Yelling at referees is hurting our children

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ok parents who also love to complain about the cost of soccer. so let's pay a lot more for really professional and in shape refs so you can all be happy and never have a complaint about a ref any more. because this reasonably priced officiating for kids games is sometimes messing with your ability to be an ******* on this forum and brag about a win when it went to other team because of bad officiating. maybe if you would start tipping the refs (in advance), things would go more your way.

There's a difference between missing calls and not taking pride in your work. Every week it's fat slobs who refuse to run wearing faded uniforms they aren't even supposed to be wearing anymore. But maybe the not running part is a good thing so the players don't get traumatized when a ref has a heart attack on the field from wanting the money from doing games all day but not wanting to do the work to be in shape.

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And forget playing the actual length of the game especially with the mexican refs. You're lucky if they only cut the halves a minute when the rules say they should bbe adding 3-4 for water breaks and injuries.

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Clearly YOU have no idea. In our mens league the center gets 50 and the linesman gets 25 for 2 hour timeslots. The kids is like 30-40 for the center and 10-20 for the linesman still 2 hour timeslots. But theyre 1099 so they pay way more taxes and buy their uniforms and pay the FYSA class fee. Plus you get more hours in one shot at Walmart so less gas money.

Well since the thread is about refs and kids....

Maybe if your league paid better you'd get better refs. And I don't know what youth league you're referring to but there are plenty of better paying gigs out there. Even for lower paying gigs I think most would rather be outside doing something enjoyable than stuck under florescent lights making $8.25/hour.

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And forget playing the actual length of the game especially with the mexican refs. You're lucky if they only cut the halves a minute when the rules say they should bbe adding 3-4 for water breaks and injuries.

Not sure what league you are in but it is a running clock on water breaks and adding time on is at the discretion of the center ref.

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So naive. Home team chooses the refs. Refs better make the home team happy.

So acting like a fool on the sideline teaches kids how to best deal with adversity? Your kid will never remember who they played that day, or the score, but they'll never forget when daddy got walked to the parking lot because he couldn't keep his mouth shut. Keep justifying your poor behavior. Problem with youth sports is you and all the other clown parents that get tossed.

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So acting like a fool on the sideline teaches kids how to best deal with adversity? Your kid will never remember who they played that day, or the score, but they'll never forget when daddy got walked to the parking lot because he couldn't keep his mouth shut. Keep justifying your poor behavior. Problem with youth sports is you and all the other clown parents that get tossed.

Yep, the problem with youth soccer is always the parents. It has nothing to do with the refs, or the lack of organization, or the inability for the clubs to get their sh*t together. You nailed it. Always the parents fault.

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And forget playing the actual length of the game especially with the mexican refs. You're lucky if they only cut the halves a minute when the rules say they should bbe adding 3-4 for water breaks and injuries.

Is this you, President #45?

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Not sure what league you are in but it is a running clock on water breaks and adding time on is at the discretion of the center ref.

Wrong. Did fat mexican ref tell you that? Read the FYSA and FIFA rules.

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The refs wouldn't have to get worried about getting yelled at if they took pride in their work and got fit so they could make the right calls.

Your beef is with the people who hire them. Have the character to talk with them about it or shut the hell up.

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Yep, the problem with youth soccer is always the parents. It has nothing to do with the refs, or the lack of organization, or the inability for the clubs to get their sh*t together. You nailed it. Always the parents fault.

Can things be better from the ref side? Yes or course. But do you think having parents yelling will encourage people to participate, work hard, and stay with it? No it won't. It's circular.

Maybe if more parents got involved themselves or had their kids train to ref they'd see it's not so easy. More mistakes are human error than gross incompetence or misconduct. Even well trained pros don't' always get it right. Last I checked none of your kids are playing in a EUFA Cup final or the Olympics.

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There's a difference between missing calls and not taking pride in your work. Every week it's fat slobs who refuse to run wearing faded uniforms they aren't even supposed to be wearing anymore. But maybe the not running part is a good thing so the players don't get traumatized when a ref has a heart attack on the field from wanting the money from doing games all day but not wanting to do the work to be in shape.

Must be a blast to drive home with you after a loss.

...actually that very likely goes for 24/7.

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Must be a blast to drive home with you after a loss.

...actually that very likely goes for 24/7.

Don't bother with posters like that. Everything will always be someone else's fault. God forbid a human make a mistake. Or, better yet, think about the fact that it's YOUTH soccer. I'm sure his kids' teachers love parent teacher conferences with him as well. Can't help but feel sorry for his kids - not their fault they have that dad.

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Yep, the problem with youth soccer is always the parents. It has nothing to do with the refs, or the lack of organization, or the inability for the clubs to get their sh*t together. You nailed it. Always the parents fault.

I'm glad you get it now. The first step is to recognize that 'your that guy'.

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There's a difference between missing calls and not taking pride in your work. Every week it's fat slobs who refuse to run wearing faded uniforms they aren't even supposed to be wearing anymore. But maybe the not running part is a good thing so the players don't get traumatized when a ref has a heart attack on the field from wanting the money from doing games all day but not wanting to do the work to be in shape.

Maybe you should become a referee and show everyone how it is done.

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Maybe you should become a referee and show everyone how it is done.

To the ref haters on this forum, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that the refs probably have a lot more to complain about regarding parents than the other way around. They tolerate a lot, are rarely thanked, get paid squat, and then you expect them to take pride and be a better ref than you are a good example for your child and a good reflection on your club. Get your act together before you start going after others. Your child, your spouse, your club, and your fellow parents will be glad you did.