USHA Referee Certification
Become a Certified Handball Official today! In our effort to maintain quality and professionalism in officiating in handball, the USHA offers five levels of certification for referees. Read the updated Referee Certification Program HERE.
Level One
To become eligible to be a Level One Certified Referee, the applicant must EITHER:
• Complete and pass the Level One Written Exam; OR
• Attend and complete a referee clinic conducted by a Level Five certified referee.
Print out the USHA 4-Wall LEVEL ONE Referee Exam & Answer Sheet.
Print out the USHA 1-Wall LEVEL ONE Referee Exam & Answer Sheet.
Level Two
To become eligible to be a Level Two Certified Referee, the applicant must have ALL of the following:
• Completed and passed the Level One Written Exam; AND
• Attended and complete a referee clinic conducted by a Level Five certified referee.
Level Three
To become eligible to be a Level Three Certified Referee, the applicant must have ALL of the following:
• Complete and pass the Level One and Level Three Written Exams;
• Provide at least three referee Rating Cards (one of which must be for a doubles match) with a rating of average or better; OR
• Have an Evaluation Form completed by a Level Four or Level Five certified referee with a rating of average or better.
Print out the USHA 4-Wall LEVEL THREE Referee Exam & Answer Sheet.
Print out the USHA 1-Wall LEVEL THREE Referee Exam & Answer Sheet.
Level Four
To become eligible to be a Level Four Certified Referee the applicant must have ALL of the following:
• Already be a Level 3 Certified Referee;
• Provide at least 2 Rating Cards for singles matches with a rating of average or better;
• Provide at least 2 Rating Cards for doubles matches with a rating of average or better;
• Have an Evaluation Form completed by a Level Four or Level Five Certified Referee with a rating of average or better.
Level Five
To become eligible to be a Level Five Certified Referee, the applicant must:
• Already be a Level 4 Certified Referee;
• Conduct a USHA referee clinic under the supervision of a Level 5 Certified Referee;
• Prior to, or after giving the clinic, the applicant must pass an advanced rules knowledge Oral Exam. Such Oral Exam may be conducted by the host Level 5 Certified Referee or via telephone with another Level 5 Certified Referee as designated by the Referee Certification Committee.
USHA Membership is required to maintain referee certification.
Printable Resources:
Level One Referees
(Passed referee exam OR Ackerman, Dave © San Francisco, Calif. |
Ginn, Bryson © Taft, Calif. Girkin, Charles © Houston, Texas Goode, Matt © Tucson, Ariz. Goodman, Don © Framingham, Mass. Goranson, John © Mankato, Minn. Graham, Mike © Milwaukee, Wis. Graham, Rick © Ann Arbor, Mich. Gray, Art © Chicago, Ill. Gredvig, Roger © San Diego, Calif. Greer, Pete © Damascus, Ore. Grix, Art © Gold River, Calif. Gronseth, Paul © Claremont, Calif. Grossan, Geff © Las Vegas, Nev. Grow, Steve © Portland, Ore. Haley, Sean © Concord, Calif. Hamrick, Steve © Green Valley, Ariz. Hartman, Jim © Hamilton, Ohio