What is Alberta doing to Develop Referees?

Alberta Soccer’s Referee Development Program has four main groups:

  1. Referee Development Team
  2. District Referee Assistants
  3. Instructors
  4. Assessors 

The Referee Development Team (RDT) is an appointed committee that implements the referee elements of the Alberta Soccer Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan. It supports the organization’s operations from an officiating standpoint.

Position Member
Chair Mark Pasternak
Board Liaison Danny Bowie
Instructor & Education Program – Alberta North Monica Adam
Instructor & Education Program – Alberta South Steve Papp
Assignments Program – Alberta North Stuart Murray
Assignments Program – Alberta South Garth Elgie
Assessments Program – Alberta North Owen Procter
Assessments Program – Alberta South Laurie Hastings
Recruitment & Retention Program Laurie Darvill
Education Development Program Richard Sansregret 


Referee Development Team – Terms of Reference

Note:

  • ‘Alberta South’ is all districts in the south of the province, including – Sunny South, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Foothills, Canal Links, Calgary, Airdrie, Big Country.
  • ‘Alberta North’ is all districts in the north of the province, including – Northwest Peace, Fort McMurray, Northwest Central, Tri-County, Lakeland, St. Albert, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Battle River, Central Alberta, Red Deer.
  • For a map of the Alberta Soccer districts, click here

If you are interested in applying to join the Referee Development Team, please contact Mark Pasternak, Alberta Soccer Referee Development Lead:

Each of our 23 Member Districts have a District Referee Assistant (DRA) position.

  • For a map of the Alberta Soccer districts, click here

Purpose:
The District Referee Assistant provides advice and implements local processes and strategic actions to ensure that all district associations have a core of well trained, capable, confident referees and assistant referees to meet the demands of local soccer programs.

Accountability:
The District Referee Assistant is accountable to District Boards for the overall health of the referee programs in the District. Support, both financial and material is provided by the Alberta Soccer Association through approved programs of the Referee Development Committee.

District Referee Assistant Profile

If you are interested in the DRA position for your district, please email Mark Pasternak, Alberta Soccer Referee Development Lead (or call 780-378-8111)

District District Referee Assistant
Sunny South Nic Voorhorst
Medicine Hat Dean Studer
Lethbridge Paul Paiha
Calgary  CUSA – Bevon Phang; CWSA – Luke Garland; CMSA – John Carlucci
Central Alberta  Philip Ignacio
Big Country  Allen McLeay
Foothills  Tom Sheeler
Edmonton EDSA – Al Jaworsky; EMSA – Paull Cameron; EIYSA – Vacant
St.Albert  Vacant
Tri County  Rebecca Cooper
NW Central  Vacant
Lakeland  Jose Teixeira
NW Peace  Ken Loudon
Fort McMurray  Nathan Grey
Battle River  Vacant
Sherwood Park  Steve Cicchini
Airdrie  Melissa MacEachern
Red Deer Ron Harrison
Canal Links  Vacant

Referee Instructors are individuals with several years’ experience as referees, who teach a variety of components to new and returning referees, in both in-class and on-field settings.

  • Instructors play an extremely important role in referee education and development. There are three levels of instructor within the province – ‘District’, ‘Regional’ and ‘Provincial’.
  • Instructors are accredited or re-accredited every two years, as required by Canada Soccer, and must instruct every year to remain on the active list.
  • Instructors work in classroom and onfield settings, using resources and materials provided by FIFA through its Futuro III program.
  • Instructors may be nominated by the Province from time to time, for inclusion on the National List of instructors.

If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please email Mark Pasternak, Manager of Referees or call 780-378-8111

Referee Assessors have several years’ experience as referees. They observe the performance of a referee crew in a match and give verbal and written feedback to the crew and Alberta Soccer.

  • Assessors play an extremely important role in referee education and development. There are three levels of assessor within the province – ‘District’, ‘Regional’ and ‘Provincial’.
  • Assessors are accredited or re-accredited every two years, as required by CSA, and must assess every year to remain on the active list.
  • Assessors use the CSA assessment program, and provide verbal and written feedback to officials, based on their observations of a game.
  • Assessors may be nominated by the Province from time to time, for inclusion on the National List of Assessors

If you are interested in becoming an assessor, please email Mark Pasternak, Referee Development Lead or call 780-378-8111