REFNEXT - The Referee Podcast

Alejo Calume: Professional Refereeing, The Pressure and Lessons

USSF National Referee, Alejo Calume [https://www.instagram.com/alejocalume/], from the United States officates in various professional leagues and competitions in the US like the US Open Cup [https://www.ussoccer.com/us-open-cup], USL Championship [https://www.uslchampionship.com/], USL League One [https://www.uslleagueone.com/], NISA [https://www.nisaofficial.com/] and MLS NEXT PRO [https://www.mlsnextpro.com/].

Carol Anne Chenard: Olympic and World Cup Success, Breast Cancer and VAR

PRO and Ex-FIFA referee [https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=684], Carol Anne Chenard [https://proreferees.com/roster/video-assistant-referees/carol-anne-chenard/], from Canada refereed at the top international level for several years including in several Concacaf and FIFA events and the Olympics. She currently works as a video assistant referee in the MLS [https://proreferees.com/tag/var/].

Dan Sugar: Moving up the ladder and successful refereeing

USSF Referee Dan Sugar shares his advice for referees moving up the ladder and the characteristics necessary for successful refereeing. Dan is an advanced grassroots referee from Massachusetts working towards becoming a national assistant referee.

Paul Werle: A different perspective

We speak with USSF Referee Paul Werle from Ohio, USA to discuss various refereeing topics such as the referee retention problem and practical advice for new and young referees.

Kevin Houghton: The mastermind behind RefStuff

Kevin Houghton is an entrepreneur, Inventor, sports coach and referee from Preston, Lancashire, UK. We talked about his refereeing career and the fascinating story of how he went from coach to referee to than owning of one the biggest refereeing brands in the world despite all his hardships.