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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have the story about why Achilles forfeited their U9 game against Bethesda Blue at the Potomac tournament yesterday? I heard there was bad reffing and an outburst by the coach, but haven't gotten other details.[/quote]

A forfeit over reffing in an 09 game???  Seriously?[/quote]

It is ridiculous but it explains the losses yesterday and today. There is no way the team I saw would have lost to Bethesda blue or to Bethesda’s first team by 10-1. Weird. [/quote]

Inadequate reffing led to kids getting hurt.  Achilles coach (backed by some Bethesda parents) asked for a new ref.  When tournament would not provide a new ref or any support and the game continued out of control, he pulled his team.  Kids were literally getting hurt at 09.  Coach made the right call.  On Sunday the kids were told their games wouldn't count and they couldn't advance so they looked out of sorts- then their keeper got a red card and they played 6 v 7 most of the game. That's a lot to deal with at 9 or 10 years old.[/quote]

Definitely understand the need to protect kids. Some refs are more permissive than others and I suspect their first game was probably reffed the same way. But on the game this morning, I am pretty sure a red card at this age simply means the player leaves the match. I don’t think they make U10s play a kid down. But if others know differently please pipe up. Perhaps different rules in tournaments.

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