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Welcome to the NSC Soccer Referee Newsletter. You're receiving this email because you've refereed or expressed interest in refereeing our soccer events or programs. We invite to see what else is happening at our facility. |
| Schwan's USA CUP Referee Headquarters Move |
The Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend referee headquarters will have a new home in 2007!Schwan's USA CUP is happy to announce that the referee headquarters will be located in the Gold Room B of the Schwan Center.
This new location is more centrally located on campus. Additionally, this location is more easily accessible for referees commuting to the facility. Other benefits include access to the Schwan Center terrace for referees between games, and windows to the outside world. This move will tie together all tournament operations in one central location.
This new location is a welcome change that will bring the referee headquarters out in the light! |
| Schwan's USA CUP Housing and Transportation |
The Schwan's USA CUP online housing reservation is now available. Referees attending the Schwan's USA CUP and Schwan's USA CUP Weekend are provided discounted housing in our on-campus residence hall. For the reduced rate of $32 USD per night, you will receive a bed/one set of linens and three meals per day in the NSC cafeteria. The residence hall also offers air conditioning and cable TV.
Limited space is available in the on-campus dormitory. With a large contingent of referee from the United Kingdom, and a resurgence of Italian, South American, and Canadian referees, as well as a diverse group of referees from across the USA, the residence hall provides a unique taste of international referee camaraderie. Don't miss this experience. Reserve your housing now.
Transportation schedules are also set based on the arrival and departure dates and times provided on the housing reservation form. |
| Who's Coming to Schwan's USA CUP |
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Here's an abbreviated list of who is coming to Schwan's USA CUP 2007:
- Even More First Timers: Edward Munday (Connecticut), Mark Hoof (Pennsylvania), Robert Gottschlich (Wisonsin), & Collin Kosiba (Wyoming)
- FIFA Referee: Eleni Kiriou (Greece)
- First Time Brits: Ewin Barratt (England), Rob Cook (England), Paul Day (England), Matthew Donohue (England), Roderick Ellis (England), Neal Gaylor (England), Frank Meilack (England), Nigel Miller (England), Christopher Myatt (England), Neil Pratt (England), Henry Raistrick (England), Thomas Ramsey (England), Steven Reid (England), Olly Spillett (England), & David Webb (England)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 4: Peter Angelo (Tennessee - Returns for the first time since 2003)
- Award Winner: John Martin (Texas - 2006 Schwan's USA CUP Youth Male Referee of the Year)
- More First Timers: Halil Bilgil (Turkey) & Loui Moreno (Texas)
- Assessor: Tony Leake (England - Retired FIFA AR)
- Assessor: Dave McKee (National Director of Assessment, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: Herb Silva (MISL Director of Officials, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: Angelo Bratsis (Retired FIFA, National Assessor/Instructor)
- Assessor: George Cain (England - Retired National)
- 19th Year: Jim Moraga (California)
- 15th Year: Dana Reinhart (Washington) & Ray Hamdorf (Minnesota)
- 14th Year: Ernest Barker (England), Kevin Legget (England), & Timon Luesink (Netherlands - Super Volunteer)
- 13th Year: John Brilla (Michigan)
- 12th Year: Robert Clapshoe (England), James Livingston (Massachusetts)
- 11th Year: Roy Bedier (England)
- 10th Year: Ian Campbell (Minnesota)
- 9th Year: Brian Bohne (Minnesota) & Ingham De Freitas (Maryland)
- 8th Year: Jim Chalmers (England), Larry Wolff (Kansas), Vince Defranco (Illinois) & Maria-Elena Kadala (Massachusetts)
- 7th Year: Ryan Ellis (England), Wayne Grundle (Iowa), Stephen Mahan (Florida), Jonathon Cooksey (Minnesota), Eric Wood (Minnesota)
- 6th Year: Geoff Eltringham (England - 2006 Schwan's USA CUP Out of Country Referee of the Year), Steve Larson (Minnesota), John Paisley (Minnesota), Sean McCarthy (Tennessee), Jon Bodner (Virginia), & John Paisley (Minnesota)
- 5th Year: Barry Ault (Canada), Rory Merlino (Minnesota) & Thomas Leeper (Minnesota)
- 4th Year: Alan McIntosh (Minnesota formerly of Pennsylvania), Ian Berry (England), Matthew Enfield (Minnesota), Steve Enfield (Minnesota), Ian Gordon (England), James Madine (England), Charles Ramsay (Iowa), Jack Houston (New Mexico), Steve Muscanto (Minnesota), Steve Freitag (Minnesota), & Charles Ramsey (Iowa)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 3: Jordan Gray (Maryland - Returns after last attending in 2003)
- Lead Assessor: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada - Retired FIFA)
- Assessor: Steve Mortimer (Canada - Retired FIFA)
- Another Assessor: Peter Small (Wales)
- Yet Another Assessor: Mike Gerkin (Minnesota)
- Another National Referee: Ramon Rodrigues (Brazil)