Hartnett, Ken © Tucson, Ariz. Havener, Leo Jr. © Modesto, Calif. Healey, Paul © Silver Spring, Md. Hedger, Corey © Forest Grove, Ore. Henning, John © Tucson, Ariz. Henslee, Mark Lawton, Okla. Hinman, Jennifer © Hood River, Ore. Hittle, Ben © Yakima, Wash. Horwitt, David © San Diego, Calif. Howe, Michael © Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Hubler, Craig © Portland, Ore. Huestis, Julie © Forest Grove, Ore. Huff, Bill © Albany, N.Y. Hughes, Kristen © Austin, Texas Hunt, Joel © Lewis Center, Ohio Ingram, Bill © Oakdale, Minn. Johnson George © Inman, S.C. Johnson, Steve © Shakopee, Minn. Keasling, Jon Mt. Prospect, Ill. Jonna, Scott Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Jones, Derrell © Peoria, IL Jorgensen, Matt © Chattanooga, Tenn. Jorgensen, Ned © Ankeny, Iowa Junta, Tom © Laguna Hills, Calif. Karpenko, Stuart © Puyallup, Wash. Kastorff, Jack © Fair Oaks, Calif. Kearney, Mike Denver, Colo. Kelly, R. © Newport Beach, Calif. Kezlan, Tom © Kansas City, Mo. Kiland, Skip © St. Paul, Minn. Kilbury, Merlin © Tulsa, Okla. Kilday, Chris © Anchorage, Alaska Kloss, Kyle © Gurnee, Ill. Kolodny Howard © Kensington, Md. Kovas, Ned © Dallas, Texas Koziol, Chuck © Midlothian, Va. Kroll, Ron © Tucson, Ariz. Lakowske, Mason Portland Langhorst, George Duluth, Minn. Larson, Bruce © Marquette, Mich. Larson, John East Helena, Mont. Latona, Jay © Salem, Ore. Leidich, Ray © Stafford, Va. Lenhardt, Joe © Los Gatos, Calif. Leon-Guerrero, Everett © Modesto, Calif. Leone, Jason Gilbert, Ariz. Leveille, Jack Golden Valley, Minn. Levy, Joel © Cantonment, Fla. Lewis, Kendell © Charlotte, N.C. Lindemuth, Charles © Anchorage, Alaska Linnik, Mike © San Jose, Calif. Little, Tommy © Kansas City, Kan. London, Jim © St. Louis, Mo. Lovell, Bill © Mercer Island, Wash. Lowe, Jim © Temperance, Mich. Ludwig, Rusty © Grand Junction, Colo. Luna, Jorge © San Francisco, Calif. Lundy, Mike © Desoto, Texas MacDonald, Burns © Oakland, Calif. MacDonell, Duncan © Tucson, Ariz. Malmgren, Denny © Aurora, Ill. Manone, Joe © Milwaukee, Wis. Marker, Brad © Boise, Idaho Marsh, Jack © Portland, Ore. Martin, Joel © Bellingham, WA Mauren, Jerry © Cedar Rapids, Iowa McBride, Joe © Klamath Falls, Ore. McComb, Ed © Spanaway, Wash. McDonald, Joe © San Francisco, Calif. McGarry, David Jr. © Portland, Ore. McGrath, Mike © San Diego, CA McKenzie, Michelle © Puyallup, Wash. McKoy, Steve © Dallas, TX McQuillan, Mark © Shakopee, Minn. Mendonca, Cherylann © Sacramento, Calif. Meyer, Bob © Prince George, Can. Michael, Bill © Los Gatos, Calif. Miller, Bob © Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Mock, Bruce © Wrightsville, N.C. Moler, Ashley © Tucson, Ariz. Momsen, Eric © Fargo, ND Montijo, Abe © Tucson, Ariz. Morgan, Michael © Pensacola, Fla. Morris, Bill © Roanoke, Va. Mucha, Jeremy © Portland, Ore. Muller, Merle © Sioux City, Iowa Narayan, Shiva Tempe, Ariz. |
