Mission Statement
The Metro Atlanta Referee Association promotes, develops, and supports the quality and growth of our referees. We do this by: 1) Cooperating with the USSF and state associations governing adult and youth soccer and their affiliated leagues and organizations 2) Administering referee registration, recertification, and grade management to meet the composite needs of competition throughout the state 3) Instructing referees with timely and innovative training throughout their career 4) Offering every referee the opportunity to develop to their full potential through assessment and mentoring 5) Fostering referee teamwork and fellowship to further promote peer mentoring and esprit de corps 6) Advocating and enhancing the assignment process to meet both the needs of the competition and foster development of the referees 7) Promoting exceptional referees to extend their careers to the national and/or international arena