NEWS: The U.S. Soccer Referee trio of Tori Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt will officiate France-Colombia on the opening day of the Women’s Olympic Football tournament on Thursday in Lyon.

CONGRATULATIONS to Zaid Umar (@ksrefacademy board member) for being assigned to the U14 Girls Midwest Presidents Cup Regional FINAL as a Referee Mentor! Way to represent KSRA and the Kansas Delegation this summer! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #KansasReferees #KSRA

#FeelGoodFriday: To our 5️⃣ #KansasReferees at 2024 #USYS Nationals! We want to congratulate them on an excellent showing during group play! Cheering you on from Kansas! Keep it up TY, Maggie, Steph, Lucas & Anthony! 📸 Brant Turner #KSRefPro #FORitALL #ROADtoFL #KSRefAcademy

CONGRATS to Steph Iwata (@ksrefacademy Member) for being assigned to the U14 Girls 2024 #USYS National SEMIFINAL as AR2! Way to represent #KSRA, #KansasReferees & the Midwest this summer! You did a fantastic job on the pitch! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #FORitALL 📸 Brant Turner

BECOME A ⚽️ REFEREE Upcoming Courses in August! 1) Scan the QR code below or go to kansasreferee.org 2) Register & pay 3) Complete online profile and coursework 4) Attend In-person clinic 5) Get your badge/gear and start your journey as a #KansasReferee #KSRefPro #KRDP

CONGRATULATIONS to Toyosi Ishola (@ksrefacademy Member) for being assigned to the U17 Girls 2024 #USYS National SEMIFINAL match as AR1! Way to represent KSRA, Kansas Refs, & the Midwest Region this summer! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #KansasReferees #KSRA #FORitALL 📸 Brant Turner

CONGRATULATIONS to Maggie Bielefeld (@ksrefacademy Member) for being assigned to the U19 Girls 2024 #USYS National SEMIFINAL match as AR1! Way to represent #KSRA, #KansasReferees, & the Midwest Region this summer! INCREDIBLE job! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #FORitALL 📸 Brant Turner

CONGRATS to Anthony Sobolevsky (@ksrefacademy Member) for being assigned to the U17 Girls 2024 #USYS National Championship FINAL match as AR1! Way to represent #KSRA, #KansasReferees, & the Midwest Region this summer! CRUSHED IT! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #FORitALL 📸 Brant Turner

CONGRATS to Lucas Cuejilo (@ksrefacademy Member) for being assigned to the U16 Girls 2024 #USYS National FINAL as 4th Official! Way to represent #KSRA, #KansasReferees & the Midwest Region this summer! Well done young man! #KSRefPro #KSRefAcademy #FORitALL 📸 Brant Turner

U.S. Soccer Referees Tori Penso (Fourth Official) and Brooke Mayo (Reserve Assistant Referee) have been appointed for the Bronze Medal Match of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament between Germany and Spain on Friday at 9 a.m. ET.

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What a referee sees before kick-off 👀

If you attended the 2024 Lamar Hunt US U.S. Open Cup Semifinal in KC, you saw some familiar faces of our #KSRefPro. From left to right & their role: Rich Kaminsky, USSF Match Commissioner; Jon Freemon, FIFA Ref - 4th; Phil Gomez, Ref Liaison; #KansasReferees #KRDP #USOC2024

#TBThursday to last week when our #KansasReferees were able to work a Sporting Kansas City 🎗️ intersquad scrimmage! From Left to Right: Anthony Sobolevsky, Drew Klemp & Landon Ouellette Congrats on the assignment! #KSRefPro #KRDP Kansas Soccer Referee Academy #KSRefAcademy U.S. Soccer Referee

TONIGHT #KRDP Meeting Tonight's discussion on whistle will be a conversation about how we can best utilize this tool for match control. 5:30 - 6:30pm - Zoom Option 7:00 - 8:30pm - In-Person Option Location: Scheel's OP Soccer Complex Classroom #KSRefPro #KansasReferees

How to make that good first impression and why is it important? Check out the CCP episode of the week to find out. youtu.be/S2pPIGCfNd4 PRO Kansas Youth Soccer Kansas Sports Officials Association U.S. Soccer Kansas Referee Program Major League Soccer FIFA World Cup MLS NEXT Pro