Thinking about becoming a soccer official

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by huh?

No, he did not say non stop, or at 100%.

However, if a person cannot run for 3 miles or so, continuously, at a base pace, he is unlikely to be able to move well enough to officiate a varsity level HS game between two decent or better teams.

To be very good, I would suggest interval work, not simply 3 miles at a base pace. Just like players, a referee should be fit enough that his fitness does not become a drag on his decision making. with fatigue often comes slow or poor decision making. if an official knows this, but is not fit enough to move well for the entire 80 minutes, as needed, he will likely sacrifice some of his movement along the way - and miss being in a good position to make a decision.

Players get subs, officials do not, and this 24-30 minutes (8-10 minute miles) of continuous running is really not much in comparison to the demands of officiating a hs aged game. yea, you can get by with much less as an official, but the poster said he wants to be good at what he does, and not give less than what the student athletes deserve. imo, this is it.

This is getting scary. I agree with everything you wrote here!