I’m not from Ohio but was wondering if you could clarify for me why they have their sleeves bunched up? It looks like it’s freezing there anyways. But I noticed the 4th and 5th official did too. Any insight?
(I'm pretty sure), in the first Ohio game (last video) there is a loud bass drum being beaten, not by some senior boy from the band; but by the confrontational dad in the other video. He seems pretty invested in that team.
That game was in August. Even in Ohio, it's pretty hot here in August. ETA: If you meant the playoff game, it was actually pretty warm around here last weekend (in the 70's).
If you mean the dad that went after the referee and had to be corralled by the police, his daughter has to be so embarrassed. I’ll bet he’s a joy for her club coaches. If his daughter is a good enough player to play after high school, he really needs to temper his attitude and chill out. His behavior is a huge red flag for any potential college coach.
Oh 70s is warm too… I’m just a different part of the country. is there something in the state rules about a mandated uniform? Why not wear short sleeve? Lol
As far as I know, there's no rule on long or short sleeves. I think it was a noon starting time, so maybe it was cooler to start the game and too late to switch to short sleeves? My son's HS program doesn't have the same budget apparently - they didn't have a long sleeve version of their uniforms.
People in the Midwest have a strange relationship with temperature. They get really extreme with either complaining it’s too hot or cold. Even though it’s likely very middling in temperature. I know people that act all sorts of offended if you think it weird they wear long pants in 65 degree weather.
Not living in the Midwest. 70 degrees isn’t hot imo. But the long sleeves rolled up was an interesting look and most of the crew seemed to have that done by the black cuff. Just an interesting observation. Maybe it was humid?
Couple of points : First, midwesterners are weird. There are a non-negligible amount of referees around here who only buy and wear long sleeve uniforms. I've heard two explanations for this phenomenon: They hate wearing sunscreen, think long sleeves look better, and are willing to marginally suffer more in the summer months. There was a guy from Iowa who almost made the MLS as a center referee who refused to wear short sleeves as a matter of principle. They don't want to spend money on uniforms they hardly wear. Lots of the spring and fall seasons are played in temps in the 60s or lower, so they figure they can just buy long sleeve uniforms and roll them up if they absolutely have to. There's a college referee from Illinois (who refs in many of the major D1 conferences), former national AR, who does this. Other refs follow. Second, what video are you looking at ? Looks like everyone is wearing short sleeves in both videos, and the cuff you mention is the armband for either beeper flags or a headset communication system.
I am a HS assignor and I assigned over 2400 games this fall. I referee rarely now, but I go see refs all the time. This video we are discussing is absolutely frightening. The coach should be fired. The spectator should be arrested. My advice to the losing coach. Score more goals.
Well I get that. I never owned a long sleeve in Cal South. I always was surprised when I saw someone wearing one. I thought that they must be pretty high up to have a shirt they'd wear just a couple times a year at most.
In NY, high school refs wear NISOA jerseys as opposed to USSF jerseys. When I first joined the high school board, the advise we were given was to buy long sleeve jerseys if you couldn’t afford both. The reasoning was that you could always roll up the long sleeves and you would definitely need the long sleeves later in the season since HS soccer is a fall sport in NY.
i looked back at the officials in blue and you were right it was a band to hold the mic’s. the other video with the referees in red . One did have the sleeves rolled up but most of them had SS. I’m just fascinated by it bc I almost exclusively wear SS in the middle. Almost to the point where it’s only LS if it’s raining, extremely cold night game or I’m on the line.
I exclusively wear SS, just got one LS yellow sized up one so I can wear something underneath. Getting the nice tan is one of the perks of refereeing, can't believe people will want to avoid that with LS. My bigger problem is my hands getting too cold. Does anyone have suggestions for gloves that keep the hands warm, but aren't too bulky so you can still reach into your pockets and have dexterity and all that? I have a pair of Adidas shield gloves or something and they basically just keep out the wind and that's it. I need better for nights in the 40s-50s.
When I got my Ohio HS certification last month, one thing that was mentioned was that every ref was required to have a short and long sleeve jersey in yellow and green. And to be assigned to a regional finals (state quarterfinal) game (the video with the incidents), the refs would need to have a number of years of HS games under their belt. Most likely, they’ve each got every color in their bag, long and short sleeve.
You have to understand why we seem so weird about temperatures. In October when it hits 40 degrees we put on jackets. In March we put on shorts. Don't look for logic in it, it's not there.
Years ago, Arizona had a thing that serious referees always wore long sleeves. And, this was before shirts had zippers, the top button was always buttoned. I think there was also a FIFA/MLS referee at the time (Kevin Stott?) who always wore long sleeves. One year, I was doing the USASA national championships tournament. O-40 men national semi-final. Medium warm day, IIRC, but not really hot. Short sleeve weather for us locals. The woman referee said, "I think we were long sleeve. Is more elegant, don't you think?" We wore long sleeves. I have to tell the rest of the story about that game. This referee was, at the time, from the San Francisco Bay Area, but had been a FIFA Referee in Costa Rica. She told us that her first 1st division pro game in Costa Rica, as a woman FIFA, she was hit in the head with an orange, just walking to the center with her crew. "Whore!" "Lesbian!" "Tortilla lady, go home!" and that was just the women in the crowd yelling. One of the teams in this O-40 men's game had two old guys who were the managers and appeared to be the sponsors of the team. I hear one of them exclaim "National semi-final and we've got a p....y calling the game!" The other guy tries to shush him, I think with a remark about not getting the referee against them before the game even started. So I'm the 4th and the game starts. She's got this game in the palm of her fist. The second old guy sidles up to me after about five or six minutes and asks, side of the mouth, "where's this referee from?" I told him, "She's from the Bay Area now, but she was a FIFA Referee in Costa Rica." He had no further questions. The next day was the final for men O-40. I was standing near the field as the game started, with someone on this board and, when the whining started two minutes into the game, he shook his head and said, "I can't watch this," and he walked away.
I'm curious about opinions on this one. The angle isn't the best in the video. Akron vs Pittsburgh in the NCAA men's tournament yesterday. The keeper was called for a foul in the 9th minute. The action starts at around the 30-second mark in the video.
Can’t really see if the keeper gets the ball. Certainly seems like it but they definitely don’t come up with it. So at best it’s a touch.
I think it's a good call. The last touch on the ball by the attacker is a touch to the left to try and dribble around the keeper. This puts the ball slightly out of reach of the keeper who has to reach across the legs of the attacker to get to the ball. (which he does not entirely do) The Referee seems to be in a pretty good position to see the ball being touched to the left by the attacker. My 2 cents.
Situation: There's a drop-ball outside the eighteen. You fail to check for an opposing player right behind you. You drop the ball and the opposing player swoops in and slots the ball into the net but not before you blow your whistle for not respecting the distance. Was it correct to blow the whistle because the player did not respect the distance (Law 18 -- common sense) and the restart is another drop-ball OR do you let the play run out and have the restart be a goal-kick because the ball only touched one player (Law 8.2)?