![]() ![]() The goalie made a good save, but deflected it to our striker who buried it into then back of the net. ![]() Our right halfback made a great run with the ball and connected on a hard shot. The most painful offsides call came late in a 0-0 game. The line judge clearly did not know the rules because he called our girls off as soon as they gained position even though the ball was already in the air. Our forwards know this and aggressively time their runs to get behind the defender when the ball is kicked. An offensive player can move beyond the last defender after the ball is kicked. Three of the plays were legitimate offside, but three were not even close. He called our team off sides 6 times in the first half. The line judge on the coaching side had a spring loaded arm. This particular play did not impact the game, but other wishy washy no calls may have. The ref changed his call deep in our zone. ![]() They had a conversation and somehow the coach convinced the ref that it was their ball. The ref made the mistake of approaching the opposing coach. None of our players were near the passer nor near the winger to cause a deflection. I was shocked, as I was trying to figure out how he could think that at all. He was explaining that it was their ball. The head coach of the other team screamed at the ref. The line judge and the ref called for our team to throw it in. The ball was kicked too hard and went out of bounds. On one play, the right halfback from the opposing team kicked a long pass to a wide open right winger. The head coach from the other team was riding him all game long. I thought to myself, that no one was going to ridicule this young man. I was happy to see this guy putting himself out there when some in his situation would shelter themselves away. Game one featured a disabled young man at center ref. Still, I needed to say something about the terrible refereeing at a tournament in Dayton, Ohio. I know that it is not easy to ref a game. I am not one to complain about the refs, but I could not contain myself yesterday. The refereeing in each game got progressively worse. It happened 3 times this weekend for my daughter's team. It is so unfortunate when the outcome of a game is determined by questionable refs. ![]()
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