Natale, Tom Jr. © Tucson, Ariz. Negrete, Miguel © San Jose, Calif. Nell, Bob © Pittsburgh, Pa. Nelson, Dan © Lincoln, Neb. Nelson, Paul B. © GlenArm, MD. Ness, Ricky © Minot, N.D. Nichols, Dave © Houston, Texas Norman, Jim © Minneapolis, Minn. O’Connor, Joel © Nashville, Tenn. O’Rourke, James © Columbus, Ohio Ortiz, Nancy © Cherry Balley, Mass. Orgel, Charlie © Larchmont, N.Y. Padden, John © Castro Valley, Calif. Panasuk, Mark © Williston, N.D. Payne, Greg © Sunnyvale, Calif. Pearce, Joe © Sacramento, Calif. Pederson, Mike © Englewood, Colo. Penning, Fred © Corvallis, Ore. Perez, Vic © Los Angeles, Calif. Peixoto, Emmett © Pinole, Calif. Polanco, William © Brooklyn, N.Y. Polson, Richard © Fresno, Calif. Porter, Carl © Tucson, Ariz. Prather, Jack © Cincinnati, Ohio Prendergast, Jim © Portland, ME Prout, Bruce © Seattle, Wash. Quinlan, Don © Des Plaines, Ill. Quintero, Nelson © Miami, FL Raimondo, Phil © Columbus, Neb. Raimondo, Tony © Columbus, Neb. Ramirez, Rich © Sacramento, Calif. Ramsey, Hannah © Lakeview, Ore. Redondo, Armando © Fresno, Calif. Reece, Gary © San Antonio, Texas Reed, Russ © Salem, Ore. Robbins, Sandy © Miami, Fla. Roberts, Allison © St. Augustine, Fla. Roberts, Dennis © Emeryville, Calif. Rodahl, Carlyn © Farmington, N.M. Rodelo, Paul © Buena Park, Calif. Roper, Butch © Glide, Ore. Rudnick, Melinda © Forest Grove, Ore. Ruiz, Braulio © Tucson, Ariz. Santilli, Joe © Melbourne, Aust. Sapp, Ron © Agoura, Calif. Saros, Zack © Forest Grove, Ore. Saunders, Tom © Rio Rancho, N.M. Savage, Dillon © Forest Grove, Ore. Schaefer, J. Michael San Diego, Calif. Schmitt, Danny © New Braunfels, Texas Schoch, Tatum © Forest Grove, Ore. Sentman, Michael © Forest Grove, Ore. Shelgren, Mark © Foothill Ranch, Calif. Sherrill, Alan © Watsonville, Calif. Shults, Philip Ramona, Calif. Sicking, Paul © Fountain Valley, Calif. Sizemore, Greg © Laguna Hills, Calif. Smith, Albert © Salinas, Calif. Smith, Alex © San Jose, Calif. Smith, Chad © Lemont, Pa. Smith, Jim © Watsonville, Calif. Smith, Kim © Lopez Island, Wash. Smith, Michael © Grants Pass, Ore. Smith, Scarlett © Austin, Texas Snyder, Bob © Newport News, Va. Stadlberger, Rudy© San Francisco, Calif. Sterner, Rich © New York, N.Y. Sterrett, Robin © Chicago, Ill. Stevenson, Victor New York, N.Y. Stoffel, Tyler © North Mankato, Minn. Strausbauch, Ron © San Jose, Calif. Swanson, Roger © Portland, Ore. Swehosky, Frank © Ft. Worth Tamminga, Steve © Minneapolis, Minn. Taylor, Greg © St. Paul, Minn. Thomas, Joe Poland, Ohio Todd, Ed © West Haven, Conn. Travens, Jerry © Thousand Oaks, Calif. Trujillo, Alex © Tucson, Ariz. Trull, Craig © Lake Oswego, Ore. Trippett, Harry © N. Collins, N.Y. Tyrie, Carl © Boone, N.C. Uptmor, Mark © Asotin, Wash. Van Gorder, John © Portland, Ore. Vane, Mike © Shaver Lake, Calif. Vazac, Chuck Cleveland, Ohio Vidas, Kyra © Lake Forest, Ill. Vinson, Al © Seattle, Wash. Watkins, Chris © Victorville, Calif. Watterson, Rod © Hampton, N.H. Wecker, Mike © Portland, Ore. Wenrich, Tom © Lake Oswego, Ore. Westerman, Jim© Tucson, AZ Wheelock, Rick © Ventura, Calif. White, Jim © Tacoma, Wash. White, John © San Jose, Calif. Whitman, Randy © Miami, Fla. Williams, Geoffrey © Arlington, Va. Williams, Paul © Baldwin, N.Y. Wilson, Alex © Fresno, Calif. Wilson, Carl © Pierpoint, OH Wilson, George © Miami, Fla. Woo, Steven © Brooklyn, N.Y. Wurdack, Aaron Dublin, Ohio Young, Benny © Tucson, Ariz. Young, Norm © Lansing, Mich. Wadas, Cliff © Hilliard, Ohio |
