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[quote=Anonymous]At 18 years old, she should be fine. This might be good for her to thicken her skin as she heads out on her own. I started reffing about 4 years ago when my kid was 12 and he started doing the side at age 12 for the local rec league. Our local rec league provides side referees for U9s and older. So doing the side at U9 is a GREAT way to start. Then when you feel comfortable you can center the U9 game and have more experienced friends/referees be side refs to guide you. Many leagues only use one center referee for U12 and lower. I've now refereed over 320 games (as either a side referee (and AR) or as the center referee) and I will never center a game without ARs. It's not worth it TO ME. Its alot to ask to watch for the ball to go out of bounds on the side and end to end, plus watching for offside at both ends. I understand that the fields are smaller at the younger ages but I would MUCH rather referee a U13 full field game with ARs than solo ref a U9 game. But yet, the assignors and leagues expect new referees to learn by doing the youngest ages but as a solo referee. It makes no sense. With that said...I've been heckled a handful of times. I've wanted to quit probably 20 times. More often than not I ask myself...why the hell am I doing this to myself. But each week, I enjoy looking for games and refereeing. I get my steps in, nice to be outside, helping the game, helping the players, etc. I currently referee as high as ECNL and as low as local rec. My advice is be on time, look professional, project confidence, know the laws of the game and the league rules, bit fit and cover ground....if you do these things, you'll be alright. Most parents forgive a bad call here and there, but even I lay into refs who don't cover the field and don't know the laws. Player safety is paramount.[/quote]

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