It is artificial, hence why I sent the email. I don't want some poor ref trying to upgrade get to the field, realize they didn't get around to...
I worked an adult game on a unique field Saturday. Lightning kept us in the locker room until 25 minutes before kick off. The referee and I...
From last year's manual:
From what I've seen in MLS Next Pro, it leads to players saying, "Give me a second," and they get up. What makes this work is that the cool off...
This week's games would have been assigned the week after the senior match officials returned to MLS.
Fun fact: The ground drops off past the corner flag for AR2 at Toyota Field (San Antonio). On my first warm-up run down that line to stop at the...
I worked a UPSL line Tuesday night that was delayed due to lightning from 7:30 to 8:45. There was a light rain for the entire game. The game...
Intramurals with offside? *shudder*
A number of years ago I got this advice after a game (I think it was still PDL). Most of these guys are here because their college coach demands...
At the HS I went to, boys varsity and jv played in the stadium, but sophomore, freshmen A, and freshmen B were on various quality fields....
Playoff soccer is the only reason I consider doing high school. You start getting larger groups of spectators that they aren't used to. Players...
My favorite was when a coach had lined a field himself. The penalty areas were about 52 yards wide (with about a yard wider on the bench side...
I find that interesting considering that these assignments would have been made 2 weeks ago.
I did a Jr College game on Saturday. It was my 3rd middle there and I've given at least 1 red card in every game. This was the first to the home...
I *saw* that Austin II vs Tacoma Defiance was a snoozer for the first half with one yellow. The second half started out with 3 yellows in the...
