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![]() Public Relations Director Randy Vogt Randy has served as Public Relations Director, a volunteer position, with the Long Island Junior Soccer League since 1989. His press release have generated national and international coverage. He directs PR for the Long Island Fury. He is also a soccer referee, having taking up officiating in 1978, just after his 16th birthday. Randy has officiated over 8,000 matches during the past three decades. A memorable moment on the soccer field came refereeing Liberty Cup Moscow in August 1991 while the military coup was occurring in the Soviet capital. Another unforgettable moment took place when the Syosset resident was named a "community hero" and experienced 15 minutes of flame in carrying the torch for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He has been honored as the LIJSL's Referee of the Year in 2002, the New York Metro Intercollegiate Soccer Official Association's Assistant Referee of the Year in 2003 and the Long Island Soccer Referee Association's Referee of the Year in 2004. Randy recently authored a book on Preventive Officiating.
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