The World youngest referee and member of the Trinidad and Tobago Karate Federation (TTKF) Referee Council will be working with new candidates for the National referee exams. The emphasis will be on the written test.
Nicholas Seebaran at 18 is the youngest Continental Referee certified by the World United Karate Organization (WUKO). He recently graduated Magna Cum Laude for Evans High School in Orlando and will be staring college in the New Year. He already has twenty-seven college credits as a result of dual enrollment and college courses.
Nicholas Seebaran
The US-based karate official will be assisting TTKF’s head referee Lex Springer in preparing candidates for the WUKO Continental course in November an s part of the WUKO Caribbean Cup Championships which will take place in Trinidad and Tobago. Nicholas is a also is ‘AA ‘ referee with the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) National Karate Programme and a graduate of the American Sport Education Programme (ASEP) Coaching Principles course.
Over twelve countries will be sending officials to the course. Among them are USA, Guyana, St. Lucia, Grenada, Cayman Islands, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, Bahamas, and Jamaica.