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I think we can all agree that this only further proves that it's a problem that leagues aren't addressing. First off, your comparison of "MLS...

Oh HS soccer might be the worst of all events. It has the world's worst combo of: Coaches: -I've seen them all: track, football, volleyball...

Fair enough. I still don't agree with the call, but that's likely a reason why I don't work these games. Thanks for the explanation.

So he gets to the spot before the keeper leaves the ground. He doesn't undercut the keeper as they run towards the spot (attacker starts inside...

I went to a Regional ECNL tournament years ago because my state asked me to go. Usually I'm not interested in taking off time, but it was over a...

I was going to comment that it's par for the course, until I realized that for the past few weeks I've received emails stating that refs will be...

A follow-up then is what they view is a part of the business of soccer? A referee training organization...that has no referees? Is PRO not part of...

I think the issue here is that this crew was using headsets. Clearly we need to leave them for National referee use only.

Well I'm going to say the defender got the ball first, not the keeper. Using the potato quality replay, it looks like the attacker took out the...

If we look at other US Minor Leagues for the major sports, the only ones who might get a shorter stick are the Umpires in MiLB. Those guys...

We can use that same argument for USL refs who screw up while they are mic'd up. I love blanket statements like that. "There have been numerous...

Well, when you don't have enough assessors to meet the demand for assessments, you have a "dearth". What I said was (and it's possible I misheard)...

Oh you're in MD? That's a different animal. They have a Maryland Mentor Group or something that's great for guys trying to move up. I'd try and...

1. Assessments can vary. Especially in the new environment. I live in the DC area and one of the assessors told me that there is currently a...

I swear I thought that the intent of changing the grade system was so people like this guy wouldn't need to ask this question. The most honest...

If we want to get "pedantic", he was wrong only in that Maryland isn't included. The email was from "mdcvasrp-message", which stands for Metro...

Would anyone here risk getting assaulted for another dude making a major mistake that you couldn't fix? A mistake where you told him repeatedly to...

If I'm on TV, sure, I'll follow the law to the letter. But how many of us will have this affect us in our local leagues? Did a U18 DA game where...

To be honest, if anyone tells me to "**** off" they are getting sent off. Not much "management" is going to bring that guy to the world of the...

It's why I fully expect them to create an in-between grade for Grassroots Referees and Regional Referees within the next 2-4 years. They might...

I did a college game earlier this year as AR1. Start of conference play, both teams needed this win, yada yada. Players get chippy, talking, and...

1. I stop my watch. At the lower levels (D3 & JUCO) your clock people screw up consistently. The issue I face is restarting it. 2. What the...

Cause I'm good at it. I work college and down, and walking away from that money is crazy so long as I'm still healthy. The only thing I'll miss...

For the money. I started when I was a kid because getting paid to have a coach scream at you was better than paying a coach to scream at you. They...