Level Two Referees
(Attended Clinic and Passed Test) Armbruster, Hugh Fenton, Mich.Bardeau, Bob Loveland, Ohio Blankenship, Terry Austin, Texas Boyd, Pat Dawsonville, Ga. Burks, Pat Columbus, Ohio Cattron, Jay © Carlisle, Penn. Carkeek, Tom Arlington Heights, Ill. Comina, Terry Des Plaines, Ill. Conlon, William Palo Alto, Calif. Cote, Don Quebec, Canada De Bartolo, Tessa Renton, Wash. Drolla, Joe Metairie, La. Eberts, Miles Orlando, Fla. Fabian, Michael Moses Lake, Wash. Fambro, George Columbia, Md. Fitzwater, Thomas Cupertino, Calif. |
Freeman, Denny Carmel, Ind. Gast, Allen Farmington, NM Graetzer, Dan Missoula, Mont. Gruening, John Des Moines, Iowa Gutierrez, Matt Austin, Texas Hall, Jerry Lee Ames, Iowa Hickman, Bob Denver, Colo. Hitchcock, Mike Butte, Mont. Hogan, Denis Mainville, Ohio Irwin, Curtis Long Beach, Calif. Jarvis, Kevin Chicago, Ill. Kastorff, Jack Fair Oaks, Calif. Lohmueller, Bob Cincinnati, Ohio Marguglio, Ben Richardson, Texas Marquez, Luis Westcliffe, Colo. May, Jim Northfield, Minn. Melbar, John Wrightwood, Calif. Moler, Randie Burlington, Iowa Monsour, Thomas Harvard, Mass. |
Nett, Terry Bellvue, Colo. Parsons, Charlie College Park, Md. Peart, Peter Washington DC Phelps, Chuck Indianapolis, Ind. Reiter, Don St. Paul, Minn. Rudy, John A. Green Cove Spring, Fla. Saito, Kouichi Monroe, Ore. Santerre, Jerome Quebec, Canada Scarpati, Bob Los Olivos, Calif. Schade, Norm Minden, Nev. Silberman, Sheldon Golden Valley, Minn. Sterrett, Tim Chicago, Ill. Swedberg, Bob Oconomowoc, Wis. Tanner, Mike Pataskala, Ohio Vobach, Bill Denver, Colo. Werner, Mike Austin, Texas Woods, Bobby Spokane, Wash. Yannie, Noah Delray Beach, Fla. |
Level Three Referees
(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Arlington, Jim Anchorage, Alaska Bardwell, Bob Downington, Penn. Boyd, Pat Atlanta, Ga. Bray, Bill Dallas, Texas Bridges, Tom Sacramento, Calif. Brodie, Don Springfield, Va. Colgate, Mike Colo. Spgs., Colo. Delaney, Bob Tucson, Ariz. Fassler, Chuck Louisville, Ky. |
Ferber, Mike Ridgewood, N.J. Foster, Bob Camp Hill, Pa. Garrett, John Atlanta, Ga. Goosmann, Rich Dublin, Ohio Kolodny, Howard Baltimore, Md. Martin, LeaAnn Bellingham, Wash. Martinez, Tom Alta Loma, Calif. Matheny, Steve Peoria, Ill. McGivern, Kevin Shelby Twp., Mich. Norris, Bob Mechanicsburg, Pa. Nottingham, John Westlake, Calif. |
Padilla, Art Chapel Hill, N.C. Simon, Sam Des Moines, Iowa Stundins, Karl Dallas, Texas Tallman, Dennis Fargo, N.D. Tauzier, Jerry Kenner, LA. (Pending observation) Thoreson, Dave Gold River, Calif. Truitt, Bill Harrisburg, N.C. Ward, Jim St. Louis, Mo. Weil, Ralph Cincinnati, Ohio Werstein, Ed, Milwaukee, Wis. Wild, Dennis Milwaukee, Wis. Willeford, Dan Phoenix |
Level Four Referees
(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Positive Observation on Open Play) Benson, Jim Denver, Colo. Chapman, Fred Long Beach, Calif. Elliott, Ivan Ontario, Can. Esser, Sam © Olathe, Kan. Garcia, Gerardo Long Beach, Calif. Greenside, Gerry Las Vegas, Nev. Jhabvala, Murzy Clarksville, Md. |
