An overview of the posts here on a wide variety of topics often recommend that various issues be "discussed at the pregame". I have been...
Rather than tack onto page 3 of the "arms around the attacker" save I thought I would add this here. U-13G district game - ball is hammered on...
GU-14 today. I doubt that there was any 2 minute period of the game in which a sub was not called for. Both sides subbed ones and twos and...
Question sent to me by close personal relative in reference to a women's rec (premiere division) game: "Can you give a player/coach a card...
A Saturday with three games. Two GU-14 games in fairly constant rain that left me muddy, tired, and wet. Then a frantic drive to a third game...
The Pierce County (Washington) referee's assn sponsors a "Super Saturday" all day clinic in February to allow refs to get their entire yearly...
I have suffered under the handicap of never having played the game (when I was a kid I never even heard of soccer much less got any opportunity to...
Last weekend in a GU-12 premier game, every time I called for a throw-in or a IFK/DFK the ball was mis-spotted by one team by many yards. I was...
This weekend at GU-13 game I have no ARs. The field is one with sunken permanent lines so they can't be seen easily except if youi are well to...
It was a gorgeous day in the Puget Sound area today - high 60s with a breeze and sunny. My games were on a pitch in good condition and I was...
In the WUSA San Diego-Washington game it looked as if the Freedom had tied the match in the 2d half after a long cross ricocheted around the area...
Situation: PK by A1 and keeper parries. Prior to kick A2 encroached slightly into the area. Parried ball goes to A2 who one-touches it...
Ah with the Memorial Day tournament the new season starts and I try to get the old aging Brain Housing Group back up to speed. I had a premiere...
Situation: A1 is goalside of D1 who is 2nd to last (2d2L) defender when A2 tries to chip the ball to A1. The chip loops short and D1 moves...
BU-12 State Cup round robin game. First half is fast but under control. Blue has a kid who has been shaving for 3 years and a 1-0 lead. 2nd...
At monthly meeting two interesting issues were debated: 1. Where is ball placed after O/S call? Technical answer is where offense occured...