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Character, Attitude and Control 7/15/2008

mary of stockton, ca united states asks...

after the game i told my kids we won even if the referee was on there side. the referee got on the coaches face and told him dont give me that bullshit...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/2/2008

George of Concord, NC US asks...

In a U14 girls game last year, I was involved w/ a game in which a coach delibertly ignored multiple warnings to back off the line, to allow me (serving as AR1) to have a good view of the line. To contribute to his failure to respect the warnings, he...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/8/2008

Jay Ramey of Sacramento, CA USA asks...

As I have read this thread and the past questions leading to it, this situation begs the bigger question. Why are these situations happening? As a local board member of soccer and softball, the past two years have been some of the worst I have expe...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/16/2008

David Maupin of Corona, CA USA asks...

Luckily, I've never run into a situation that has gotten so out of hand. However, I've reread the answers to this question several times and I'm trying to figure out the right course of action. There seems to be disagreement among the referee's ans...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/14/2008

Bob D. of Lowell, MA USA asks...

When is a goal not a goal?
Last Saturday my son's team scored a goal from a free kick. The ref made the advantage sign to the middle of the field. The players started walking towards the middle of the field for a restart. The goalie yells out "I...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/13/2008

Biff of Palatine, Illinois USA asks...

As follow up to my prior question and response to the panel, I submitted my query last week and before the esteemed panel could respond took an assignment of eight games at a local mid level tournament. With my teenaged sons as my AR's (who I would t...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/12/2008

Withheld of Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A. asks...

Here is the situation. U-14 Boys semi final division 1 (select) match in a regional tournament. I was the center referee. Throughout the game my two assistants and I worked very hard and the fans were very vocal (some more so than others). At hal...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/9/2008

Biff of Palatine, Illinois USA asks...

It now seems that with each new game the coaches get more beligerent and the parents appear less knowledgeable. I handle all age groups from U11s to U19s and find that, contrary to expectations, it doesn't seem to matter how long their children have ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/9/2008

Bob Roach of Charlottesville, VA USA asks...

In response to 19011

It was not mentioned one of the main reasons we don't have enough competent refs is that not only are refs paid very little, but they take a lot of abuse from coaches and fans. Many times the younger refs decide it isn...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/1/2008

Brian of Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

Hi, I am new to being a referee this year and am looking forward to it. I became a referee for a couple of reasons, one we seem to have a shortage of refs in the lower skills area such as Tier 2B and Houseleague (at times no ref will show) and I als...

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