- Mr. Longevity: Forster Davis (Minnesota - Attending for the 23rd time in the tournament's 23rd year)
- First Timer: Alexandre Cezar (Brazil)
- Couldn't Stay Away: Donald MacKinnon (Scotland - 2nd time in 3 years)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 2: Jennifer Haney (England - Back after last attending in 2002)
- Mr. Resilience: Robert Davidson (Canada - Bouncing back after a 2006 set back)
- Another First Timer: Dario Rassmussen (Denmark)
- More First Timers: Julien Doria (Canada) and Jim Lucania (California)
- East Coast Supporter: Barry Brown (Virginia)
- Couldn't Stay Away Part 3: Monte McBride (Minnesota - returns after a short hiatus)
- First Referee to Register for 2007: Bill Allen (Minnesota)
- First Foreign Referee to Register for 2007: Simone Lini (Italy)
- First US-non-MN Referee to Register for 2007: John Landes (California)
- First National Referees To Register for 2007: Kyle Borne (Texas) and Anthony Vasoli (Illinois)
- Plenty Of Others That We Appreciate: Sorry we can't list you all!
Keep reading future newsletters to see who else is coming! |
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| Meet the Schwan's USA Cup Committee |
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Watch this space in each edition to meet the NSC and Schwan's USA CUP Referee Committee and Tournament Staff.
Who: Patrice Larson
Role: Schwan's USA CUP Referee Marketing/Recruiting Liaison
Duties: Patrice assists in the referee recruitment process for all NSC tournaments. Patrice also assists in referee headquarters NSC tournaments. In addition to recruiting referees in advance of the tournament, Patrice is also responsible for assisting with referee incentive programs during the tournament.
Resides: St. Francis, MN
How Long: Patrice became involved with the Schwan's USA CUP in 2006.
Other Roles: In addition to her role with recruiting referees, Patrice has also served as a referee at Schwan's USA CUP. Patrice is also a member of the Minnesota State Referee Committee and serves as the State Assigning Coordinator. |
| Who's Playing at Schwan's USA CUP 2007 |
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Have you been wondering who will be playing in Schwan's USA CUP 2007? Following is a list of areas represented by teams who have already registered:
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Australia: All the way from the Land Down Under!
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Bermuda
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Brazil
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Denmark
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England
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Ghana
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Ireland
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Mexico
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Iceland
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Maryland
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Virginia
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Washington
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Connecticut
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Iowa
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Kansas
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North Dakota: 57 Teams!
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South Dakota: 16 Teams already registered
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Estonia: First time this country is represented
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Alaska: Already have 6 teams registered
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Utah
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Missouri: 5 teams registered
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Canada: 27 teams already registered to attend in 2007
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Costa Rica: A Schwan's USA CUP regular
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Wisconsin: Our neighbors to the east
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New York: 5 teams registered
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Illinois: Consistently the most represented visiting state
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Columbia: Another Schwan's USA CUP regular
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Michigan: 5 teams registered
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Scotland
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Colorado
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Minnesota: Of course |
| All Tournaments Seeking Referees |
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The following National Sports Center soccer tournaments are now seeking quality referees for the summer of 2007:
All tournaments will host boys and girls teams U09-U19. In addition to youth teams, NSC CUP will also host an adult component. To apply for any or all of our tournaments, please visit the referee section of our website. |
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