IslandReferee
Active Member
Aloha everyone. I am referee admin, assignor, and instructor on a very small island in the state of Hawaii. I am Grade 7 USSF referee and have loved this job since I put the shirt on 5 years ago. I know this may not be the right forum for this but ATM I have issues for Sundays games. I will keep it short and sweet. We are short referees on my tiny island. We have a total of 3 adult certified referees and one is retired, one is me and one has never run a game. There is a game tomorrow, U18 boys, same coaches and players played this past fall. In total, they have played 12 games with each other and there have been 6 major incidents including coaches coming face to face, players getting red carded for dissent and for taunting. Coach is asking who I am, while I was the 4th official two weeks at the game, asked me if I wanted to fight twice and who I was after he screamed bloody murder at my referee. I was center last week and it was the same usual stuff. Four cautions for dissent and one for USB. I could have easily tossed one player and most likely more. I requested a meeting with all parties, coaches, league admin and also my HS admin because these kids are that age. The offending coach cannot be there because he is too busy with his 4 teams and his snack bar. For real! He will be there tomorrow either coaching, warming up or cooking hot dogs.
When there game starts I will be just walking off my 4th game all the while trying to manage every other games assignment. Help and thoughts appreciated.
When there game starts I will be just walking off my 4th game all the while trying to manage every other games assignment. Help and thoughts appreciated.