Austin Labor Day Cup Recruits Top Referees

(ALDC News) Recognizing that top teams expect a high standard of officiating, the Austin Labor Day Cup has launched several initiatives to ensure that top-quality referees are assigned to work all matches.

First, we are excited to announce that National Emeritus Referee Gil Weber will be joining us for the tournament. Gil will lead a clinic for tournament officials and interested coaches on Friday, August 30th that will cover a variety of topics related to the Laws of the Game, the recent World Cup, and rules specific to the Austin Labor Day Cup. The clinic will serve as an official referee recertification session, and should be a very informative event for all attendees.

Second, we have already begun recruiting top referees from across Texas to participate in the tournament. As part of this effort, we have just launched a section of the tournament web site dedicated specifically to our referees. Any USSF-certified referee who is interested in working the tournament should submit an application using the online form that is linked from the main Referee Info page.

Finally, we have just announced our "Assessments and Assignments" program, which will be in effect throughout the competition. Using a number of certified referee assessors, we will conduct informal assessments following many games throughout the weekend. Using these assessments as a guide, we will recognize the top performing referees during the preliminary rounds of the tournament by asking these individuals to officiate the elimination-round games later in the competition.

We are committed to providing the best-possible experience for all participants at the Austin Labor Day Cup. These initiatives represent just some of the many important measures that will benefit your team in Austin this Labor Day!