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State Cup 2008 Observations

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Well. . .the Ohio South State Cup 2008 is now in the books.
Apparently, Ohio South does State Cup differently than the other states in Region 2. In OH South, we have preliminary matches throughout April and then have the Round Of 16/8 the first weekend in May and then Semis & Finals happen the […]

Girls Gone Wild

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Last night I did a U15 Girls State Cup match and it was one of the craziest matches I’ve done in a while.  In the first half, the white team whined and complained every time one of them was even remotely touched, much less hit the ground.  During this time, the red team pretty much […]

Fitness, Part 2

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Well. . .yesterday was my first 4-match day, and it was sort of a wakeup call.  My first match was a U15 boys middle and I thought it went well, even with a send-off.   Then I had two ARs, a U17 boys and a U16 girls.  To finish the day I had a U16 boys […]

Obliging Those Who Lose Their Mind

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

I’m curious to hear from people about their strangest, craziest, scariest, or most bizzare red card.
For me, on two occasions I’ve had a player put his hands on me.
On one of them I was doing a U16 boys match I whistled a hard foul, and went to the spot to diffuse tension between the two […]

Preventing The Agony Of The Feet

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The older I get (late 30s), the more I believe that referees want one thing more than anything else.  It’s not a “four whistle match”. . .it’s not perfect weather. . .it’s not more pay.  What I think most referees want is more comfortable footwear.  Think about it.  The players play one or maybe two […]

New USSF/OSI Uniforms

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

As most of you are aware, USSF debuted a new style of referee jersey at the 2007 MLS Cup. Are you buying?
I’m hoping to be invited to referee at Youth Regionals in June, so I feel it’s pretty important to have them for the spring season. For most people, though, there’s just not […]