Finally got myself back in the middle yesterday. Lost my U18 game to the weather (again 
) but got a late call asking me to do a 9v9 (U12) game on a 4G pitch. There was a -5 windchill and I couldn't feel my hands or feet by the end, but it was fantastic to be back after almost two months.
Anyway, I arrived and did my pre-match checks as usual. As i was checking the nets, one of the coaches wandered over and said "this is professional ref, I've never seen a ref do that before". Really? I thought that was something that pretty much every ref does?
With it being U12, you get the odd girl playing. The home striker laughed when he saw he was up against a girl and told his teammates how easy it was going to be; he's probably climbing out of her pocket as I post. Brilliant!
) but got a late call asking me to do a 9v9 (U12) game on a 4G pitch. There was a -5 windchill and I couldn't feel my hands or feet by the end, but it was fantastic to be back after almost two months.Anyway, I arrived and did my pre-match checks as usual. As i was checking the nets, one of the coaches wandered over and said "this is professional ref, I've never seen a ref do that before". Really? I thought that was something that pretty much every ref does?
With it being U12, you get the odd girl playing. The home striker laughed when he saw he was up against a girl and told his teammates how easy it was going to be; he's probably climbing out of her pocket as I post. Brilliant!
). First time reffing those particular teams but not my first time in that league.