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Aloha my fellow referees from The Garden Isle. I just wanted to say Mahalo to everyone here that posts. There have been times when I need some support. I am the assignor, admin, and referee on my tiny rock and sometimes I just need to log in and check out what everyone has to offer. It really...

Good stuff Shef. I agree, as Bob Dylan once sang..".the times they are a changing" and as referees, we need to adapt as well. If I didn't live and referee in the moment I should be canned. I just had a Grade 4 referee, which I have no idea what that means in American football. MLS maybe which is...

Shef I didn't play back before they made the balls round....I know a bad joke! Or...... maybe not but I have noticed in the past few matches in my younger age groups, U12 and below these little rascals are starting to tactical foul. I am not sure if that was a thing back in the day in the...

I agree I worked with one of my older center referees today who has been around the rock for a while and we all agree. Play on! This was a match I was worried about centering due to the fact that there was so much dissent in the previous match I did with them in the middle. Funny how things work...

I have acutally been centering a lot of U12s solo as of late and it is not the best scenario. I beleive i have gotten quite good at it. When I feel the ball is going to be sent into an attacking half I have turned to look at the defenders to notice their positioning. It is not an ideal situation...

That is one tough question but I am a sucker and hoping for B. Our new generation with the guidance of dedicated old farts such as myself will bring the youth around! Wait scrap that, the panties of today could not play in the 70s nor could the old farts play with the laws of today....Loaded...

As a referee who runs a lot of multiple games. I do 4 plus a week, every other Saturday I work 4 in the middle. The mental aspect of this does not get spoken to about enough. I get the fact that some of us, including yours, truly may be able to physically run 3 or 4 games in a day. The mental...

If we had a referee game on our phones where we could use guns and swords to slash and maim the notorious offenders I would be king!

I am pretty sure it is a worldwide epidemic!

I have been wearing the Diadoras for a number of years and they work well for me. Fairly inexpensive and actually hold up well.

I had a U12 girls game this past Saturday with a pompous ******* of a coach....their club seems to think their **** doesn't stink and that they have run of the field. Well, not when I am in the middle. Coaches own kid is an above the laws kind of a player. The coach does not have any idea how to...

I agree. Not a legal PK and job well done!

Funny how these days no one knows the LOTG besides us referees yet were the ones getting thrown under the bus!

I am not sure what he was not seeing there. Clear PK all day long especially at that level. I agree, glad I am not the worst in the world!

I agree, in my mind, you are doing fine. As far as the dissent goes in this level some very stern warnings go a long way to let the kids know what kind of a referee you are and what you expect out of them. If they choose to ignore your previous warnings than let the cards flow freely when...

Agreed Miley!

And yes the dissent is a major factor in my decisions. I also recruit a lot of youth referees and i am so adamant about referee abuse here. It is one my number one things.

Tino it is not, you are spot on and I was a bit weak. I probably should have tossed the coach but it is a small rock and i am personally more lenient than other leagues across the pond. But thanks for the input, it all helps. On a side note, I am also the league assignor and ref admin so I am...

Shef I would actually hold my own daughter's referee check if you would come. She will be perturbed but I can work magic here and I welcome you!

Haha I would pay what I could to fly you two to Kauai. Although you may have to sleep on the beach!