
Referees
The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
– Alan Lewis
We use certified referees for all of our travel program games. For our recreation program we use non certified referees and those in training.
If you are interested in becoming a certified referee, please visit www.michiganrefs.org/become-a-referee/
If you are interested in becoming a non-certified referee for our recreational program, please contact Ben Watkins at president@freelandsoccer.club or Gino Garza at referees@freelandsoccer.club.


A message from the Michigan Soccer Referee Committee
Safety and health of everyone is our highest priority. For this reason, Michigan Referee Committee has modified the referee certification process.
– If you are recertifying, please follow these instructions: https://www.michiganrefs.org/become-a-referee/
– If you are a new referee, please follow these instructions: https://www.michiganrefs.org/referees/recertification/