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Originally posted by rainmaker
This is about a soccer ref who did my son's game last week-end, and again this week-end. Upper teen age. Gave my husband and me a good laugh by his very relaxed and casual style. I'd bet a lot he can't pronounce the word hustle. Considering how un-energetic he was, he didn't do too bad a job last week. In fact, by his walking instead of running, he gave the kids some breathers on the dead balls. And he was uniformly cheerful and pleasant to everyone, which helped some.
This week it was a little more problematic since he didn't count my son's goal which would have won the game for our team. He just wasn't in position. But it was hard not to like him since he was literally soaked to the skin with the rain, still had two more games to do after ours, and was still friendly and cheerful.
This lesson was re-inforced for me: the ref's attitude does make a difference. When the ref relaxes a little, it takes some of the heat off.
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rainmaker: Having officiated soccer for 20 years (gave it up a couple of years ago), I agree that the referee's "attitude/demeanor", or call it prescense if you want, goes a long way toward making a game better. However, he could have "sold" it a bit better by hustling and being in position. I always tried to have fun doing soccer and only gave it up because it was becoming more of a "chore" rather than "fun".