Referee Development

Juan Guzman reffed MLS matches, helped roll out video assistant refereeing in the league, and now is the state referee administrator for the California State Soccer Association-South, one of the nation's richest soccer regions. We talked about getting young people into reffing, why Juan did it, how ARs stay on the invisible off side line, how parents aren't as bad as they might appear in isolated social media videos and how referees prepare for pro games. Fun conversation.

Episode graphics courtesy of your feelings and entering "unpopular soccer podcast hosts" into an AI prompt. JP of Soccer Touchdown fame for that. CLOSING SONG ISSUE IS FIXED In this episode we have a guest interview with Tymon Emch who talks to us about the Roots Futsal program that just launched, your soccer, and the trials an tribulations of trying to make your way up the professional referee ladder of success. ONE THING WE REGRETFULLY FAIL TO MENTION - THORNS HOME OPENER - AKA FAKE FANS. :( Relevant Links Roots Futsal: https://www.rootsfutsal.com Cadaver Casa; https://www.cadacasa.org Outro Music: The Darkness covers Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead. thedarknesslive.com Produced and Engineered by Greg Donnelly Intro Song written & performed by Greg Donnelly Radio Free PVSP (closing song playlist): spoti.fi/3ndcaqN Feedback: Email - [email protected] Leave a voicemail - 503-583-4235 Facebook - https://facebook.com/PortlandVanity/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/PDXvanitysoccer Find us on: Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple, and Google Play Episode Link: https://bit.ly/3FMboKx

We sit down with Marc Birkett, the Referee Development Officer at Nottinghamshire County Football Association and one of England's top Futsal officials. He has refereed for over 20 years and shares his experiences with us about his career, his futsal journey and advice he has for up and coming referees.