I was wondering if anyone on the board (either an official or assignor) has much experience with the Dragonfly scheduling and assigning system? I...
No ref content, but I wanted to post this about how I got into the sport. Those of us of a certain age (well, old) remember our only glimpse of...
Good Evening….we play middle school in my area under Federation rules and I was wondering if I am missing the prohibition of artificial...
A good thing, we have had a solid influx of new referees for our upcoming high school season, some with USSF experience, and some first timers. I...
Buried In the bombshells from earlier this week about the Reyna’s and the WC and the Coach, was a text exchange from a few year’s back when the...
It was mentioned on a different thread, and I wanted to get a few of you to weigh in here: here’s the video of Duke v. UCLA [MEDIA] Is there...
Just wanted to post that I got everyone of the “touchy feely” questions WRONG!
In my state (NJ), for high school, I belong to a local referee association that is sanctioned by the state, and therefore I pay a fee to both...
I am hearing horror stories from assignors and also from fellow referees about the current drop off in numbers of Referees renewing, and the...
It is a reduced HS State Tournament in my area and I have been completely frustrated by the lack of respect towards referees by coaches and...
The ‘ol trick corner came up in conversation while we were waiting to start today. I said verbal deception by a PLAYER is fine, but verbal...
We recently passed the deadline in my state, but I’m still not going to let the cat out of the bag on the question. However, we do open book and...
This thing just popped into my inbox, and since I was a research marketing guy in my working days, I like surveys. I always take them. This was...
I’m going a little stir crazy. Cleaned the basement and found 2 unopened surge protectors and the biggest ball of twine you have ever seen. But,...
i would like to get other’s opinion on whether you think carding coaches has made it EASIER to squelch dissent. I went from ask to yellow in about...
This is my 15th USSF season, and With all the changes in the last couple of seasons, I am having the hardest time when to raise the OS flag and...
Recently, our state announced a move away from using Arbiter and turning to Zebra Web for all sports beginning in the fall of 2020. A quick...
The things you learn sitting under a tent at a college showcase! Our four man crew was between matches at a very well run girls college showcase....
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/the-keeper-conceded-a-corner-from-his-own-kick-out-strong-winds-force-match-between-arbroath-and-stranraer-to-be-aban...
For the longest time, I have been interested in how we miss calls. I’m not talking about judgment calls where there is some disagreement between...
I HATE it. Not just as a referee, but as a viewer. I hope it doesn’t catch on, because it is a bit confusing. Is the pointing at something? Or is...
i am doing a President’s Cup match this coming Friday, and I was looking over the ROC and came across this one: Substitutions: i. Substitutions...
I have done more solo matches in the last year than in any other year, and I think that trend will continue. My question is one of positioning....
HS Boys Varsity, bigger schools 1-2 in their division. Home team had lost the first match between the 2 schools. They had not lost since that...
[MEDIA] I know we probably have had this punch discussion before, but how is this not SFP, PK and a dismissal. Why is it the fault of the...