It may be of little consolation to you now, but the USSF is attempting to develop decent officials and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Earlier this month, 50 Development Academy referees were invited to the four-day 2012 Professional Referee Preseason Camp in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. All officials – 20 referees and 30 assistant referees – have worked Development Academy matches since the Academy’s inception in 2007. “The four days that we were there, we got to see what we can improve on, what U.S. Soccer’s looking for, what MLS is looking for, and we focused on our decision-making process,” 26-year-old referee Kevin Terry Jr. said. “In addition to the training and fitness, we had meetings with MLS coaches, and [U.S. Men’s National Team head coach] Jurgen Klinsmann was there and talked to us briefly about the impact of U.S. Soccer.”