Congratulations to Matt Stewart, who has been selected as the 2008 male youth referee of the year.
Matt is a graduate of Shadow Mountain High School, where he played varsity soccer. He has been officiating for seven years.
In 2005 Matt attended the ODP camp in Moscow, Idaho, and was then invited to officiate the Region IV Championships in Boise, Idaho.
After regionals he returned to ODP camp for a second tour.
Recently Matt has started officiating high school soccer, and was recognized by being an AR for both a quarter final and semi final match.
As Arizona’s referee of the year, Matt will be part of the delegation officiating the regional championships in June at Honolulu, Hawaii. He will
compete for the title of regional referee of the year, an award that has been won by Arizona referees in 2006 and 2007.