educate and instruct hand-picked officials by the Alabama Soccer Referee Committee.
Referee Showcase
December 11-13, 2025
The Referee Showcase will be held during Gulf States Showcase in Foley, Alabama. This is a premier event with top-level youth teams from around the Southeast being scouted by college coaching staff.
Mentorship
Instruction
Networking
What is the Referee Showcase?
- The 2025 Referee Showcase hosted 9 Professional Referees & Mentors–including the US Soccer Vice President of Refereeing, Kari Seitz–and 75 officials who were recommended to the academy due to excellent officiating skills and superior performance in their region.
- Officials travel from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma to be mentored by FIFA and PRO referees.
- All referees are provided coaching and feedback from Referee Coaches and Mentors throughout the weekend.
Showcase Mentors
The Referee Showcase hosts pro-track and career referees who offer professional advice and training to officials.
Check out the 2025 mentor profiles here:
Official Mentor Lineup Announced for the 2025 Gulf States Referee Showcase
Brooke Mayo
FIFA AR 2018 to Present; PRO 2, Tier A Official
Honors
- Olympic Qualifying 2020 Games
- NWSL Challenge Cup Final official 2021
- World Cup Qatar 2023 Qualifying Game
Nick Uranga
FIFA panel, 2020-present; MLS, AR 2016-Present
Honors
- NWSL Championship Final – 2016
- USL Cup Final – 2016
- NASL Final – 2017
- MLS All-Star [RAR] – 2018
- Open Cup Final – 2019
- World Cup Qualifiers – 2022
Jared Peeler
Arkansas State Referee Committee, Chairman
Honors
- National Referee Coach,
United States Soccer Federation - National Emeritus USSF Assistant Referee
- National NISOA Referee, Referee of the Year
- State Assessor
Who do I contact for more information?
- Officials interested in attending the Showcase event should be prepared to provide an assignor reference and background/experience information on their application. Applications with incomplete personal or reference information will not be considered.
- All applications for the Referee Showcase must be placed through the official Referee Showcase Application Form. You can contact referees@snapsoccer.com with any additional questions.
Past Referee Attendees
ALABAMA
Kimberly Alewine
Dominic Aragon
Obed Asare
Michael Bloodworth
Sean Breedlove
Sergi Cebrian-Claramunt
Abram Chamberlain
Luke Davis
William Davis
Mercedes Del Toro
Bilal Dere
Avereigh Easterling
Natalie Easterling
Coral Gubler
Emily Hardin
James Harris, III
Tim Holt
Dan Jasnowski
Dana Johnson
Hunter Kilgore
Denton Kimberly
Benjamin Landrum
Chase Landrum
Jamie Lugo
Brian Mainwaring
William Mandy
Vanessa Marshall
Sloan Miller
Keener Morrow
Derek Mummert
Claudiu Muntele
Laura Muntele
Chambers Newell
Harrison Newell
Eze Nwaeze
Tyler Payne
Anibal Perez
Hollis Real
Abbie Grace Renshaw
Kimberly Rigsby
Caanan Rodocker
Thomas Russell
Saeed Shiri
Julie Smith
Andrew Thigpen
Jacob Wilkinson
Ryland Yasurek
FLORIDA
Noah Alford
Isabelle Austin
Ashlyn Birch
Tristan Brubacher
Alexander Collell
Jamie Cummins
Redd Escallier
Youssef Fdilat
Logan Mercadante
Sami Nizam
Jason Powell
Paxton Powell
Selena Smith
Solomon Smith
Julius Smith
GEORGIA
Mark Frost
LOUISIANA
Alex Hall
Daniel Vela
MINNESOTA
William Edwards
MISSISSIPPI
Stedman Ashley
Ivan Cardona
Dominik Knoll
Aidan Williams
OHIO
Pacific Nshimyumukiza
OKLAHOMA
Bogdan Bodiu-Fish
Haleluyah Fish
Yophiyyah Fish