Kastner, Walt Tillamook, Ore. Keller, Charlie Menomonee Falls, Wis. Kelly, Bill Fargo, ND Kiorpes, Steve Anchorage, Alaska Lowy, Lance College Station, Texas Meltzer, Mike New York, N.Y. Multack, Randy Bellevue, Wash. Natale, Tom Tucson, Ariz. Papathemetrios, Peter Concord, Calif. |
Reeve, Chuck Houston, Texas Roberts, Chris Chicago, Ill. Starcher, Ken Bellingham, Wash. Stoffel, John North Mankato, Minn. Thomas, Joe Poland, Ohio Vale, Jared Floral Park, N.Y. Wall, Jeff Dallas, Texas Wells, Michael Good Thunder, Minn. Zimet, Dan Baltimore, Md. |
Level Five Referees
(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Bardwell, J.R. Tucson, Ariz. |
Fink, David Tucson, Ariz. Fink, Rod Pittsburgh, Pa. Krueger, Matthew Tucson, Ariz. Lewis, Fred Tucson, Ariz. Roberts, Vern Tucson, Ariz. Robles, John Phelan, Calif. San Angelo, Vince Tucson, Ariz. |
Schmitt, Jennifer New Braunfels, Texas Smith, Jim Holland, Ohio Sove, Tom Modesto, Calif. Steele, Mike Forest Grove, Ore. Steinberg, Dave Portland, Ore. Sterrett, Dan Chicago, Ill. Tyson, Pete Austin, Texas Wicker, Charlie Tucson, Ariz. |
One-Wall Certified Referees
Level One One-wall Referees
(C: attended clinic, T: passed test)
Acosta, Isaac © College Point, N.Y.
Andreu, Andres Cary, NC
Baez, Benny Middletown, NY
Centeno, Carlos © East Meadow, N.Y.
Chu, Matt © Little Neck, N.Y.
Ciprut, Marc © Garden City, N.Y.
Cote, Don Quebec, Canada
Davidoff, Ken © Bellmore, N.Y.
Dubois, Laurence © Dunellen, N.J.
Estrada, Steve © Silver Spring, Md.
Fabian, Mike Moses Lake, WA
Falco, C.R. Raiford, Fl.
Fantauzzi, Raul © Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fazzino, Robert Brooklyn, N.Y
Figueroa, Veronica © Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fitzpatrick, Emmitt © Brooklyn, N.Y.
Frank, Mort © Potomac, Md.
Gantt, Buddy © Brooklyn, N.Y.
Larson, Stephen © Tucson, Ariz.
Lopez, David © Conway, S.C.
McConney, Karen © Jamaica, N.Y.
Mendez, Alethia © New York, N.Y.
Nadel, Elliott © Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nett, Terry (T) Bellvue, Col.
Palmore, Graham © Bronx, N.Y.
White, Charlie © Sewell, N.J.
Williams, Paul © Baldwin, N.Y.
Vale, Jared © Floral Park, N.Y.
Xue, George © Woodside, N.Y.
Zimet, Dan © Gaithersburg, Md.
Zimet, Eli © Gaithersburg, Md.
Level Two Referees
(Attended Clinic and Passed Test)
Carter, Jason Howell, N.J.
Dukes, Frank Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kolodny, Howard Bethesda, Md.
Level Three Referees(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Positive Observation)
Level Four Referees
(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Positive Observation on Open Play)
Daskalakis, Danielle Brooklyn, N.Y.
Polanco, William Brooklyn, N.Y.
Level Five Referees
(Attended Clinic, Passed Test, Positive Observation on Open Play Certified to Conduct Referees Clinics)
Grimm, Anthony Queens Village, N.Y.
Apuzzi, Al Brooklyn, N.Y.
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