The only problem with red cards - the results (missing the next game) are always ignored in youth soccer. Also, my DDs coach would always call and contest and have them rescinded. Each and every time.

covid stress?

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Anonymous wrote:Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think refs should be very slow to show a red at the youth level. Send off a player who is clearly endangering the safety of other players or fighting, but I’ve seen some games recently where a red card is given for something like cursing and it seems to really send a game down a bad path, e.g. fights, more reds, etc.

Refs do not show nearly enough red cards in youth soccer. If the foul warrants a red card in the adult game, why should a different rule, which encourages rough play, apply in youth soccer? Most red cards I have seen in youth soccer are shown to players that talk to the refs. I have see some really nasty fouls left unpunished at youth games, because refs are afraid the parents' reaction.

Totally agree would love to see more cards given a younger levels . It teaches kids to stick by the rules.

It teaches the kids to not get caught and to goad the other team into doing something stupid. DD loves trying to draw fouls and whispers some pretty awful stuff to defenders during corners or when she's trying to get in the wall for set pieces. Reactions and flopping have gotten her a bunch of PKs, it would be so much worse if the refs called more

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Anonymous wrote:Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think refs should be very slow to show a red at the youth level. Send off a player who is clearly endangering the safety of other players or fighting, but I’ve seen some games recently where a red card is given for something like cursing and it seems to really send a game down a bad path, e.g. fights, more reds, etc.

Refs do not show nearly enough red cards in youth soccer. If the foul warrants a red card in the adult game, why should a different rule, which encourages rough play, apply in youth soccer? Most red cards I have seen in youth soccer are shown to players that talk to the refs. I have see some really nasty fouls left unpunished at youth games, because refs are afraid the parents' reaction.

Totally agree would love to see more cards given a younger levels . It teaches kids to stick by the rules.

Yep rarely see red cards but when I do they are a long time coming. Never seen a red that was not earned. Refs have to start giving out yellow and reds more quickly.

Saw multiple red cards this weekend. The cards were well-deserved and jarring. Led me to believe that there needs to be more than just enforcement. Teams need to come together before and after the match as a means of sportsmanship to remind the kids that these are their peers who are their competitive friends and not evil enemies. Many of the red cards are emotional and not accidental hard fouls. Completely avoidable.

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Anonymous wrote:Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think refs should be very slow to show a red at the youth level. Send off a player who is clearly endangering the safety of other players or fighting, but I’ve seen some games recently where a red card is given for something like cursing and it seems to really send a game down a bad path, e.g. fights, more reds, etc.

Refs do not show nearly enough red cards in youth soccer. If the foul warrants a red card in the adult game, why should a different rule, which encourages rough play, apply in youth soccer? Most red cards I have seen in youth soccer are shown to players that talk to the refs. I have see some really nasty fouls left unpunished at youth games, because refs are afraid the parents' reaction.

Totally agree would love to see more cards given a younger levels . It teaches kids to stick by the rules.

Anonymous wrote:Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think refs should be very slow to show a red at the youth level. Send off a player who is clearly endangering the safety of other players or fighting, but I’ve seen some games recently where a red card is given for something like cursing and it seems to really send a game down a bad path, e.g. fights, more reds, etc.

Refs do not show nearly enough red cards in youth soccer. If the foul warrants a red card in the adult game, why should a different rule, which encourages rough play, apply in youth soccer? Most red cards I have seen in youth soccer are shown to players that talk to the refs. I have see some really nasty fouls left unpunished at youth games, because refs are afraid the parents' reaction.

My son has played travel for 6 years. I’ve only seen maybe 4 red cards in that time, at tournaments. Seen plenty of yellow cards though.

OBGC tourney last year some very very questionable calls - especially when viewing the game film after the fact. DS' team got 2 direct reds. One for goalie inadvertent hand ball outside the box - opponent long balled from their own 18 yard box and goalie came out halfway between the center line and our 18 to collect the ball with his chest/feet - NO ONE else around. Ball took a weird bounce and deflected off his hand. Ref said that was a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity and red carded him. Then a really really weak direct red in the second half against one of our defenders for bodying one of their strikers at the edge of the box. Definitely a foul and worthy of a free kick. Maybe a yellow??? But this player had not received any other fouls or warnings earlier. Team still won 1-0, 9v11 for almost all of the second half.

Saw a red in u19 state cup tied game at full time, whistle blown- for a player asking the ref if the game went to OT or straight to penalties. Ref said "Nope it's over" so the kid said "Ohhh F%&$!" as an exclamation not at all directed towards the ref, just an "oh wow!" thought out loud. We did play OT.....

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think refs should be very slow to show a red at the youth level. Send off a player who is clearly endangering the safety of other players or fighting, but I’ve seen some games recently where a red card is given for something like cursing and it seems to really send a game down a bad path, e.g. fights, more reds, etc.

Saw one this weekend. Knocked a player down so intensely and shoe flew off.

Shoulda seen one in our game Friday when a breakaway player was brought down hard by two defenders and wound up with a concussion.

IDK. We have only seen one, and it was for a player making a rude comment about an opponent's ethnicity.

U13 boy parent. 5 games into the season, seen three red cards given to our opposition. Seems high. I get the game gets more physical, but that seems like some yellow cards to me. Not swearing at the refs or pushing our players to the ground after a call. Normal? Hormones? Covid Stress?