As long as we're not on the subject of socks, let's talk about ... pants. I need some new long ones and I haven't bought any in a long time....
The article below prompted me to look and see if we have a more general, rather than specifically anecdotal/episodic, thread on this topic. I...
He hasn't been on since March 6th. Is he OK?
May you always call it both ways, and never have to ref after last week's ref, and ever be the best ref they've ever had. Cheers, Bubba
Tennis means less than nothing to me, but this is very interesting on many levels from the refereeing point of view:...
All of a sudden functions that produce a popup (alerts, quote-reply, etc.) are not working for me in Firefox. Still work OK in IE. Is that just...
... in the inbox this morning. Focused entirely on our views of our own state referee administrations. Thoughts?
In the 20 minutes or so that I watched, it seemed to me that the referee (who I thought was otherwise doing very well indeed) was allowing an...
Any parking tips for Bobby Dodd?
...for another year of making me a better referee. And maybe a better person. Nah, probably not. Cheers.
Victor Trejo, in a Mexican amateur league match in the state of Hidalgo. Several stories:...
... what would it be? For me I think it would be "They have to ask for ten." No wait – it would be "But I got the ball!" Hmmm, I dunno. What...
Interesting article (and comments): Why 70 percent of kids quit sports by age 13 #1 reason: "It's just not fun anymore." As youth soccer...
Soccer referee arrested after urinating in front of players and fans Perhaps the best part: "I'm not saying that had any impact on the outcome of...
I struggled with whether to share this item; it's so utterly, horrifically tragic on every level. There's nothing really to be said about it –...
I found this article (brought to our attention courtesy of Jim Allen) very interesting: Ruiz: “Yellow, red or nothing?”
Has anybody bumped into an issue with drones yet? Do any of your venues have a policy regarding them? There was one hovering over the spectators...
I just got the following e-mail from an assignor: Uncertified Referees - GREAT NEWS If you are an uncertified referee (meaning you don't have a...
Bryce Harper and Manager Matt Williams Ejected After Harper Steps Out of Box "I don't think 40,000 people came to watch him ump today, plain and...
From today's Atlanta paper: A Chattahoochee High School soccer player is facing criminal charges after allegedly punching a referee in the face....
Didn't know where to put this, but had to put it somewhere. From the ref's report: "That is when I called both coaches together and told them...
Couldn't find a good recent thread place to put this, but it's something we've discussed occasionally, so I thought y'all might be interested in...
What does Question 18 mean?
I know we've talked about this at length before, but can we talk about it some more? It's still something I tend to struggle with. This...
Maybe for the WC forum, maybe for here, please move if the former: NYT: Where Dishonesty Is Best Policy, U.S. Soccer Falls Short "Klinsmann, who...