Because of the shortage, I have my fourth full size field center in my 10 years of refereeing. My first in 11 months. U14 girls state league, and...
Congratulations. Well deserved.
Maybe the statute of limitations is up. Regardless, I am not re-certifying as assignor for next year. A local club gladly pays for duals for 9v9...
Since they have 3XL jerseys, I would love to have 3XL polos and jackets. Oh well.
Middle school girls game. I was solo. First goal was on an offside. It dawned on me after I replayed it in my head. Final score was 8-0, but I...
I once had a solo 9v9 game, Sunday tournament game, and told the spectators that "the restaurant got my order wrong last night. I considered...
"You are the fourth official. You have the authority to overrule the center." This is the second time I have heard this from a coach. I have been...
Nor the coach. U10G game. Player takes a rocket shot to the head. I ask the player if she is OK. Coach said "She's fine." "Coach, I'm asking...
I was AR1 and the CR "ejected" AR2 in a tournament game for having white stripes on his shorts. I was CR the second game and I allowed the...
If I had a dollar for every time I heard a referee say that...
"Lack of knowledge..." I ran across this as a 4O in a UPSL friendly. PK. The kicker took two steps, then hopped on his right foot forward all...
Couldn't impeding with contact be called there? "Just backing into her..."
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Yessir, that was an answer on the test.
IIRC, I missed two questions last year on my recert test. Today I messed six. I'm slipping.
Wow. The only referee I blacklisted is because after he accepted Saturday state league games, he turned them back the Thursday before so he can...
No. The new grassroots referee class requires an in-person class. Everything else, including SafeSport is online.
A new adult referee (not quite referee, still has to have the new class) just called me complaining about SafeSport. "Why do we have to do this?...
And it wasn't me! Of course, I can run the 40 meters in 6.4 minutes...each.
A camp for mentors, assessors and assignors.
You mean Sunday July 30? I plan to be in Leeds this Saturday.
As confused as the U-12 girl wearing 99 today and I asked her if she was a Wayne Gretzky fan.
3v3 game, U13 girls. As I am walking behind a goal to get to my field, a player took a hard shot on goal, it sailed over the goal, and caught me...
"Come on, guys. You're embarrassing me." - Marco Ortiz
Overheard in many U9 games when that kind of goal is scored. "Does that count?"