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Welcome to the Official page of the Michigan Referee Program ⚽️ We Are Michigan Soccer Referees

10/27/2026

Come out and join the MRC for our Fall Roadshow stop on Saturday, November 21st at Fitzgerald High School from 9am to noon!

The session will be taught by National and Referee coaches and we will be discussing the new Laws of the Game and managing the technical areas.

Link to register: https://forms.gle/efBT5NnQGrvE4oY99

10/19/2026

Mentorship Monday

As a way to highlight the work our referee coaches and mentors do, we are going to start dropping posts about the mentoring on Mondays!

This weekend referee coach Kalani Burghard was out at the fields in Kalamazoo mentoring some referees on a National League game!

10/13/2026

2027 US Open Cup Qualifying Round

Detroit Metro FC v. Akron City FC

Referee: Jason Cross
AR1: Avi Weingarten
AR2: Ashley Vredenburg
4th: James Mikko

09/18/2026

This past weekend our 2 MLS AR’s Jason White and Nick Balcer got to work the NY Red Bulls vs. Columbus Crew match in Columbus! Our PRO, PRO2, and National officials are reaching the final stretches of their regular seasons. We wish them well as they head towards the playoffs!

09/02/2026

Michigan Satellite Referee Academy

Starting this fall the Michigan Referee Program is launching a new initiative to increase referee mentorship and exposure to referee mentors and coaches by hosting satellite referee academies at local tournaments. Local DDRD’s will pick a tournament to host the academy and the MRC will send a coach to join the mentors and officials. If you are interested in joining one of these academies, contact your local DDRD.

Our upcoming satellite academies:

Lansing District: September 19th, Autumn Soccer Classic, Andrew Hoard Referee Coach

Kalamazoo District: September 19th, Kingdom Cup, Brad Heers Referee Coach

08/31/2026

Over the weekend, the Michigan Referee Program hosted its end of summer roadshow events in Grand Rapids, Berrien Springs, and East Lansing! Instructors included Carlos Folino, Ron Grobbel, Andrew Hoard, and Steve Arends. We discussed the new Laws of the Game, management of the technical areas, and the MRC Referee pathway. Thank you to all the referees who joined us!

08/29/2026

The Mid-Michigan District hosted an in-person referee training session recently at the Midland Soccer Complex. Over 30 referees, including many brand new referees, gathered to learn about the new laws and technical area management. Instructors were Mid-Michigan District Director of Referee Development Michael Gage, Matt Krause, and Amy Willing.

08/24/2026

Thank you to the MSYSA for highlighting our referees from Youth Nationals! 🤩🤩

08/20/2026

Join us for our end of summer 2026 Road Show!!

The MRC is traveling to 3 districts of Michigan the last weekend in August and talking about the new Laws of the Game and managing the technical areas. Join us for some great discussion led by national and referee coaches!

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiHv5FZR4NdaqqQYzlzG5UX1_q-DxJlTMsf4B3UQ_kMmEqaQ/viewform

08/15/2026

Earlier this month Michigan hosted the USL2 Final between Vermont Green and Flint City Bucks at Atwood Stadium in Flint. Thank you to our referee friends who traveled in to work they match and to our own Nichole Kramer-Kiuchi for working as the referee coach on the match.

Referee: Kevin Lewis
AR1: Salvador Reyes
AR2: Viviana Diaz
4th: Adam Sypitkowski
Referee Coach: Nichole Kramer-Kiuchi

Address

Beckley, WV
25801, 25802, 25926

Website

http://michiganrefs.org/, https://linktr.ee/USSFRefereeing

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