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[quote=Anonymous]Refs call the games the way the tournament and leagues want them called.

In a 40 minutes u10 game if you issued cards you can take up 2-3 minutes each time you issue a card.  The league will make general rules asking Refs to card particular conduct.  Using a racial slur for example.  You could stop the game clock when issuing a card, but look at your league rules.  Does it allow for that?  What happens when your early game runs over 5-10 minutes?  Is it holding up the start of another game?

What happens under your league rules if a red card is issued?  Look it up.  Often the rules call for a full game suspension.  Is that appropriate for what happens in a u10 game?  Did the kid slug someone or did the kid make a bad tackle?  Did the kid commit a handball in the box?

I actually was on the sideline years ago for a handball in the box call in a u11 girls game.  The Ref, thankfully, was obviously pretty experienced.  He whistled the play and trotted quickly over to confer with both coaches.  His suggestion (later related to us) was to allow the PK but not Red Card our team's player if both coaches agreed.  They did -- who wants to have a 10 year old kid sit out a game for a handball in the box?

If you want more cards -- have a plan to deal with the time they take, and have a plan to deal with the penalities.  It really is not that difficult.  You could go with the high school rules for example on cards -- have to sit out until the next restart when Ref allows subs.  Leagues already commonly make adjustments to the card rules -- for example cards are not issued to coaches under FIFA rules.  Most US youth leagues provide for issuing cards to coaches.

And, anyone who thinks US youth soccer is rough is an idiot who does not watch professional soccer.  Watch what goes on with any corner kick in an EPL game and think about how US parents would lose their minds.

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