Well. . .tonight I did a U19B middle and ran into a couple of coaches (same team) who definitely had absolutely no grasp of the big picture - or sportsmanship - at all. Here’s the situation. . .we have Gold vs. Orange. We’re at the 87th minute and Gold is leading 4-1. There were a […]
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Well, this past weekend were my first matches of the season. For mid-March in Columbus, the weather was unbelievable. Sunny with highs in the upper 50s.
In my first match, I was in the middle for a U19B match. I’d been fighting a chest cold for a few days and was concerned about how it would […]
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Today I was the CR for a U13G match with Blue & White. The ball was down in the White end. White player has her arms out away from her body and the cross comes in and strikes her arm. I really didn’t hesitate to blow the whistle and point to the spot (player was […]
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Sorry to everyone. I’d been meaning to blog about my Regionals experiences on a more ongoing basis, but really haven’t been able to work it in. Some of the reasons will be clear in the review.
Day 1 - continued from last post.
Check-in was smooth for everyone. Then we all went to dinner, hosted by the […]
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I’ve been a referee for a while now, and recently came across a situation where for the first I sent a player off after the match had ended. It was a U14B match at the Best Of The Midwest tournament. The match was pretty typical of a higher-level U14 boys match in terms of aggressiveness […]
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