Referee Information

State Referee Committee

As adopted in the new by-laws in July, 1995, 
the State Referee Committee is made up of the following positions:
Chairman, SRA, SYRA (Secretary), SDI, SDA, SCRA, 
Amateur Commissioner and Youth Commissioner -Classic.

State Referee Administration

Title Name Home Town Home Phone Work Phone Fax
State Referee Committee Chairman (SRCC) Steve Kirkland Fayetteville (479) 521-0341 756-1779 756-1850
State Referee Administrator (SRA) Mark Wagner Little Rock (501) 224-6133 (501) 258-8600 ?
State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA) Bill Nelson Little Rock (501) 223-8876    
State Director of Instruction (SDI) Vincent Henderson Little Rock (501) 663-5465 682-9300 ?
State Director of Assessment (SDA) Steve Harvey Austin (501) 843-2304 661-9951  
State Coordinator of Referee Assignors (SCRA) George Anderson IV North Little Rock (501) 758-3240   ?
State Games Assignor (SGA) Dennis Bauer Little Rock (501) 568-0283 n/a n/a
Special Projects David Leath   (501)     n/a

State Referee Administration Information Updated 01/27/04

Referee Districts Within Arkansas

From the standpoint of referees, the State is divided into 8 districts (decreased from 10 to 8 in August, 1998) with a District Referee Administrator assigned to each district.

Arkansas map
District Referee Administrator

District DRA Home Town Home Phone Work Phone Fax
1 Cesar Aguilar Fayetteville (479) 936-8384 936-5453 ?
2 Ram Wissel Mountain Home (870) 425-9688 424-4444 424-7411
3 Mike Massengill Jonesboro (870) 932-2472 935-8900 ?
4 Marge Griesse Fort Smith (479) 452-0776 452-5522 ?
5 Brian Caldwell Conway (501) 327-4879 377-5677 ?
6 Paul Lewis Little Rock (501) 227-4987 220-4508 n/a
7 Robert Thiesen Texarkana (870) 772-3565 898-2711
ext 6484		 ?
8 Nicholas Rios El Dorado (870) 863-0137 862-5141 ?


DRA information updated 01/27/04

District Counties Included
1 Benton, Madison & Washington
2 Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone & Van Buren
3 Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, Randolph, St. Francis, Sharp & Woodruff
4 Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Sebastian & Scott
5 Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Perry, Pope, White & Yell
6 Arkansas, Garland, Grant, Hot Springs, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, & Saline
7 Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Pike, Polk & Sevier
8 Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln, Ouachita & Union

To renew your registration for the coming year, referees must

  1. Attend 4 hours of USSF In-Service Training during the previous 12 months,
  2. Attend 1 hour of USSF In-Service Training on changes in the Laws after September 1 and before October 31 of the current year.
  3. Pass a re-certification exam,
  4. Complete a USSF Registration Form and SRPC Form 001,
  5. For Grade 7 & Grade 8, include $30.00 ($25.00 for registration plus $5.00 In-service Training)
  6. And return before October 31 to:


If you do your part by the October 31, the SYRA, will send you a post card confirming that your registration has been processed. If you do not get a post card within 4 week of doing your part, call your DRA. If you or your DRA delays the process, your registration will be delayed and your badge will be late.

You are registered when your registration has been processed by the SYRA - NOT when the registration is given to the DRA. If you have a problem that your DRA cannot correct, call the SYRA.

Referee Upgrades

You must contact the SRA personally if you want to be considered for upgrade. In fact, calling the SRA should be your first step to avoid misunderstanding and delays. Your DRA can not do this for you!

Law Changes

In the information age of instant communication, there is the risk of the misinformed leading others astray with their personal understandings. This is why the USSF has determined instruction is to be provided only by qualified USSF instructors. Do not believe any Law changes on the Internet until it has been presented at your USSF In-Service Training Session.

Central Arkansas Referee Association (CARA) is made up of referees in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Maumelle, Sherwood and surrounding towns. CARA assist with referee development in the central Arkansas area. Mailing address: CARA, PO Box 55522, Little Rock, AR 72215-5522 (Effective July 1, 1997). A complete list of the CARA officers is included in the CARA home page.

(Northwest) Arkansas Soccer Referee Association is made up of referees in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and surrounding towns. They coordinate referee training and scheduling in the northwest Arkansas area.


Last modified: 01/27/04 12:30 p.m. - gll

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