Fitness: Sound decision making under pressure depends on good field positioning and fitness. Mental fatigue, loss of concentration and inconsistent decision-making lead to poor game control. Decisions made close to play are less likely to be appealed or contested by players. Willingness to go wide and deep on the diagonal in response to play and into the penalty area as needed in a manner that enhances game control. Did the Referee
• Maintain an appropriate level of effort throughout the match?
• Exhibit the ability to sprint when necessary to take new position quickly?
• Exhibit mobility, moving laterally and backwards when required?
• Take and then recover easily from extreme positions ahead of play, off the field and elsewhere as the game demands?
The above was taken from taken from the Mass State Referee website. Today I was at a District Select game where the referee was so rude and out of shape is was embarrassing. First let's start with the fact the he could not walk very well. I truly hate to point out a handicap but if the official is not able to run up and down the field, according to the Mass State Referee website, he is not qualified to referee the game.
Secondly, he totally overreacted to a parent who was saying to another parent "he blew the call". He yelled accross the field for the parent to "Shut up" and came over and yelled in his face that he was "inappropriate." Please note that the parent was trying to appologize while being reprimanded like a 2 year old.
Finally, after the game, a differnet parent attempted to approach the referee to explain, that as an authority figure, he should probably use "Be quiet" instead of "shut up" while addressing anyone since he is supposed to be the authoriy figure and the sidelines were full of small kids. When the parent walked over to him, she asked is she could as a question of him. His reponse was "Get out of here" and a very loud tone. She stated that she just wanted to ask him a question and he continued to scream "get out of here" She then asked for his name which he refused to give, screaming all the while "get out of here" She began to leave and then turned and asked him to please not use "shut up" in the future.
He totally escalated both situations without cause. My question or concern becomes, do you report this type of abusive behavior or do you just suck it up for the sake of the child.
• Maintain an appropriate level of effort throughout the match?
• Exhibit the ability to sprint when necessary to take new position quickly?
• Exhibit mobility, moving laterally and backwards when required?
• Take and then recover easily from extreme positions ahead of play, off the field and elsewhere as the game demands?
The above was taken from taken from the Mass State Referee website. Today I was at a District Select game where the referee was so rude and out of shape is was embarrassing. First let's start with the fact the he could not walk very well. I truly hate to point out a handicap but if the official is not able to run up and down the field, according to the Mass State Referee website, he is not qualified to referee the game.
Secondly, he totally overreacted to a parent who was saying to another parent "he blew the call". He yelled accross the field for the parent to "Shut up" and came over and yelled in his face that he was "inappropriate." Please note that the parent was trying to appologize while being reprimanded like a 2 year old.
Finally, after the game, a differnet parent attempted to approach the referee to explain, that as an authority figure, he should probably use "Be quiet" instead of "shut up" while addressing anyone since he is supposed to be the authoriy figure and the sidelines were full of small kids. When the parent walked over to him, she asked is she could as a question of him. His reponse was "Get out of here" and a very loud tone. She stated that she just wanted to ask him a question and he continued to scream "get out of here" She then asked for his name which he refused to give, screaming all the while "get out of here" She began to leave and then turned and asked him to please not use "shut up" in the future.
He totally escalated both situations without cause. My question or concern becomes, do you report this type of abusive behavior or do you just suck it up for the sake of the child.
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