizing abuse and assualt and how and when to report it. It may be viewed on the page Refereee Abuse & Assault. Guidance for how you should conduct yourself when you experience Abuse or Assault is provided on this Supplemental page. A link is also provided in the sidebar and the right of this page.

It is requested and recommended that all recertifying and new referees complete the new lesson providing online instruction on recognizing and dealing with Referee Abuse and Assault.

For additional reference information regarding Referee Assault and Abuse, click Here.