Travel Soccer teams around NOVA let's discuss Part II

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let me put some color around what I saw and hope someone can tell me what happen. Yes, it's none of my business but I'm curious. It was around 3:30 pm on the Sunday of the Battlefield tournament. We had time to kill and sat at the top of the parking lot overlooking the turf fields when I saw a bunch of parents and the ref in a pushing (from my view could have been a punch/swat) match. Lots of screaming and then the field clears out and appeared one of the teams just got up and left in the middle of the match. Then cops show up and talked to the ref for a bit. Lost track after that.

You big tease, I was expecting more!

I was on bleachers between the fields. Apparently the Ref and a parent got into it based on some bad calls and when the ref approached the parent he was being filmed with what looked like a cellphone. Ref didn't not think kindly of it and slapped the phone out of the parent's hand. Parent called called cops and attempted to file assault charges. It was more entertaining than my daughter's finals loss!

Thank you for the details. That is truly interesting. Both the parent and ref sound like idiots in this case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let me put some color around what I saw and hope someone can tell me what happen. Yes, it's none of my business but I'm curious. It was around 3:30 pm on the Sunday of the Battlefield tournament. We had time to kill and sat at the top of the parking lot overlooking the turf fields when I saw a bunch of parents and the ref in a pushing (from my view could have been a punch/swat) match. Lots of screaming and then the field clears out and appeared one of the teams just got up and left in the middle of the match. Then cops show up and talked to the ref for a bit. Lost track after that.

You big tease, I was expecting more!

I was on bleachers between the fields. Apparently the Ref and a parent got into it based on some bad calls and when the ref approached the parent he was being filmed with what looked like a cellphone. Ref didn't not think kindly of it and slapped the phone out of the parent's hand. Parent called called cops and attempted to file assault charges. It was more entertaining than my daughter's finals loss!

Thank you for the details. That is truly interesting. Both the parent and ref sound like idiots in this case.

True, but only one of them has a job in youth soccer, and it was that one who escalated a verbal confrontation into a physical one.

That ref should be done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let me put some color around what I saw and hope someone can tell me what happen. Yes, it's none of my business but I'm curious. It was around 3:30 pm on the Sunday of the Battlefield tournament. We had time to kill and sat at the top of the parking lot overlooking the turf fields when I saw a bunch of parents and the ref in a pushing (from my view could have been a punch/swat) match. Lots of screaming and then the field clears out and appeared one of the teams just got up and left in the middle of the match. Then cops show up and talked to the ref for a bit. Lost track after that.

You big tease, I was expecting more!

I was on bleachers between the fields. Apparently the Ref and a parent got into it based on some bad calls and when the ref approached the parent he was being filmed with what looked like a cellphone. Ref didn't not think kindly of it and slapped the phone out of the parent's hand. Parent called called cops and attempted to file assault charges. It was more entertaining than my daughter's finals loss!

Thank you for the details. That is truly interesting. Both the parent and ref sound like idiots in this case.

True, but only one of them has a job in youth soccer, and it was that one who escalated a verbal confrontation into a physical one.

That ref should be done.

Just my opinion, but the ref should only address the players and coaches. I'm not one to say that the refs are perfect, but I've been known to shout out to other parents to tell them to back off the refs and redirect the refs to the coaches for contested calls. It keeps the arm chair quarterbacking to a minimum. Society has gone down hill by all the tools trying to tape everything and posting for their own gain. I agree with a previous poster that as adults, we got to be able to address problems without violence or law enforcement. They do have bigger issues to deal with than a bad call!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let me put some color around what I saw and hope someone can tell me what happen. Yes, it's none of my business but I'm curious. It was around 3:30 pm on the Sunday of the Battlefield tournament. We had time to kill and sat at the top of the parking lot overlooking the turf fields when I saw a bunch of parents and the ref in a pushing (from my view could have been a punch/swat) match. Lots of screaming and then the field clears out and appeared one of the teams just got up and left in the middle of the match. Then cops show up and talked to the ref for a bit. Lost track after that.

You big tease, I was expecting more!

I was on bleachers between the fields. Apparently the Ref and a parent got into it based on some bad calls and when the ref approached the parent he was being filmed with what looked like a cellphone. Ref didn't not think kindly of it and slapped the phone out of the parent's hand. Parent called called cops and attempted to file assault charges. It was more entertaining than my daughter's finals loss!

Thank you for the details. That is truly interesting. Both the parent and ref sound like idiots in this case.

True, but only one of them has a job in youth soccer, and it was that one who escalated a verbal confrontation into a physical one.

That ref should be done.

Agree about the ref--there is no excuse for touching anyone--but what a complete weenie move by the parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let me put some color around what I saw and hope someone can tell me what happen. Yes, it's none of my business but I'm curious. It was around 3:30 pm on the Sunday of the Battlefield tournament. We had time to kill and sat at the top of the parking lot overlooking the turf fields when I saw a bunch of parents and the ref in a pushing (from my view could have been a punch/swat) match. Lots of screaming and then the field clears out and appeared one of the teams just got up and left in the middle of the match. Then cops show up and talked to the ref for a bit. Lost track after that.

