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    Youth refs in US need to pay 120 dollars to work

    Last time I checked I was a concrete mason....bwaaa but am hands on
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    Youth refs in US need to pay 120 dollars to work

    Ouch...and yeah just a frustrated referee. The later sounds great.......But yeah move the thread to where it belongs. I have now moved on to working for free only....if anyone has some jobs please let me know..........
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    Youth refs in US need to pay 120 dollars to work

    I know... Wrong category and maybe wrong forum.... who knows but what a tragedy. My last USSF post apparently got too personal so maybe I will leave my name out. But for real, 120 dollars with no gear included being paid less than last season..... Oh well.... guess we will continue to be...
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    Reffing games involving family

    Scotty thats a great post. I say call it as you see it, I have already told my daughter that I would toss her if she was out of line and most players know it . I believe that if you feel that you can call the game as a referee then you call the game as you see it. I have tossed the...
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    USSF REF DEPT

    Thanks, Shef. It is a mess here for the smaller communities among others for the referee program. I am going back to work for free on the real grassroots level here in AYSO and will not renew my license. It's a **** show here as far as US Soccer goes and they will hopefully figure it out...
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    USSF REF DEPT

    Sad to say I will not be refereeing the Kauai Interscholastic Federation soccer this season. Nor Hawaii State Youth Association either. I put up the names because everyone at least here needs a title. This is a call out to the small grassroots league. We have less than 600 players and per season...
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    USSF REF DEPT

    My name is ............ here on the island of Kauai. Grade 7 referee, Grade 8 assignor, and past Kauai referee admin. I call you all out here first and foremost. I am not going to make this a lovely email for you. You all in the referee department in the US have dropped the ball for over 10...
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    USSF REF DEPT

    Kauai here.
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    USSF REF DEPT

    And I will send two emails a week to these morons for 6 months......I know everyone has ref troubles but this is really a travesty.
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    USSF REF DEPT

    Aloha everyone and I hope everyone is well. It's been a long time, I needed to take a very long break after this past season and really hope everyone has had some great matches. The USSF referee department here is a mess and its troubling. I dropped out because I could not get any help at my...
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    Celtic v Rangers Youth Cup Final

    What age group is this? It seems fairly young. If this is U12 and under I say "Play on!". We have kit requirements here as well and were are so laid back that I make sure to remind the teams that are going to the finals off the island to wear the same color undergarment in High School. I mean...
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    Play on or Failing to Respect the Distance

    Several items...... First off hats off Ossie on some outstanding refereeing! A lot of us here are hardcore referees and a lot of us are beyond that into the admin side of things. A lot of the referees I know do not have the balls to show reds when they should. This is grassroots 101 and a great...
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    Commentating on the game

    I use my voice when needed and straight to the point. The players I referee know how I referee and those that do not hear it from me in my pregame speech. Mostly youth stuff here with some occasional men's league but I let them know what I do not like and what I tolerate. I mostly say things...
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    Handbags at Dawn

    What is your description of violent conduct? Does there need to be bloodshed? Not for me there does not.
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    football refereeing changed my life for the better

    Great read and thanks for sharing. Whether you are grassroots or premier league, refereeing will help you become a better human and it takes balls to make the calls that we make. Only referees know this and why we are a team no matter where we come from and what level we are at. You have my back...
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