In Ohio, a second caution is a one game suspension, a straight red (I assume DOSGO qualifies) is 2 games and any red for fighting is 4 games. The...
Pretty sure it was, yeah. The Fox broadcast only showed it briefly, but after the call was made on Morris, you could see him in the background...
It didn't sound like they had any choice as they were on GameOfficials previously, which has shut down. But I can understand that perspective...
It's used in Ohio for HS games. I don't have any experience from the assignor side. Apparently, it was difficult for them to get used to, but...
Younger son finished his HS career with a 2CT. I saw, at minimum, the first yellow coming from a mile away. About 5 minutes left in the game...
I will say, my first few games as an AR (I got my grassroots certification in Oct. 2022), I was so amped up when I would spot a player in an...
B2007 means birth year of 2007. Technically, boys can play up (e.g. a 2007 team can included 2008 born players), but not the other way around....
As far as I know, AOA's academics are pretty good. Keep in mind, it's a very small boarding school (with some day students who live in the area)....
That's always one of those somewhat awkward situations where celebrating a meaningless goal (for the game outcome) means more to the players than...
My son has played Andrews Osborne a few times during his HS career (he's since graduated). It's definitely a school which brings in most of it's...
Our state does a seeding system (all teams make the playoffs), but it's got all kinds of flaws, two specific ones: 1. The seeding is done on a...
My older son was one of those youth refs that just walked away from the sport. He started around 13 or 14, mostly just doing local rec games and...
My son scored twice directly off opening kickoffs (one skipped over the keeper's head, the other one was placed upper 90. In both situations, a...
This is minor on the grand scheme of things, but I was so happy the other day when our younger son asked us to bring down his cleats and a ball...
On a completely non-referee related note regarding that IFK. I wonder how many teams are now practicing that double touch play? So many youth...
First full HS season is now complete (I'm not eligible for playoffs - and I'm leaving for Hawaii next week anyways :D ). Next week officially...
In Ohio, 2CT is a one game suspension, straight red is 2 games, red that's deemed as fighting is 4 games (that was just added a couple years ago)....
That's the dream of most of us - I really wish there were more AD's like that one that was proactive in handling that stuff. I swear, many of the...
Teach him how to flop - get the 'little kid' fouls. I'm (mostly) kidding ;) Seriously, when size is that much of a difference, the best thing...
From last night's HS Varsity Boys game: "You're losing control of the game, ref!" (Literally right after he shows a yellow for a bad tackle)....
Same here as well, but unfortunately, it didn't stop my crew from being verbally harrassed earlier this week from an asshole parent in the stands...
I was just coming to post that. Taking out two opponents with one studs up tackle. Impressive (and scary).
Was AR for a game Saturday night. Home team had a couple old teammates of my younger son's going back to his youth soccer days (U9/U10). A...
It wasn't the cards themselves that I considered dumb, just the utter lack of situational awareness involved, both my the player and the coaches....
Had one of the dumber 2CTs I’ve seen in a long time tonight. I was AR2 for a boys’ varsity game. Center gives a player a dissent yellow in the...