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Eddie Pearson
Award - 1996
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In 1983 Jack McCabe
became
Regional and National Youth Referee Committee Chairman and
was a major contributor to Regional Tournament and the
assessment program. He also served on the National Referee
Committee. In 1986 Jack McCabe assumed the leadership of the
referee committee and the referee program was moved to Colorado
Springs.
Since the
Chairmanship of
Jack McCabe beginning in
1986, the referee program has been in ascendancy in
international soccer. As an active member of the
CONCACAF Referee Commission, McCabe pushed for the
advancement of the Federation and its international panel
in the realm of CONCACAF and FIFA. In March 1988, the Federation hosted its
first international seminar at Colorado Springs. Since
then, at each National Referee Testing Session, foreign
observers have been present and the achievements of the
program have been highlighted. The first National Referee
Instructor Course was held in 1989 and a second in 1990. |
