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[quote=Anonymous]Dear Lord. Had the “privilege” to watch my 13-year old daughter referee 6 matches this weekend at the Herndon All Star Rec Tournament. Watched her get verbally abused by two coaches, including one who continued yelling at her post-match at Hutchison Park, until I interceded from the parent sideline.  (I have coached, I have my licenses, I’ve watched close to a thousand youth soccer matches the last 15 years with 3 daughters playing & me coaching so I know the sport) & told the woman to just stop. This was U11. Rec soccer. A 25 minute match. Her team lost by one goal. A clean goal. Her team never scores. And ironically the one match my daughter called where she didn’t make a mistake (admittedly she missed a few inconsequential calls in other matches). Please, coaches. And parents. Stop abusing referees. There were 18 boys on the field. One ref doing the best she could to get every call right. Take it down a notch, parents & coaches. Expect refs to not get it perfect every time. Sometimes you have a better view from your lawn chair or the bench than the center ref. Appreciate that & respect the fact they are doing the best they can. It’s youth soccer. Watch your kids compete & do their best. And please don’t expect perfection from referees. Thank you. Rant out. [/quote]

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