ref week 11-2

Safe Players=Happy Players=Happy Reffing

 

Let the YOUTH begin.

 

As you can see we have youth starting during the week.  Expect youth next weekend so in your availability remember games during the week will start at 3:10 or 3:55 and on weekends as early as 6:10 am.

 

Relative few complaints this week.  Thank you for that. 

 

Communication is the biggest complaint I am getting and while it is not possible to have a 30 second discussion during a game maybe a few quick words or find a player at a break to quickly talk.

 

Thank you for all you do!!!

Open Assistant Referee shift Wednesday early. First Come gets it.

 

 

Safe Players=Happy Players=Happy Reffing

 

 

Open ref shift Saturday night...I may be able to do the last 2 but my 9 year old is trick or treating for the first time ever so I need to be part of it.

 

Thanks everyone...Youth starts soon so get geared up!

 



ref week 10-19

Safe Players=Happy Players=Happy Reffing!

 

Ref Meeting Saturday the 24th at 4:30 at Lets Play

 

Quick reminders

Referees, if unsure please look for assistance from AR...stop clock if you have to.  Error on the side of calling too many fouls if that is possible.

Assistant Referees, please pay attention to the game in front of you not the one behind you.  If you feel there is a foul please raise your arm for several seconds...I know as a ref I sometimes look over after a potential foul several seconds later if I really need to track what is happening,

 

 

Please do what you can to make the referee meeting.  This is not the last one we will have as I would like to be able to meet and greet every 30-60 days.

 

Thank you all!

 

 

 

ref week 10-12

 

Lets Talk Safety. 

 Safety is the key to happy players and happy reffing. 

 

I need a preferred email address for each referee and timekeeper.  There is a new set of training courses each official will be required to complete to continue to officiate at Lets Play.  I have taken the quizzes and they are mostly practical quizzes that go hand in hand with the ref test, which you take at the end of the slides. 

There is also a concussion protocol course we all take. 

I would like to have a ref meeting on the 24th of this month a Saturday...hopefully before first game.  I know it is a Saturday mid day but I would really like to see everyone in attendance as well as office staff.

 

 

 

 

ref week 10-5

A lot to cover this week.  As I am sure you are all aware Steve has retired from Lets Play so we are currently looking fro a new manager. 

I have been asked to become the ref coordinator which is not a lot different for you all but I get some added responsibility.  We will work on having a monthly ref meeting to meet and talk about teams, players, consistency in our calls etc...I do not look to make this a long drawn out meeting but a time to come together and make us all better as an AR or referee.
I will now review all red cards and work with the Manager on suspensions so feel free to let me know about red cards handed out if you wish.  I will have access to the reports and video as needed.

I would like to see everyone dress appropriately.  Black or darker colored shoes, long black socks, black shorts and the referee shirt.  I understand you may forget something here and there which is ok, I do it too.  But if you consistently are not dressed appropriately we will have to discuss. 

We will keep everything else in tact that we are used to like as a referee when playing we should be showing the utmost respect to the officials and other players (as best you can)...we can discuss this at our first meeting.

A little homework for all.  I would like to have a meeting this month with the most attendance possible so likely 5 or so during the week or before first game on a weekend.  If you can think about what works best for you and let me know if weekdays or weekends work better that would be great.

Keep in mind one of our biggest reasons we are there is to keep players safe...next is to ref a fair game.  But safety has to number 1...call too many fouls.  I want to see a referee complaint that you called too many fouls .

4 game timekeeper needed Sunday night