I'm glad I'm not the only one who smiles
What a bummer: all set to be a national; assessments in-hand and doing the physical (which are not located anywhere near this state) you yank a hamstring. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a pretty good definition of sucks. But he's a great referee, who on more than one occasion has helped me out (including one big ass saving), both on the field and off; I hope he'll get another chance next year.I've mentioned earlier this year that I think I've found a pattern is most of our men's league games: when one team realizes that they cannot win by skill, they resort to both intimidation and whining. Elbows will be thrown, shoulders will be lowered and momentum will not be halted; combined with that really nasty cocktail is whining about every little touch they get in return. Any one of those is bad enough, both is an inditement upon their honor. That it's happens with regularlity is a sad reflection of how we treat sports in this country.
The game was handled extremely well, as you would expect on a division three men's game by a National Candidate. I did stop by and tell him after the game, that, referring to a spot when a player is complaining about a ball out-of-play that didn't go his direction (a blindingly obvious call that the player was trying to scam), that I'm glad I'm not the only one who starts smiling when they try to pull that stuff.
how do we contact you directly? the email ref@refblog.com did not work for me. I am USSF 08/07 (currently upgrading) in Asheville, NC with great desire to study, train, develop, etc. and looking to start a new blog or site… please email me at —— to begin a direct dialogue. Thanks. And Kudos for the site. By the way, you are certainly not the only one who smiles at the players’ cliche’ gimmicks and pleas!
Riley Schilling () - 27 November '09 - 03:06
Sorry – I stopped taking emails directly after some someone tried to publicly out me and some spam bombs. As far as starting a new blog, go for it – the trick is decide what you want to do it for.The Ref - 16 January '10 - 16:25