John O' Kane
Cell: 469 688 0434
jpokane@sbcglobal.net


Arbiter
Dallas North Chamber
FC Dallas
FIFA
MLS
North Texas Men
North Texas Soccer
North Texas Women
NTX Referees.org
Official Sports
Plano Youth Soccer
Premiere Academy
TASO Dallas
TASO Tarrant
UEFA
US Soccer


Rainout Telephone Numbers:

Chamber: 972 738 9000 Box 5
NTPSA: 972 238 9668
NTWSA: 972 407 4573 Box 1
PYSA: 972 422 7972




"Serious Foul Play" (click here to view)

"Foul Master" (click here to view)


John's Top 20 Videos

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  • Adults

Set the tone of your match and make it easier on how you officiate. Eliminating
the hard tackles early on will set the tone for the remainder of the match and sometimes an early card is warranted. Talking to the players using 3 letter sentences helps. "Knock it off"; "I’m watching you"; "Don’t be silly" are simple effective tools to use to maintain Law and Order on the fields. Use your personality to keep order.

Upcoming Events:
Coors Light Cup: Late Oct/ Nov: TBA
Wendy's Tournament of Champions: December 6-7, 2008
UIL High school Begins: January 2, 2009
Texas Winter Classic: February 6-8, 2009
Spring Kick Classic: April 24-26, 2009

Fall Season dates:
Chamber restart: September 6, 2008
NTWSA (Women) restart: August 24, 2008
NTPSA (Men) restart: August 24, 2008
PAL restart: September 7, 2008
PYSA restart: September 13, 2008

Spring Season dates:
TASO Dallas: January 2, 2009
Chamber restart: February 7, 2009
NTWSA (Women) restart: February 8, 2009
NTPSA (Men) restart: February 8, 2009
PAL restart: February 8, 2009
PYSA restart: February 7, 2009


Referee Resources
Arbiter: How to use it

New Referees Introduction Letter

North Dallas Chamber:


NTWSA Referee forms/ reimbursement

Plano Youth Soccer:

Referees report of misconduct

PDF download
Word download

Dallas Area Soccer Fields

Referee Photos

Law 11: Offside explained by USSF

My USSF pro clinic notes