2024 Referee Coach Course
Dates:   Thursday, August 3, 2023 through Sunday, August 6, 2023
Location:   Omaha, Nebraska
Cost:   $160.00 (does not include travel to Omaha, hotel accommodations, or meals)

U.S. Soccer has not yet published a schedule of sessions for the Course. That information will be provided as soon as it is available.

GENERAL:

U.S. Soccer provides that a maximum of twenty-four individuals can register for this Course. Registration is available through the Learning Center by clicking HERE.

COURSE GUIDE AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS:

The U.S. Soccer Referee Coach License Course Guide is available for review. This Course Guide provides a detailed overview of the Course in general including a description of pre-meeting and post-meeting requirements.

Links to other documents relevant to the Course are shown the right including the Classroom Resources in the Learning Center.

COST:

In addition to the registration fee of $160.00, attendees (or their sponsoring SRCs) are asked to pay the cost of transportation to Omaha, hotel accommodations, and meals. The social event on Saturday evening, August 5th, is sponsored by NRDP.

In addition, NRDP is picking up the cost of the meeting rooms, field space, athletic trainer, transportation to/from the fields, Course coordinators, and insurance. 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 1212 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska. We will publish a link to make reservations in the near future.

The room cost is $149.00 per night for either a room with one king bed or one with two queen beds. Enough rooms have been reserved in this block for each attendee to have their own. Please let us know if you plan on rooming with someone else

Internet access, breakfast, and parking are included in the room price shown above. The cost of hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the attendee or their sponsoring SRC.

MEALS:

Meals are TBD until the schedule is provided by U.S. Soccer. More details will be provided once this schedule is made available.

CLASSROOM SESSIONS:

All classroom sessions will be held in the Harper Center at Creighton University, 602 North 20th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. 

FIELD SESSIONS:

All field sessions will be at the Tranquility North Soccer Complex, 12841 Fort Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Training will take place on either one or two full-sized grass fields. Transportation to/from the hotel and/or the Harper Center and the fields will be provided.

ATHLETIC TRAINERS:

Athletic trainers from the Nebraska Sports Medicine Team will be on site at all field sessions. If you have any medical conditions you would like the trainers to be aware of, please let us know.

SOCIAL EVENT:

As noted above, we have planned a social event for all attendees and US Soccer instructors on Saturday evening, August 5th. Food will be provided courtesy of NRDP and a cash bar will also be available.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For any questions concerning this Course, please contact Jim McVay, SRA, at jim.mcvay@soccer.nrdp or by phone at 402.630.7815.

The on-site coordinators for the event are Crystal Collins, ccollins@nebraskastatesoccer.org, and Dave Glatte, dave.glatte@nrdp.soccer.

Jim McVay2024 First Time Referee Coach Course