PCSC offers a solution to soccer ref shortage

Soccer referee. Photo: Aus Ref

PARK CITY, Utah. — Utah is suffering a shortage of soccer referees and the Park City Soccer Club (PCSC) is addressing its community shortage by hosting an entry-level soccer referee class on Friday, October 1, at the Park City Sports Complex at Quinn’s Jct. from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. The deadline for online registration for the class that has filled up in past years is Wednesday, September 29.

Click here to register.

Adults are encouraged to apply for the paid referee positions as well as those over the age of 13.

The PCSC builds community through whole athlete development and passionate pursuit of excellence both on and off the pitch for players 5 – 19 years old. Athletes enjoy a robust training schedule and compete locally, regionally, statewide and play in tournaments in other states including but not limited to Colorado, Nevada, and Idaho.  Each summer PCSC hosts the annual Extreme Cup in Park City, Heber, Oakley, and Coalville. 

The Club is headquartered in its new space at 6443 N Business Park Loop, Suite K.

Executive Director of the PCSC, Shelley Gillwald, has seen firsthand the benefits of having soccer athletes evolve into soccer refs. Her own son, Karsten, got his start in a class precisely like this one, rose through the ranks in a part-time capacity, He’s since earned the opportunity to referee for big matches on the big stage in Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium a.k.a., the RIOT, while pursuing his post-graduate degree in public health. 

On August 30, existing Board communications manager Michelle Oxton was voted in as the new president of the Board of PCSC.

Colin Hilton, past president of the Board of PCSC, said in a statement,“I love the sport of soccer and the inclusive role the Park City Soccer Club serves our community. I am happy to have helped the Club strengthen and improve its Board’s governance as well as provide a steady hand through this past challenging year.” 

Hilton is the Executive Director of The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation. As such, after serving the two terms for which he was elected, Hilton is vacating the PCSC Board dedicating further efforts to a bid for a 2030/34 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Donate to the PCSC Scholarship Fund here.