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[quote=Anonymous]I often joke that I took up reffing as penance for things I yelled as a coach or parent. But I really didn't do much, and I think I can defend three things I recall doing:

1. The opposing coach kept yelling at the ref, and he finally swayed her decision on a call that could've gone either way. I objected.

2. The ref let play continue after a player went down, having been bonked in the head. As a ref now, I have no problem with parents yelling to alert me to an injured player. And if I were to see an injured player (head injury, anyway) and just shrug, I really wouldn't blame coaches and parents for yelling a bit.

3. After I started reffing but was still coaching, I chatted not so amiably with an arrogant ref mentor after he made a mess of a game I was coaching. In that case, it was less about the calls and more about him being completely full of himself.

I do tend to cut parents some slack. But seriously, folks -- at U9 and U10 (and in some cases U11 and U12), we have no ARs, and you're going to have a better view of the sideline than we do quite often. We're going to miss the occasional throw-in call. BFD. If a team scores almost directly off a throw-in, the opposing defense is really bad.

Also, you'd be surprised how many situations are just really tough to call. Two players start contesting possession. They're both trying to shield the ball. They bump into each other. Sometimes, one kid falls down. It seems obvious when you're a parent or a coach -- the foul was on the other team. As a ref, you often think, "OK, maybe a foul, but which way?"

And for the last freaking time -- it wasn't a handball. Ninety percent of the time you think it's a handball, it's not.[/quote]

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