Jack McCabe


Eddie Pearson Award - 1996

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.

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