Past Events
JUNE 15, 2024
SPECIAL CLINIC EVENT
featuring Kari Seitz
The USSOA (United Suburban Soccer Officials Association) is proud to present a special clinic event, featuring Kari Seitz, US Soccer Vice President of Referees, for a post-clinic talk! On June 15th, the Level 2 Clinic will be followed by lunch, keynote speech by Kari, and a “meet-and-greet” opportunity.
Level 2 Clinic ~ Lunch ~ Meet & Greet
June 15, 2024
8:00am – 3:00pm
Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire, IL
$40 per Non-Member
FREE for USSOA Member
USSOA Members still must register for $0
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KARI SEITZ
Recently appointed as US Soccer Vice President of Referees, Kari Seitz possesses 28 years of on-field experience as a U.S. Soccer referee. Seitz served as a FIFA referee from 1999-2013, and set a benchmark for American referees on the world stage by officiating in a U.S.-record eight FIFA tournaments – the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cups, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and 2002 U-19 Women’s World Championship. Notably, Seitz oversaw the Third-Place Match between Sweden and France at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, which stood for 12 years as the highest-level World Cup game officiated by an American until Tori Penso refereed the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final last summer.
Domestically, Seitz officiated in all of the USA’s first division professional leagues from 1998-2013, working matches in Major League Soccer, the Women’s United Soccer Association, Women’s Professional Soccer and National Women’s Soccer League. She also officiated three league championship matches – the 2009 and 2011 WPS Finals, and 2013 NWSL Final.
After retirement from the field, Seitz continued to give back to the referee community by becoming a referee instructor, serving in that role in a variety of domestic events as well as international competitions including three FIFA competitions and one CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying event. In 2016, she joined FIFA where she served as the Head of Women’s Refereeing for the world governing body. To date, she is the only American to work in FIFA’s refereeing department.
Along with overseeing the refereeing efforts for 15 world championship events in her time with FIFA, Seitz was responsible for leading the global development of women’s refereeing, including the four-year project to select, train, prepare the referees for the Women’s World Cup, a process which ultimately transformed the opportunities for women referees globally. Additionally, she collaborated with leaders at FIFA’s six regional confederations and 211 member associations to support in the development of refereeing and led a team of Referee Technology experts to drive the implementation of referee technology tools at FIFA competitions and seminars.