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Anonymous wrote:I got that email - I am not at all defending yelling at those young refs or any of this boorish behavior, but I do think that this rule seems kind of dumb if we're talking about something like piercing studs that are taped over. This is an age when a lot of girls are getting their ears pierced, are trying to work around back-to-back and overlapping sports schedules, and rec soccer is not exactly high contact.

Then challenge the rule with appropriate people, don’t challenge the ref who is paid to enforce the rule. Soccer dads are the worst.

Guess you have never met the soccer moms.

The dads are definitely worse than the moms. I've never seen a mom yell at a ref or a player. I have regularly witnessed dads yelling at refs and players. Dads who aren't even coaches (not that being a coach would give a pass - no one should be yelling).

Then you haven't been to enough games. Just this weekend a mom was yelling at a ref because he called a penalty but hadn't decided if it was a yellow card or not. The mom starts repeating the rulebook to him LOUDLY over and over. Yeah...only dads. Okay.

Loudoun mum not HOT for you?

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Anonymous wrote:I got that email - I am not at all defending yelling at those young refs or any of this boorish behavior, but I do think that this rule seems kind of dumb if we're talking about something like piercing studs that are taped over. This is an age when a lot of girls are getting their ears pierced, are trying to work around back-to-back and overlapping sports schedules, and rec soccer is not exactly high contact.

Then challenge the rule with appropriate people, don’t challenge the ref who is paid to enforce the rule. Soccer dads are the worst.

Guess you have never met the soccer moms.

The dads are definitely worse than the moms. I've never seen a mom yell at a ref or a player. I have regularly witnessed dads yelling at refs and players. Dads who aren't even coaches (not that being a coach would give a pass - no one should be yelling).

Then you haven't been to enough games. Just this weekend a mom was yelling at a ref because he called a penalty but hadn't decided if it was a yellow card or not. The mom starts repeating the rulebook to him LOUDLY over and over. Yeah...only dads. Okay.

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No jewelry allowed while playing is one of the first rules enforced from the earliest of ages:

- Tap your shinguards
- Hold out your arms. Does anyone have any jewelry on? If so, go remove it now.

Our kid had her ears pierced, and we took them out at the start of the game and put them right back in when the game ended. No big deal. If that's too much work for someone, then get their ears pierced in the off season.

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Anonymous wrote:I got that email - I am not at all defending yelling at those young refs or any of this boorish behavior, but I do think that this rule seems kind of dumb if we're talking about something like piercing studs that are taped over. This is an age when a lot of girls are getting their ears pierced, are trying to work around back-to-back and overlapping sports schedules, and rec soccer is not exactly high contact.

Then challenge the rule with appropriate people, don’t challenge the ref who is paid to enforce the rule. Soccer dads are the worst.

Guess you have never met the soccer moms.

The dads are definitely worse than the moms. I've never seen a mom yell at a ref or a player. I have regularly witnessed dads yelling at refs and players. Dads who aren't even coaches (not that being a coach would give a pass - no one should be yelling).

Then you haven't been to enough games. Just this weekend a mom was yelling at a ref because he called a penalty but hadn't decided if it was a yellow card or not. The mom starts repeating the rulebook to him LOUDLY over and over. Yeah...only dads. Okay.

Anonymous wrote:I got that email - I am not at all defending yelling at those young refs or any of this boorish behavior, but I do think that this rule seems kind of dumb if we're talking about something like piercing studs that are taped over. This is an age when a lot of girls are getting their ears pierced, are trying to work around back-to-back and overlapping sports schedules, and rec soccer is not exactly high contact.

It's not a stupid rule. It's for safety. Your kid is playing a sport not going on a date. There is zero need for jewelry. None. These rules are in place for ALL SPORTS for a reason.