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Post by defensewins on Jan 9, 2014 15:49:04 GMT -5
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Post by defensewins on Oct 21, 2013 9:54:21 GMT -5
This isn't really in the same league with the parent described above, but I thought it might be worth noting.
On Saturday, at Allen Creek, a couple of U12 GSA Parents were loudly objecting to the center refs request that their camera and tripod be moved farther away from the sideline. This was before the game even started. They didn't move it after being asked twice. The ref had to walk over and move it himself.
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Post by defensewins on Oct 1, 2013 8:57:46 GMT -5
The parents weren't yelling any more than normal. I thought the crowd was fairly tame. The game was very physical and his foul calls were very inconsistent. It was so bad that at one point he called a foul (that seemed obvious to all of us) and our player had to ask him who it was on. It would have been nice to have someone experienced there watching.
I understand that Academy doesn't "count" officially. But to the kids it counts. I was simply asking a question.
Sorry if I offended.
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Post by defensewins on Oct 1, 2013 8:19:38 GMT -5
How old does one have to be to be a referee? Is there a rule here?
For the last couple of weekends, our academy teams (U12 Girls) have had what seems to be very young crews. Sunday, the center ref looked like he was at most 14 and the line refs may have been younger. I realize looks can be deceiving, but the boys seemed very "green" and timid. It didn't help that about half the girls playing were taller than they were.
This would normally be ok, but the calls were very inconsistent. It seems the younger refs seem to cave more to the parents that are yelling the loudest at the time (from my point of view anyway).
Maybe we've just had some new guys out there - just curious if there is an age requirement.
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