Ok 45 official games into my career as an older ref ok my age is 69 but I’m able to do two games ona Sunday !! Last season started off great !! 15 games in no real trouble then as the season went in it got worse with behaviour from managers and parents
Yes I like all make mistakes but I have also had a lot of handshakes and good game ref from managers and players as well as parents so I can’t be that bad
Now I start to dread going into the field as it’s like a tinder box !!! Take Sunday ! 70 minutes into the game an under 15 s no problems at all but blue team losing 4-0 then I don’t give a handball which I thought was not !! Then parents start your the worst ref we’ve ever seen etc blue players then respond one of them looking at me with F///0f so I dismiss him but not that simple he won’t give a name he throws his shirt on the floor gives me another load of FFs finally he goes with manager on the field up in arms ! Minute later I give a handball to blues only to have one say Effing joke loud !! I call him over ask for a name and I’m met with a two single finger and a shout if Eff u !!! Again he won’t give a name but does eventually manager comes in to take his team off blue keeper swears at me and I dismiss him parents coming on etc so I abandon !!! How can a game go good for 70 minutes and then over a very innocuous hand ball to this !!! I look at my self but as I said to the manager whatever I did right or wrong good or bad ref I won’t be sworn at !! Red team all shake my hand and red parents ask if I’m ok and apologise it’s beginning to make me wonder about next weeks games I was on the verge of quitting last night but I won’t be beaten by these people even if I have to abandon every game why do we have to have 15 year old kids talk to someone old enough to be there grandfather
Sorry it’s long but I’m very frustrated
Yes I like all make mistakes but I have also had a lot of handshakes and good game ref from managers and players as well as parents so I can’t be that bad
Now I start to dread going into the field as it’s like a tinder box !!! Take Sunday ! 70 minutes into the game an under 15 s no problems at all but blue team losing 4-0 then I don’t give a handball which I thought was not !! Then parents start your the worst ref we’ve ever seen etc blue players then respond one of them looking at me with F///0f so I dismiss him but not that simple he won’t give a name he throws his shirt on the floor gives me another load of FFs finally he goes with manager on the field up in arms ! Minute later I give a handball to blues only to have one say Effing joke loud !! I call him over ask for a name and I’m met with a two single finger and a shout if Eff u !!! Again he won’t give a name but does eventually manager comes in to take his team off blue keeper swears at me and I dismiss him parents coming on etc so I abandon !!! How can a game go good for 70 minutes and then over a very innocuous hand ball to this !!! I look at my self but as I said to the manager whatever I did right or wrong good or bad ref I won’t be sworn at !! Red team all shake my hand and red parents ask if I’m ok and apologise it’s beginning to make me wonder about next weeks games I was on the verge of quitting last night but I won’t be beaten by these people even if I have to abandon every game why do we have to have 15 year old kids talk to someone old enough to be there grandfather
Sorry it’s long but I’m very frustrated