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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another Ref here:

1.  Reminder that most of us who Ref in the DMV are on multiple assignor lists.  So the idea that leagues like NCLS or EDP or CCL have markedly different refs isn't true.  HOWEVER, DA/GA/ECNL refs are generally better because either the assignor lets them know of availability early, or when multiple refs sign up, the assignor makes sure to assign the better refs.  Frankly, when I have done AR for ECNL/DA, I have found the parents/players to be better about knowing the LotG, and I know I felt like I needed to be at my best as well.

2. Overweight men - in general, bad parents and coaches have made reffing so unpalatable that the only people willing to do it are men for whom the money is not the most important aspect.

3.  There are absolutely some bad refs in the DMV.  I have worked with them, and it's not enjoyable.  But the reality is, every weekend we'll get a 2:00 am email from Tarey or another assignor with a dozen games that still need an AR or even a CR. So parents being crappy to refs means there is a ref shortage, which means the assignors have no choice but to give games to refs who everyone knows aren't great. Thing is, even the crappy refs know the LotG better than the vast vast vast majority of parents. But if you scare off the kids learning to ref, then you are left with weak refs. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.[/quote]

This is so true. My spouse and my soccer-playing kids all got certified as refs and all have stopped reffing because of the abuse they take from the sidelines. At U12 games! It’s completely insane and not worth putting up with. It takes a while to get enough experience, especially as a teenager, to get to the games where the parents know the laws better and are somewhat less abusive or restrained, but getting through reffing those U11-12-13 age groups to get to the older leagues is just terrible. [/quote]

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