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James, I have read your posts and I totally respect you as a referee. And yes I am completely full of **** most times. But Im an old geezer , have personally run center at over 1500 games I may or may or may not know what I am doing. What I get from all of this, and from you is a greater aspect...

I was talking about the Tom Petty song.

Totally. Show up early, dressed to impress, ready to run and ready to run. Not sure why a couple of brandies, as referred to earlier is any different. Are you on the right forum?

Mary Jane is my friend......

Mahalo for your reply. The shot was taken within a second. All of this happened under two seconds. Id say on the nearer side of a second. I did lower my arm when I first saw it and a second later I blew my whistle. My thoughts are not what I did or did not do. But what are your thoughts on...

they protested what about the advantage. I told them I played advantage and then blew for a penalty. I got an earful but think I made the right call. I also posted this on a USA based ref forum.....but we are a bunch of nimwits here and I agree with that!

there was only one protest from defending team

Collegiate referees in the US are Grade 6 USSF officials. I am a grade 7, which is an adult competitive league. There is no change in referee grades for divisions of college soccer. If I was a Grade 6 referee I would referee any level of college soccer. Division 1 to 3.

It was a goal. And the AR was doing his job well. Move on I say. Did he miss it? Yes he did? Did he get bailed out? Yes. Should he be deducted any sort is just nonsense. If I had to only observe this one clip of this AR I would give him a 9.33

Just today were our league finals here. Small population and everyone knows everyone. I am the ref admin, assignor and also blind apparently. I had the opportunity to walk over the 4 10U coaches today in the semis that there was absolutely no referees for their games. Besides sending someone...

Great thread. I once played advantage in a banger or a men's league game. Attacking player in the box dribbles around a defender while getting a severe chopping at his legs, I show the arm out. Attackers somehow manage to get a shot off while falling down straight to the keeper. I am still...

.Hmmmm. Calmer manner I disagree with unless you know what he was said to him. Hats off to the referee on this one and it would absolutely help

Wholeheartedly agree, I would not write a report. If you were off the pitch already than your job is done. You could act as a concerned citizen at that point which is what I would have done as well even if I was still suited up. But once I am off the pitch it clearly tells me that my role as a...

10U finals here tomorrow. Two equal overtime periods and then PKs. Also, ask your assignor or league. Here we use golden goal in overtime.

I would abandon. They can piss off for all I care. The mens league here on my island folded due to referee abuse. No one here wants to referee their games. Mind you, we are a very small region, we only have 4 mens league teams but its still the same stuff no matter where you are on the planet. I...

My dream came true today, well at least in my mind. About halfway through the first half of my game today, a parent was berating my brand new junior referee over an offsides call in a blow out game. Low and behold, I look over, and am joyed to see who it is. This parent, and both of his kids...

I am not sure what the referee was thinking on his positioning there and why he was not looking at the goalkeeper. It appears to be a very clever push on the goalkeeper which should have stopped right then and there with a free kick. I would have liked to see the referee in the penalty box and...

Great points everyone. I had to wait for the ball to go out of play to warn several parents today during a match. Most of the warnings and cautions I give out is due to sheer ignorance of the LOTG lets alone the game itself. Red player is taking a shot on goal inside the penalty area, he has...

Id say you were pot on in my mind in your handling of the game and also the responses.

Great job in my mind and only could hope I would do the same thing in the same situation. If the player, already on a one caution, encroaches that much on a penalty kick, receives a warning, than promptly does it again, that player is asking for a second caution and a send off. As positioning...