Busy September for me!

[Keep]

I play and ref in an adult league where my wife works, and I just got my ref schedule for the fall session. Through september I have exactly two days off. I either play or ref doubleheaders every other day. Yikes! I'm going to be busy and burnt out on soccer by the time the leaves change!!!

[kevbrunton]

For anyone who referees high school and/or college in addition to USSF, I imagine that this time of year is extremely busy for all of us. My wife refers to the time from Aug 15 thru Oct 18 as the 8 weeks of fall hell because I am gone nearly every night and most weekend days.

My son still plays high school, so about the only nights that I don't referee are the nights that he plays. Many of the weekend events that he plays in I still referee. This fall, in those approximately 8 weeks, I have 48 high school games, 10 Div 1 adult amateur league games and 7 college games.

Combine that with 18 to 20 games for my son's high school and I think I only have 4 free evenings between now and the end of sectionals -- and those generally get filled when our assignor has last minute requirements for someone to pick up a game.

But she doesn't mind because we generally take the $2500 or so that I make in the fall and blow it on a vacation. This year I think we're going to St. Martin in November.

[Keep]

St Martin's sounds nice! I'll pick up around $750 or so reffing all those matches in September. I imagine my October will be roughly the same. Dunno what I'll spend it on. I've got $100 or so earmarked for a couple new fish for my saltwater aquarium, and $50 or so for FIFA '04 when it comes out in October, but that's about it. Maybe buy something nice for the wife. :-)

[Keep]

Well, reffed the first doubleheader last night. 94* and about 90% humidity at the start of the first match. Talk about a sauna! :-P

Now have to play a match tonight, ref one more tomorrow, and then the weather is supposed to finally break over the weekend. Whew!