Pretty sure you paid for it one way or another SmallsyFor free.
Good point Dude, My 13yr old Godson just started reffing...... He's about a month into it, and is already sick of it. He say's the parents are brutal. Go figure.Crazy theory....
With hockey and soccer on the shelf for 18 months, I wonder how many refs either found other ways to get their supplementary income, OR, learned they don't really need it, and found they didn't miss the stress that comes with refereeing?
Personally, I don't understand why anyone would ref at a reasonably high level....or any level of men's hockey, or soccer.
I'll reply to this and @whistle blower 's comments. Specifically, the comments in bold, above.Yes, it can be brutal if you dont know what you are doing. Last week, we had a ref that missed every foul, didnt call pass backs and called offsides even though at u9 there are no offsides. No need to yell but you have to point out if they need to improve. Young kids now, every time you try to give some feedback and advice get their back up like you are being mean or something. You want to work, get paid and fukc all and then when someone says something you cry about it.
I nodded off a quarter the way through @Dude post, so it may have been covered , but @robino unless you're qualified AND acting in a learning facilitator roll, you should have absolutely 10000% nothing to say to any ref, let alone one doing a U9 game. Stay in your lane. You may have already done way more harm than good.Yes, it can be brutal if you dont know what you are doing. Last week, we had a ref that missed every foul, didnt call pass backs and called offsides even though at u9 there are no offsides. No need to yell but you have to point out if they need to improve. Young kids now, every time you try to give some feedback and advice get their back up like you are being mean or something. You want to work, get paid and fukc all and then when someone says something you cry about it.
Why? Why do you keep coming back?