Making a lot of assumptions about me over something not really relating to refereeing aren't we? Or do you prefer your refs to not have an opinion, so you can make it up for them? God forbid someone doesn't agree with you. Pretty sure I echoed your sentiment on your number 1. For number 2 Im sure you said teams double up at a recent tournament, guess it's not that big a deal. For number 3 I guess I don't think the coach having all his expenses paid to make a trip associated with his job should be the one having to be accommodated. All could be fixed by having these in the summer when, you know, most schools aren't in session anyway. Whatever, I'm over having you make assertions about me and who I am as a referee based on me not having the same philosophy as you in leaving school for sports. Have a nice day.
You don't disagree, you simply don't know the facts. Yup. tournaments like to make money. It can be a big deal and it is also not the best for the athletes to play two 90 minute games in a day and perform their best. It can be done but it certainly isn't preferable. What fantasy world has the tournament pay all the coaches expenses? Did you really say that?? The point isn't to accommodate the coaches anyway, it's to get the best exposure to the players. Our club seasons end in May/early June. You know, when school is out. Hard to put together national showcases when most teams have finished their seasons. Take your ball and go home. I do hope you are a HS only ref, or at least ref above the HS level. to not know how the system is set up when you are a part of that system seems more than a little odd.[/QUOTE]
My son went to Dallas Cup for a week when he was in middle school. His teachers gave him work to do to stay current. When we got back, the next week was his school's spring break. I have also taken both sons out for a week to go skiing. They also got homework to do every night.
I'm so old that Driver Education was a credit course in high school. The road test was scheduled just like all the other classes.
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 different occasions. I both cases, one of the players on the other team said "someone has to touch it first!" I asked, "Before he kicks it?" "Yes! Someone has to touch it first." That team never was awarded an IFK.
U9B Academy, deliberate header by a defender in the PA. I blow the whistle and announce indirect kick from right here (pointing to the spot of the header). Kicker comes up and asked "How do I do an indirect kick?" In his defense, this is the first year he was playing at this level. Last year, every kick was indirect for him.
"But ref! He hardly touched him!" "Just for my own clarification -- are you arguing the call?" "No sir. Thank you sir."
High school VB, off balance attacker crashes into a defender, sending him flying. I whistle the foul. "But he's so small!"
Or the alternate, where the tiny defender flings herself against the attacker and bounces off, and then can't figure out why she wasn't fouled.
The other night in a BV game a guy ran into a very solid, stationary defender and fell holding his face. I'm not sure if any part of his head hit the defender, but that's probably beside the point. When he got up he looked at me like I was blind. I simply said "You ran into him". That seemed to appease him, so I suspect he had exaggerated the whole thing. I heard the contact, so it wasn't a complete dive.
Brilliant. Reminds me of a U10B game I did at a rec friendly tournament a few years ago. Coach disagrees with me about a call. Me, blurting out for some reason: Coach, we are not arguing calls today. Coach: Oh, sorry.
Middle school boys ... "What was it ref?" "You were offside again. By a lot this time." "I don't know what offside is." "Come 'ere ..." He figured it out and scored.
In middle school I coach the coaches too. Heck for that matter in some of our JV and varsity games. And y'know, I'm not really coaching. I'm just 'splainin' ...
U12G. White free kick arcs perfectly and sneaks under the crossbar for a goal. Red keeper looks about half the height of the goal. she said "See, coach, I told you I need steroids." Everyone cracks up.
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 short while ago that the tournament I passed on started at 8am this morning at a Balmy 17 degrees. I'm in Florida on vacation!!
Totally, agree. I know people have great intentions about fairness, honesty, maintaining the integrity of the game, etc. but they do so at the expense of making their lives far more more difficult than needed. Obviously, this line of thought doesn't apply in all scenarios but if nobody is bitching about it, don't try to fix it.
Were you the AR? It's a Showcase. The college coaches aren't as important as you and they might think they are, don't care.
Men's O-40 2nd division, 2nd half. Manager asks me "Time, ref?" "We're only 18 in." "Just 18? Sorry, ref."