In today's business environment, having the right tools to do the job is half the battle. You and I know the same is true on the soccer field. If you're like me you don't use just any whistle, or just any set of flags. You choose your whistle, your flags, your uniform to project a certain image to the players, coaches, and fans. Your cards also project your image.

That's why I created Custom Cards. In 1997, I finally found a special matte finish laminate that you can write on with anything--pen, pencil, permanent marker, wet or dry.

I experimented with several designs until I developed an easy to use format that captures all of the information you need.

I also discovered that referees like something to remember that special tournament or assignment. Some are just proud to display a card with their Association logo.

Many of the other products that I offer have grown out of a need expressed by my fellow referees in the Southern Illinois Soccer Officials Association.

• "Can you design something to keep track of subs in our college games?"
• "Do you have a 2 minute card?"
• "What about penalty kicks for overtime?"
• A friend of mine who is a national referee asked if I could make a set of miniature cards for a friend of his, a FIFA referee, whose wife just had a baby. That miniature card design turned into my bag tags.