A lifelong Tacoma native, Scott Webster has been a constant presence on the pitch as a soccer
referee over the past 20 years.

Born in Tacoma on November 8, 1963, Webster played a variety of sports growing up and
competed in cross country and track and field at Franklin Pierce High School before graduating
in 1982.

Webster coached several local soccer clubs between 1996 and 2009, but it’s been since 2005
that he’s established a nearly 20-year career as a United States Soccer Federation referee.
During that time, he’s logged more than 2,500 matches refereed. Beginning in 2009, he has also
worked with the Washington Officials Association, where he has refereed 85 high school district
and state boys and girls matches.

Webster spent five years refereeing for the Washington State Special Olympics, with more than
120 regional and state matches and serving as the center referee for the high school state
unified championship in 2018. He has refereed for a variety of leagues, state cups, and
tournaments during his 20-year run.

Off the pitch, Webster has also served in numerous administrative roles for the Franklin Pierce
Soccer Club, the Pierce County Soccer Referees Association, and the Rainier Soccer Alliance, and
he continues to serve as a USSF Soccer Referee Mentor.