Stephen Bickford

State Referee (Grade 6) @U.S. Soccer Federation

Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

As a referee I\'m required to manage the behavior and personalities of players, coaches, and spectators. On a yearly basis I have to manage several thousand individuals that are local, out of state, and internationally. I referee high-level youth matches, high school, college, US Soccer Developmental Academy matches, amateur adult games, high level tournaments, and semi-professional games. I\'ve also been selected to referee State Cup finals weekend for both boys and girls every year for the last 5 years. Over the past 3 years I have had the pleasure of being selected to referee at the US Club Soccer National Championships and US Club soccer I was also selected to referee at Surf Cup in San Diego for 2016 and 2017. I was selected as part of the North Carolina Soccer Referee Association delegation to referee at the prestigious Southern Regional Championships in 2017 and 2018. For 2018, I was the Triangle Soccer Referee Association\'s Referee of the Year. I look forward to add more accomplishments in the future!