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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 13 year old son plays in NCSL.  A few weeks ago, one of the refs, who is an older guy and chatty/friendly, came up to my son to chat before a game and told him he remembered him from when he was younger (entirely possible, my son has played soccer for several years and has a somewhat distinctive natural hair color).   That's fine by me, but then the ref asked my son to give him a hug.  I don't think the ref was intending to be creepy or trying to molest my son, but it was clear that my son didn't really want to hug this guy.  He did it anyway, and later said that he felt awkward declining before a game that the guy would be reffing.  Again, I have zero suspicion that the ref intended it sexually, but to me, it seems like inappropriate boundaries to ask for a hug from a teen boy that you don't know well in that context.

Would you say anything to NCSL, or just let it go?[/quote]

Wrong on multiple fronts. Particularly before a game and during a pandemic. Odd, awkward, against protocols, and bad optics from an impartial ref standpoint. Yes, you should say something so that the league can remind referees of the appropriate types of interaction with players. [/quote]

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