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[quote=Anonymous]I reffed/played soccer for quite a few years in the Great Falls pyramid as a kid (ODSL, NCSL, and SFL) and went on to play for a D1 college team so I was always amazed to see how badly parents behaved despite the fact that their kids were just not that good at soccer and had zero chance of getting a scholarship (let alone going pro).

I vividly remember one U14 ODSL game (I was 15 at the time) where one of the  sideline's parents had become very belligerent about what they thought were bad calls. The final whistle blew and the ARs and I were walking back to our bags by one of the far corner flags. One of the parents positioned himself about 50 feet away in our path. As we walked up to him, I thought he was going to say something like he appreciated us officiating such a tough game and dealing with the parents, but instead the guy says to 15yo me "I want you to go home and write in your diary 'I suck as a referee'. Do that for me".

I'm now a successful adult with a beautiful wife and child, so I probably wouldn't have any emotional reaction other than pity for someone whose emotions are so wrapped up in the outcome of a youth soccer game, but it's important to remember that it's someone else's kid you're yelling taunts or obscenities at.[/quote]

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