If I sound out of breath, it's because I reffed six games this weekend. https://radiopublic.com/ranting-soccer-dad-8QVdvP/ep/s1!9d0f8
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A few texts for today's podcast: About the "Play/Practice/Play" model of coaching About buildout lines Mike Woitalla interview with UnSocCo's Ian Barker Compass Football (Jason Davis, Nipun Chopra) summing up NASL response to previous episode Brian Quarstad on 2010 Pro League Standards Quarstad again on 2011 struggling to get D2 sanction Quarstad yet again on … Continue reading RSD short: Funny stories from youth soccer, then less funny news on USSF and NASL
Monday morning My body is yelling at me as I sit in front of a lower cabinet, scrounging for first aid supplies. An ankle wrap and some tape for the "Compression" part of the "RICE" treatment for Achilles pain. Something to put on a blister on my toe. I've also snagged the aloe vera, as … Continue reading Referee diary: Unexpected tripleheader and an unbelievable goal
Is 48 too late to debut in yellow? I guess not. I was the AR2 for two U14 boys tournament games this morning. Everyone there was a little shaken at the outset because, in the preceding game, a girl fell and apparently broke her wrist in a visibly gruesome way. I made a point of … Continue reading My assistant ref debut
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