Scarborough Soccer Referees Association

The Martins

Three generations of Soccer Referees

    What happens in this family stays in this family and so it is with refereeing         

Cicero wrote: “Great deeds are not done by strength or speed or physique: they are the products of thought, and character and judgement. And far from diminishing, such qualities actually increase with age.”  A shining example of this is Sturgeon Martin.

Before Sturgeon became a soccer referee, he was associated with the Scarborough Maple Leaf Soccer Club. Sturgeon and Henry Helou enjoyed many successful years as Coach and Manager.  In 1982 he took and passed the referee’s exam. Over the past 31 years, he gained a wealth of knowledge and experience which he shared happily with many younger referees. Some are still refereeing today. As a scheduler, he assigned and mentored young referees in the District of Scarborough. Sturgeon is windingdown his refereeing career for some time now, and is handing over the reign to his three sons, Franz, Paul and Brent who are the 2^nd generation. In 2011 the 3^rd

generationemerged on the refereeing scene in the form of his grand daughter, (Kahra Martin) the daughter of his son Paul. During this time the Martin family have accumulated approximately 90 years of refereeing. This is a very significant accomplishment and needs to be recognised

Sturgeon is an asset to referees in general and the District of Scarborough. He continues to work with young referees.

Congratulations to Sturgeon and the Martin family