Not that I want to prolong the conversation, but I was the 4O on a junior college regional championship game and did not have comms. I communicated with the CR just like I did before officials had comms. There was one time I really needed to talk to him (an equipment/substitution issue) so I went to the nearest AR and had him get the CR over to talk to me. It's really not that difficult being a 4O without a comm.
Part of my pre-game for games with a 4th but no comms will include, "If you need me step forward on the the touch line." That came about from a game where I looked away from a challenge at midfield, heard a shout, and turned around to see the 4O, that hadn't been closer than 4 yards to the touch line, standing on the touchline, at attention, with an "Oh $h!i" face. It is easy and speaks loudly without making a sound.
In my state we never have 4ths for HS, and only have guaranteed trios for the semis and finals. Otherwise it’s duals unless the school wants to pay for a trio and the assignor can manage it.
Alabama actually had 4ths at State Cup for the U17-U19 games for the first time in a long time. It went fine for the most part but a lot first 4ths for a lot of people which I am sure some enjoyed.
A NEW HONOR: U.S. Soccer adds Fernando G. Alvarez Referee Champion Award https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2024...S5MSUxRys8RI5W5z9I_aem_7mYf5D3tFYMhyHpwzpEMTA Nominations for the award are open and can be submitted HERE, with the nomination window closing on Friday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. ET. Award winners will be recognized on a yearly basis at U.S. Soccer’s Annual General Meeting, beginning with the 2025 AGM on March 1, 2025 in Atlanta.
A shoutout to our crew yesterday - MLS Next U19, U17, U16. Local teams, big rivalry ... parents, coaches, and players were charged up. I think we got all the major stuff right and managed our way thru 3 highly competitive games. 2-2 in the first game, 5-4 in the 2nd (team was down 4-2, came back to tie and then went ahead on a PK in the last 3), and 1-1 in the 3rd (last goal was in the 92nd minute). 22 Yellows (2 dissent, 1 time wasting, the rest hard tackles or SPA), 1 Red (DOGSO), 3 parent ejections. A hard day's work but very satisfying.
That’s excellent refereeing. 3 high level youth boys games, an average of 6 “real” yellows per game (meaning not the cheap stuff like dissent, FDR, DR, etc), red card, spectator tossing. Brings a tear to my eye
One of my favorite moments in NHL history is when legendary enforcer Georges Laraque wore a microphone, and after a fight, they replayed what was said leading up to it. Check the one-minute mark:
Just like hockey without ice but bigger sticks. And old guys in shorts with a whistle. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p3D9j9cKvmE
Years ago, I had to have two wisdom teeth removed. My dentist at the time sent me to an oral surgeon, whose office was downstairs. As I'm sitting there in the chair, nervous as h e double hockey sticks, he tells me that he and my dentist were the dentists for the local pro junior hockey team. "Yeah, and they let us play sometimes......" A dentist who plays hockey? Isn't that like a respiratory therapist who smokes? I never went back to either of them.
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