tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post5225266650009305552..comments2023-12-12T09:05:32.390-05:00Comments on Tales of a Soccer Referee: 2011 State CupJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667440571925923206noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post-25882215461109382452011-05-30T00:22:01.474-04:002011-05-30T00:22:01.474-04:00For our State Cup (and President's Cup for tha...For our State Cup (and President's Cup for that matter) the group and playoff rounds are all held at the same central location - which could be the home complex of a particular club. That being said, after the first weekend at State Cup it was mandated that there would be a 4th ref at all games for technical area management (we didn't always have a 4th ref during the 1st weekend).<br />You seem to encounter more profane dissent than I do. I wonder if the players play HS soccer during the HS season. NFHS rules have 'zero' tolerance for profanity - even if you drop the eff bomb out of frustration, if it is audible, that is an immediate send off, no questions asked. A lot of our older players also are involved with HS soccer, and I think that rule tends to keep profane dissent in check.<br />http://milehighsoccerref.blogspot.com/Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331066509646364037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post-2787855444836261882011-05-26T11:54:27.707-04:002011-05-26T11:54:27.707-04:00I would totally agree with your approach in most s...I would totally agree with your approach in most situations. However, in this game, that ship had already sailed. This was not the first words I had heard from this particular player. My response was along the lines of "No, Nothing there!" It was not by any means a conversation. Excellent feedback.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667440571925923206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060657562853415545.post-26534175524916509952011-05-26T11:40:20.279-04:002011-05-26T11:40:20.279-04:00"Late in the game, one of white's forward..."Late in the game, one of white's forwards felt he had been fouled (he clearly wasn't) and I expressed my disagreement. White responded with an abusive statement."<br /><br />Could this card have been avoided if you had not "expressed [your] disagreement"? Shouldn't your non-whistle and then moving away from the situation be enough? Let him gripe and moan, but stay on the field - obviously if he screaming or chasing you around the field arguing that is a different situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com