You big tease, I was expecting more!

I was on bleachers between the fields. Apparently the Ref and a parent got into it based on some bad calls and when the ref approached the parent he was being filmed with what looked like a cellphone. Ref didn't not think kindly of it and slapped the phone out of the parent's hand. Parent called called cops and attempted to file assault charges. It was more entertaining than my daughter's finals loss!

Thank you for the details. That is truly interesting. Both the parent and ref sound like idiots in this case.

True, but only one of them has a job in youth soccer, and it was that one who escalated a verbal confrontation into a physical one.

That ref should be done.

Agree about the ref--there is no excuse for touching anyone--but what a complete weenie move by the parent.

TEAM REF!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

IF you were acting like an obnoxious d*che with the phone up in the ref's face like you were going to catch all the "injustices" on video---I definitely would have knocked the phone out of your hand...and then shoved up your a**.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

IF you were acting like an obnoxious d*che with the phone up in the ref's face like you were going to catch all the "injustices" on video---I definitely would have knocked the phone out of your hand...and then shoved up your a**.

Well then you’d no longer be a ref and from the sound of this conversation hopefully this ref won’t be one anymore either. Mission accomplished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

IF you were acting like an obnoxious d*che with the phone up in the ref's face like you were going to catch all the "injustices" on video---I definitely would have knocked the phone out of your hand...and then shoved up your a**.

Well then you’d no longer be a ref and from the sound of this conversation hopefully this ref won’t be one anymore either. Mission accomplished.

I'm a parent disgusted with other parent behavior. I side with the ref about 98% of the time when it comes to proper behavior. Yes--missed calls happened. It's a kid's sport---not the end of the World.

I do not let my kids blame anything on the ref on their teammates, etc. It's a cop out. Life isn't fair either. The sooner kids experience all sides of this, the better off they will be. Watching their parents act like idiots on the sidelines---that's hard to get over.

I realize some of you can't handle losing your 'gotsoccer' points, but really---get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

IF you were acting like an obnoxious d*che with the phone up in the ref's face like you were going to catch all the "injustices" on video---I definitely would have knocked the phone out of your hand...and then shoved up your a**.

Well then you’d no longer be a ref and from the sound of this conversation hopefully this ref won’t be one anymore either. Mission accomplished.

I'm a parent disgusted with other parent behavior. I side with the ref about 98% of the time when it comes to proper behavior. Yes--missed calls happened. It's a kid's sport---not the end of the World.

I do not let my kids blame anything on the ref on their teammates, etc. It's a cop out. Life isn't fair either. The sooner kids experience all sides of this, the better off they will be. Watching their parents act like idiots on the sidelines---that's hard to get over.

I realize some of you can't handle losing your 'gotsoccer' points, but really---get a life.

Ohh---and my kids were taught to shake the ref's hand and thank him/her at the end of each game---even if they didn't agree with the calls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

The ref isn't a celebrity, would it be all right to be filming him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I don’t understand what you are saying. Should the parent have punched the ref? Cell phones are expensive. Calling the cops seems like the right move to me. I wouldn’t have tolerated the ref knocking the phone out of my hands.

The ref isn't a celebrity, would it be all right to be filming him?

Only celebrities get recorded? People record kids playing soccer all the time. Although many of the kids think they are celebrities, they aren't. Also a check on youtube shows many people have recorded crazy soccer parents. Seems like it would be ok to record a crazy ref also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent calling cops on a ref shows how weak our society has become.

I side with the ref about 98% of the time when it comes to proper behavior. Yes--missed calls happened. It's a kid's sport---not the end of the World.

I do not let my kids blame anything on the ref on their teammates, etc. It's a cop out. Life isn't fair either. The sooner kids experience all sides of this, the better off they will be. Watching their parents act like idiots on the sidelines---that's hard to get over.

I realize some of you can't handle losing your 'gotsoccer' points, but really---get a life.

The primary job of a ref. is to ensure the safety of kids. I’ve seen refs who don’t make calls on fouls and lets the game get out of control. I will absolutely say something if a ref losses control of the game and lets fouling go unchecked.

[Anonymous]

Parent talked smack to the ref.

Ref wasn't having it and confronted loud mouth parent

Parent got scared because his mouth cashed a check his a@@ couldnt cash

Parent pulled out his only self defense weapon...the iPhone8

Parent threatened the ref with a lawsuit if touched

Ref smacked phone out parents hand and shouted F YOUR LAWSUIT BEATCH.

Beta male parent with loud mouth hid behind wife as he called 911 to report the malicious assault on his iPhone.

You could smell the estrogen in the air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent talked smack to the ref.

Ref wasn't having it and confronted loud mouth parent

Parent got scared because his mouth cashed a check his a@@ couldnt cash

Parent pulled out his only self defense weapon...the iPhone8

Parent threatened the ref with a lawsuit if touched

Ref smacked phone out parents hand and shouted F YOUR LAWSUIT BEATCH.

Beta male parent with loud mouth hid behind wife as he called 911 to report the malicious assault on his iPhone.

You could smell the estrogen in the air.

Ha! What a p@ssy! Who calls the police for something like that?!