I just watched the QF Man City v Tottenham. On the final City goal Erikson (Tot) played the ball back toward his own goal. It looked deliberate...
Things you don't often see? I actually had a kid named Zlatan in a U13B game yesterday. He was also a third again taller that most of the kids...
The kid's name wasn't Nathan Robertson was it?
I think, by definition, dive is a strong word for this incident. It appeared to me like Griezmann's right foot lost traction and went out from...
I would like to see Croatia in the final. They really were impressive Saturday. Mandzukic ran out of gas at the end, but I can understand why....
Geiger and Marrufo are both still there. Marrufo had a 4O the other day, but I haven't even seen Geiger on the VAR list. Do you think he could...
I had a U19B game a couple of weeks ago. There was a foul on a home team defender who jumped into an opponent's back. Nothing serious. Not even...
We are implementing the build out line for U10 in our rec league this season. We've had a couple of training sessions focused specifically on...
I did a tournament in Atlanta a couple of years ago. The assignor game me four games, 2 ARs and 2 Centers, starting at 10:00 am in July. I was...
My hearing is not so good anyway, so I start at an advantage when it comes to parents and coaches. Don't shy away from or dismiss even harsh...
At thirty-eight, the chances are pretty slim, but could we possibly see her at the Men's World Cup in the future? Or maybe the UCL would be more...
I was working a tournament U12G final. There was an indirect kick inside the PA, and both teams were standing around looking at each other not...
Several years ago, a referee in my association gave a red card close enough to the recipient that he got head butted and a broken nose. I learned...
I was AR on a U14 Coed game last night. Blue was awarded a corner kick on my side. I saw the ball curve slightly away from the goal line, and...
It looks to me like Ramos, who is relatively stationary, is screening the keeper more than Messi, who is moving.
If I'm running at full speed when the offside infraction takes place, I will take two or three steps back toward mid-field to compensate for the...
During a U16B game this weekend, I heard the infamous, "They have to ask for ten" line. Same game at the very end. The score is 1-5 and the away...
U12 Girls Rec. Most players obviously have never played before. The main objective was to kick the ball as hard as they could regardless of...
For the first time in quite a while, a losing visiting coach (2-6) approached me after the game and walked with me the parking lot. We actually...
Last night I experienced the five most irritating words spoken to a referee several times. "How is that a foul?!" Not from a coach, but from...
U14C game Saturday. Thirty-five minute halves. A player asked "time,ref". I said "we're halfway there". The player replied, "No. How many minutes?"
I heard a good one at a tournament this weekend. U11B Select (Academy). The opposing team had been awarded an indirect free kick on two...
Most of the dumb things seem to involve surrendering the distance. I had one in a varsity game not too long ago. Free kick for white about forty...
I got a good deal on new Garmin Forerunner 10 ($50). The GPS and stopwatch work together, so it's good for a backup timer. The battery will get...
In the adult coed small sided league I ref in, they can have enough guest players so the team has one sub of each gender. The catch is, guests...