The Things We Hear

FYP.

 

HS parent after the 2nd whistle of the game:
"That's 5 calls, and none of them for Red!!"

 

I think throw ins are disputed so much by parents because it's the only rule some of them understand.

 

Don't tell anyone, but they do have the best view about half the time.

 

ECNL game today, referee blows to address an injury:

Parent: "You can't stop the game! We had forward motion!"

 

And its about the only thing they understand about the game . . .

 

The ball leaving the field of play is the only situation where no one can deny that the referee needs to make a call, so everyone feels empowered to make it for them.

 

...as well as being blessed with a better angle from the vantage of their lawn chairs three yards off the line than the AR who's standing on it.

 

That and the fundamental difference in how soccer treats boundary lines and balls beyond the boundaries compared with basketball and football.

 

"No, it was travelling."

 

Yesterday's D3 women's game. Last ten minutes of the game, ball goes completely across the penalty area, towards my AR, who signals for a corner kick. White defenders are not happy. "How can that be a corner kick??? Who touched it? Who touched it?" I replied, "White." A black team defender near me says, "Good answer."

 

Too many fun (internal) responses for me not to post this.

• "Not anymore!"
• "Actually, progress was stopped back at the 45. 2nd down."
• "Perpetual motion is a myth, lady."
• "Didn't you know that forward motion is illegal at the snap?"

 

Was doing a girls' JV HS game over the weekend. Blue gets called for handling, at which point one of the blue players (not the offender) wonders out loud why it was a handling foul. White player nearby attempts to answer, but the Blue player cuts her off and says, "I know what a handball is, thank you very much!" I was really tempted to interject with a, "No, I don't think you do..." but it was better to just let it end there.

 

CR for "State" playoff game today - first year with a combined private/public tournament at the end of the league seasons.
Most private schools here play modified-LOTG, these playoffs are NFHS.
I explained that to the two head coaches (I was shocked, shocked I tell you to find out they had no idea of ROC even about potential OT/KFTM )

Anyway - an assistant coach shows up late, and apparently (according to AR1) immediately starts telling girls on the bench:

"These refs don't know what they're doing"

What did we do to upset him? I made the stopped clock signal after a goal, and stopped the clock for the 20 seconds between the goal and kickoff.

AR1 shut him down and mentioned the NFHS rules - but seemed like it went over this guy's head.

(also, since we knew it was going to be a blowout - ended 8-2 - I ran a reverse diagonal just for fun, but I doubt that was what got under his skin. AR1 told me the guy was generally upset with the NFHS things - not that they had any impact, and not that I blame him)

 

They also think they understand "handball". (Of course, they haven't a clue about deliberately handling the ball.)

Amazing isn't it, how watching Jenny or Josh play for a couple years makes parents qualified referee assessors.

 

Mine this week was the parent completely beside himself that we weren't calling all the "high kicks" in a Gu14 game . . . .

 

The one that's bugging me right now is the "What? What's he calling? He's calling that NOW?" in reaction to my usually slow whistle. I do the point-and-look-for-advantage thing, but the more I do it, the more I think I still prefer the early "PLAY ON!" with the bring-it-back if advantage doesn't develop. Yes, at the pro level the players (and maybe some of the fans) understand the looking-for-advantage part ... but in the U-15-16-17-19 games I'm doing, it seems as though few of the players and none of the fans do (and I'm not sure about many of the coaches).

But I did have three silent advantages in the PA converted for goals yesterday. That was nice.

 

Maybe he just paid $5,000 last week for little Miss's new braces. Age is about right.

 

50 year old adults. Teammate of player who was just called offside said his belly caused it. Offside player says "no I think it was a little lower that caused it"

 

Maybe if there were faces near the kicks I'd be more persuaded by your attempt to bail him out . . .

 

I agree with the players and parents part, but I feel like most of the coaches add those remarks after those calls in an attempt to game the referees...

 

Yeah, there's that ... and then when you do occasionally blow a quick whistle it's "We had the advantage ref! C'mon!"

 

Therein lies the proof then - you can't call it both ways!

 

from Seattle...Middle School Girls match

http://www.komonews.com/news/crime/...ddle-school-girls-soccer-match-230673541.html

 

Wha? They calling games in shifts out there in Seattle?