Developing Referees • Strengthening the Game
THE REFEREE GROUP
PUTTING THE PIECES OF REFEREE DEVELOPMENT TOGETHER.
The Referee Group develops, mentors, assigns, and supports referees while partnering with clubs and leagues to strengthen the game.
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The people behind every whistle.
Real referees, real mentorship, and a community that keeps showing up.
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More than assignments.
A referee community.
The Referee Group exists to build a stronger referee community by recruiting, developing, mentoring, and supporting officials at every stage of their journey. We create opportunities for referees to learn, grow, and lead while partnering with clubs, leagues, and the broader soccer community to strengthen the game through education, mentorship, and continuous development.
How we build referees
who last.
Collaboration
Strong partnerships with referees, mentors, clubs, leagues, and soccer organizations — one unified referee community, one stronger game.
Education
Continuous learning through training, mentoring, coaching, and feedback that empowers referees to reach their full potential.
Opportunities
Meaningful pathways: match assignments, leadership roles, advancement, and diverse experiences that support every stage of the journey.
The Referee Development
Puzzle.
A great referee community isn't built by accident — it's assembled, piece by piece. Explore the framework behind every TRG official.
Every referee has a next step.
From your first U9 development match to leading academies — the pathway is intentional, and no one climbs it alone.
- Level 1Running Start
- Level 2New Referee
- Level 3Apprentice
- Level 4District
- Level 5Citywide
- Level 6Independent
- Level 7Advanced Academy
- Level 8Mentor · Instructor · Leader
Real development —
not just a certification.
Running Start
Your first steps into officiating — welcoming, hands-on, mentored.
New Referee Academy
Structured development for referees in their first year on the pitch.
Officially Speaking!
Weekly open discussion and Q&A — the referee community at 6:15p Zoom.
Women's Initiative
US Soccer Women's Referee Initiative & the Referee Pursuit program.
The right official
on the right match.
Assignments are intentional — not just filling games. Our leveling and match-placement approach puts the right official on the right match based on experience and development needs, which means more confident officiating and better matches for everyone.
Every referee assignment considers experience, development goals, match difficulty, and mentor availability. It's why our referees keep growing — and why our clubs keep coming back.
What a season looks like.
Real referees. Real matches. Real growth — across Seattle, the Eastside, Northshore, Snohomish, Pierce, and beyond.
Clubs & leagues across the region.
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What our community says.
"TRG didn't just assign me games — they invested in me. Two years in, I'm mentoring the next class of referees myself."
"As a parent I wanted a safe, supportive first job for my son. TRG delivered — real backup, real mentors, a real community."
"Fewer no-shows, better-matched officials, and someone to actually call when things go sideways. Night and day."