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Misadventures in Refereeing: Rain, Mud, and Thunderstorms
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Sunday, May 11, 2008. Rain, Mud, and Thunderstorms. SATURDAY MAY 10, 2008, SIDNEY, OHIO. And I headed out to Sidney, Ohio for the 12th Annual Mayfest Tournament. We drove to west of Columbus through some heavy rains, finally arriving Marysville at 2:00 am Morning came quick, and we were on the road shortly after 6:00 am As we drove through the country roads, many of the corn fields looked like rice paddies. There was standing water everywhere. At the end of the day, I was covered in mud. From the top...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: August 2008
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Friday, August 22, 2008. Senior Referee Physical Test. At referee levels in USSF higher than the entry grades of 8 or 9 one must pass a physical test each year. My first one was in 2001 and I repeated in 2002 and 2003. My last attempt at the physical test was August 16, 2003. There was a reason. My foot was getting progressively worse. The Achilles was constantly swollen. Ice therapy felt good but didn't help. I would have surgery in December and when that. Didn't work, again in October, 2004. The temper...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: March 2008
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Thursday, March 13, 2008. Finally - High School. Let's be real. I am on the downward slope of athletic ability, having lost more than a step the past few years. Just about the time I thought about doing high school games in addition to USSF games, I started having severe foot problems which resulted in three surgeries in four years. I decided there were only so many games in these legs and not to pursue the high school route too. I knew kids on both teams. That's one of the drawbacks (? Of being Head Ref...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: A Good Season
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Sunday, June 15, 2008. Well, the season has come and gone. It was my first season refereeing high school and I went from someone relatively well-known, and hopefully respected, to the new-kid-on-the-block. I think I did fairly well. But just a few weeks into the season I got a middle assigned. It was a boys game between two teams not in the same district. Not so but almost. And taunting in high school is a red card offense. Simulation? I wish I had a couple of days to digest that. But I had an assess...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: October 2008
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008. What Soccer is All About. OCTOBER 19, 2008. VA - Few games, maybe none, left me feeling about soccer and refereeing as did this one. It was cold, high 40s at game time, but was a beautiful sunny day. Just opened this fall was an artificial. Turf field at Springhill. It was about a 150-200 meter walk down to the field which was nestled in the woods. It was beautiful at the field. The teams were in the WDC. The score didn't matter. It was 0-0 at halftime but the play was perh...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: May 2008
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Sunday, May 11, 2008. Rain, Mud, and Thunderstorms. SATURDAY MAY 10, 2008, SIDNEY, OHIO. And I headed out to Sidney, Ohio for the 12th Annual Mayfest Tournament. We drove to west of Columbus through some heavy rains, finally arriving Marysville at 2:00 am Morning came quick, and we were on the road shortly after 6:00 am As we drove through the country roads, many of the corn fields looked like rice paddies. There was standing water everywhere. At the end of the day, I was covered in mud. From the top...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: June 2008
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Sunday, June 15, 2008. Well, the season has come and gone. It was my first season refereeing high school and I went from someone relatively well-known, and hopefully respected, to the new-kid-on-the-block. I think I did fairly well. But just a few weeks into the season I got a middle assigned. It was a boys game between two teams not in the same district. Not so but almost. And taunting in high school is a red card offense. Simulation? I wish I had a couple of days to digest that. But I had an assess...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: Senior Referee Physical Test
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Friday, August 22, 2008. Senior Referee Physical Test. At referee levels in USSF higher than the entry grades of 8 or 9 one must pass a physical test each year. My first one was in 2001 and I repeated in 2002 and 2003. My last attempt at the physical test was August 16, 2003. There was a reason. My foot was getting progressively worse. The Achilles was constantly swollen. Ice therapy felt good but didn't help. I would have surgery in December and when that. Didn't work, again in October, 2004. The temper...
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Misadventures in Refereeing: What Soccer is All About
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008. What Soccer is All About. OCTOBER 19, 2008. VA - Few games, maybe none, left me feeling about soccer and refereeing as did this one. It was cold, high 40s at game time, but was a beautiful sunny day. Just opened this fall was an artificial. Turf field at Springhill. It was about a 150-200 meter walk down to the field which was nestled in the woods. It was beautiful at the field. The teams were in the WDC. The score didn't matter. It was 0-0 at halftime but the play was perh...
