First game

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Originally Posted by voiceoflg

Thanks, AremRed. I think I have Arbiter figured out. Simpler than I expected.

Had a fun one last night. U-8, no keepers. Blue team scored three goals in a row and the smallest player on the orange team started crying. He said he can't help his team, he sucks, he's not any good. About 90 seconds after the ensuing kickoff, he trips while chasing the ball and stays down a couple seconds. I ask him if he is OK and he said "I'm awful."

But he gets up. The rest of the players are in a pack trying to kick the ball out when the ball squirts free. The little orange team player runs to the ball and kicks it as hard as he can, right into the goal from just beyond the penalty area. You could see his smile light up the county. "I did it, I did it!" He didn't cry anymore after that.

See?! Now THAT is what makes it all worth it!