Gary Huber
MO - 2021

Experience: 

  • Past President of Board of Directors for NISOA 2021-2022

  • President of NISOA 2019 – 2020

  • Vice President of NISOA  2017 - 2018.

  • Secretary NISOA 2015 - 2016.

  • Led NISOA through the Pandemic Covid-19 maintaining educational expectations, instituting Virtual Instruction in lieu of actual in person learning.

  •  Re-vamped the structure of NISOA eliminating nonessential personnel and duties. Added essential personnel such as Managing Director, and Sr Director of Administration to better operate the Organization currently and for future considerations.

  • Worked with all programs to maintain a sustainable budget that allowed NISOA to maintain its 501-C Status.

  •  National Director of Assessments NISOA overseeing the assessment program for the entire United States for 10 years.  

  • Served as a National Instructor and National Assessor for over 15 years for NISOA. 

  • Served as Region IX Regional Representative NISOA four years.

  • Served on various AD-HOC committees during my NISOA years such as Strategic Planning Committee, Summit Committee, etc.

  • Serving on NISOA Foundation Fund as Past Chair and Secretary.

Experience Administrative:

  • 18 + years Coordinator of Officials Missouri Valley Conference D-1  

  • Coordinator of Officials AMC NAIA & SLIAC D-3 Conference

  • Assigned Independents D-1 D-2 D-3 17 + years

  • Assigned over 13,000 Collegiate games over 20+ years.

  • Established training programs, evaluated performances,

  • Recruited new officials yearly.

  • Worked with conference and coaches to implement NCAA rule changes as pertaining to the referees.                   

  •  Regional Referee Administrator for United States Soccer Federation 26,500 Referees (USSF) for 12 years to develop and train officials in the Region, which included the Midwest states of  Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana as well as 6 more states.  Most of the NISOA officials used came out of this developmental program.

  • Established videos & call ins on strategic plays that happened with Q & A with all officials.

  •  Past President of MIDWEST ISOA College officials Association 10 + years

  • Past President High School Soccer Association of St Louis MO 8 years

Referee Experience: 

  • 5 years USSF National Referee.

  •  A-League, MLS, D-3 Referee.

  • 25 years USSF State Referee Missouri

  • 17 years NPSL, AISA, MISL Referee, 484 games.  9 Championships   Series, 11 Semis, 4 Finals

  • 2 All Star games

  • USSF  U-19 National Championship Boys & U-19 National Championship Girls Referee

  • One of only Two Referees to accomplish this in the US

  • Numerous Mo State Cup Championships ’85-’97 U-14 –U19

  • USSF  Open Cup Championship Referee “89, 91 Men’s over 30  National  Championship

  • ’87  ‘92   Referee.  Women’s Open Cup Championship Referee ’90 ‘92

  • Women’s Over 30 National Championship AR ’87,’88

  • Men’s Open Cup AR  ’91, ’93, ‘94

  •  NISOA  Referee  25+ years,  D-1 D-2 D-3 NAIA JUCO 

  • JUCO National Championships  ’91  ’92,  NAIA National Championships  ’94 ‘95

  • D-1  D-2  D-3  Post Season Official, 1st Round, 2nd Round, Quarter Finals.

  • Missouri Valley Mens & Womens Finals, Big 10 Mens & Womens Finals, Big 12 Men’s &  Women’s Finals, Conference USA Men’s finals.

  • Officiated  following conferences, ACC,  Big East, Pac 12,  A-10,  C-USA, Summit, GLVC, OVC, MAAC & Horizon 20 years plus.

  • High School Referee 29 years  1,700 + games including  7 State Championships, 13 Semifinals, 28 Sectional, 56 District competitions. MSHAA Mechanics interpreter 10 years.