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Old Tue Oct 14, 2003, 02:46pm
dblref dblref is offline
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Originally posted by rainmaker
... I yelled at a ref last week. My son was playing soccer (8th grade, no less) and he wasn't even involved in the play I yelled about. I just plain lost it, and didn't have a whistle in my mouth to blow at the player, so I resorted to "venting" in the oonly other medium at my disposal.

What's the penance? PLEASE, don't make me do 20 8th grade boys games this year!! Can't I do community service instead?!?
This is exactly how I got into officiating soccer in the 70's. My wife told me to "put up or shut up" and I did. Gave up soccer 3 years ago.
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