Looks like I'll be taking over as our club's rec league assignor this fall and the club is moving from game officials to demosphere - does anyone...
04/16/21 Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes BBVA Stadium (8PM ET) REF: Armando Villarreal AR1: Kyle Atkins AR2: Jeffrey Greeson 4TH: Rosendo...
Received from the MN SRC today: US Soccer has made the decision to roll all 2020 certification through the entirety of the 2021 calendar year....
All MLS matches have been suspended for at least 30 days....
The local club I originally started working for several years ago has finally raised their match fees and and jump is significant at the older...
I wonder if this will have any real impact. https://usatodayhss.com/2019/new-la-law-criminalizes-parents-fans-harassing-high-school-game-officials
I've been having a discussion with another ref over this scenario. Team A scores a goal. While heading back up field you observe team A AC on the...
2018 registration requirements table for grade 7 from ussoccer website is below. The fitness test for re-certifying as a 7 has changed from not...
I was discussing my first red with a couple other refs and it turns out all of us first sent off a player for offensive language. This is not what...
My last game of the summer season was yesterday. AR1 for U14 girls, top level, state tournament qualifier final. Winner goes to state, loser...
Tonight I had a girl's U16 match, middle competitive level. It was very warm with a temp in the low 90's. The away team had 11 players, but...
At the youth level matches I work I like to use humor to keep things enjoyable particularly before the match. When I check in players now my...
I don't want to hijack the passback thread so starting this one. Probably a formative experience that played a role in me becoming a referee soon...
Blas Perez suspended for a game for kicking Herculez Gomez...
Last weekend I was centering a top level girls U15 game when an attacker took a shot from just outside the PA. As she was swinging her leg to...
http://www.rogersrebelssoccer.org/referee-information.html So rumor has it our state is down 1200 referees this season, and the effect is being...
Would you make this call? In this game I think the ref's hands were kinda tied assuming the AR made the call that the ball was still in play....
http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-10-07-new-york-red-bulls-vs-montreal-impact/details/video/51936 A rare DOGSO-H call. On first...
Cautioned a player yesterday for FRD on a DFK - but not sure it was the right call. Defender was a couple yards to the side of the attacker taking...
Had an eventful night earlier this week. I had the center on a U15 girls match followed by AR2 for U17 boys. My wife and daughter decide to come...
Called a double touch on a throw in tonight. I don't ever remember making that call before. I'm sure some stuff is rarer still - a caution for...
http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/05/23/yellow-card-kevin-dole-booked-ball-foul This is a great piece of officiating. How do we catch more of...
Beckerman picks up a caution in the first minute. Deserved, IMO. Don't see that every day.
8 cautions in this match. This one I think might draw the attention of the DISCO:...
This (clip 1) has been discussed in another thread: [MEDIA] And this (clip 2) is from MLS today:...