The Virginian Memorial Day Tournament 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's my comment on the refs. My 17-year-old son recently got his license and made his debut in this tournament, doing U11 and U12 games. He was center ref in his first game ever, which is certainly not ideal. He explained to all the coaches that he was a new ref, but he knows the game well and also explained how he would be managing the game.

He worked six games in two days and had his share of nutty parents. The coaches weren't too bad, with the exception being one guy from PWSI who screamed and cursed at him. Nice look for your club, PWSI. A grown ass man screaming at a 17 year old kid in a U11 game. And we wonder why no one wants to be a ref.

The irony of my son's situation is that no one has given refs more flack in a club and high school career than this kid. He's gotten a lot better as he's matured, but there's some poetic justice at work here lol.

I often joke that I took up reffing as penance for everything I ever yelled — not that much as a coach and parent but certainly a good bit in college and pro games.

[Anonymous]

Our kids played at lewinsville today and we thought everyone was friendly and the refs were good.

[Anonymous]

Refs were ok, but no excuse for only having one for the top flight finals. Also, having u11s play on the same size fields as u9s is crazy.

[Anonymous]

Syc parents... an air horn for seven year olds was a little excessive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Syc parents... an air horn for seven year olds was a little excessive

I thought the youngest age group was U9 which would be 8-9 year olds. Unless there is an SYC team that plays a year up, which sounds pretty SYC. FWIW, SYC parents in our age group were also pitas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you know they were being evaluated?

Some spring tournaments are used as ref training.

I'm a ref. Which spring tournaments are used as ref training? Can you provide any information on how the training works or how it's set up? I've never heard of this. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my comment on the refs. My 17-year-old son recently got his license and made his debut in this tournament, doing U11 and U12 games. He was center ref in his first game ever, which is certainly not ideal. He explained to all the coaches that he was a new ref, but he knows the game well and also explained how he would be managing the game.

He worked six games in two days and had his share of nutty parents. The coaches weren't too bad, with the exception being one guy from PWSI who screamed and cursed at him. Nice look for your club, PWSI. A grown ass man screaming at a 17 year old kid in a U11 game. And we wonder why no one wants to be a ref.

The irony of my son's situation is that no one has given refs more flack in a club and high school career than this kid. He's gotten a lot better as he's matured, but there's some poetic justice at work here lol.

I absolutely hate when DC plays PWSI. The parents are ALWAYS a-holes.

+1

Universally bad club culture. It’s horrifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did you know they were being evaluated?

They said so!

Evaluated for what? Some sort of promotion? What age group where the players?

[Anonymous]

i'm amazed that anyone does this tournament. SYC doesn't do any promotion on social media.

[Anonymous]

Had multiple kids playing. Decent competition, referees were fine, fields were good. Good local tournament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i'm amazed that anyone does this tournament. SYC doesn't do any promotion on social media.

I got a million ads pushed to me on FB about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i'm amazed that anyone does this tournament. SYC doesn't do any promotion on social media.

I got a million ads pushed to me on FB about it.

Other tournaments post pictures of players and teams, this one, there's nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my comment on the refs. My 17-year-old son recently got his license and made his debut in this tournament, doing U11 and U12 games. He was center ref in his first game ever, which is certainly not ideal. He explained to all the coaches that he was a new ref, but he knows the game well and also explained how he would be managing the game.

He worked six games in two days and had his share of nutty parents. The coaches weren't too bad, with the exception being one guy from PWSI who screamed and cursed at him. Nice look for your club, PWSI. A grown ass man screaming at a 17 year old kid in a U11 game. And we wonder why no one wants to be a ref.

The irony of my son's situation is that no one has given refs more flack in a club and high school career than this kid. He's gotten a lot better as he's matured, but there's some poetic justice at work here lol.

I absolutely hate when DC plays PWSI. The parents are ALWAYS a-holes.

+1

Universally bad club culture. It’s horrifying.

Doesn't change up at VDA either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's my comment on the refs. My 17-year-old son recently got his license and made his debut in this tournament, doing U11 and U12 games. He was center ref in his first game ever, which is certainly not ideal. He explained to all the coaches that he was a new ref, but he knows the game well and also explained how he would be managing the game.

He worked six games in two days and had his share of nutty parents. The coaches weren't too bad, with the exception being one guy from PWSI who screamed and cursed at him. Nice look for your club, PWSI. A grown ass man screaming at a 17 year old kid in a U11 game. And we wonder why no one wants to be a ref.

The irony of my son's situation is that no one has given refs more flack in a club and high school career than this kid. He's gotten a lot better as he's matured, but there's some poetic justice at work here lol.

I absolutely hate when DC plays PWSI. The parents are ALWAYS a-holes.

+1

Universally bad club culture. It’s horrifying.

Doesn't change up at VDA either.

Racist.

[Anonymous]

They don't need to promote on social media. They force all SYC team so play. We saw FOUR SYC teams playing each other in the Finals yesterday

This is their 50th year hosting this tournament and the only clubs that play in this tournament are the locals one.

Anonymous wrote:i'm amazed that anyone does this tournament. SYC doesn't do any promotion on social media.