Refs weren't any better at Aventura Park. I think those refs worked the entire day each day. Saw the same refs from our morning game still going when our evening game started on the second day. 9 games scheduled on that field for Saturday. At our morning game the AR gave a corner kick to the opposing team calling our GK out of bounds. GK clearly had possession of the ball inbounds even though she was partially out of bounds. The AR was lingering somewhere around the 18yd line. I usually sit near the flag to keep to myself and normally don't say much but this time I yelled across the field to the AR and to the CR asking how can he make a call when he's not even close to the goal line. CR just said it's the AR's call. I said..well he needs to move himself into a position to make the call accurately. He was not built for running as an AR..and definitely not running for anything else as I watched him CR the game before us and rarely ventured outside of the center circle.
Our evening game had a girl on the other team with a cast that was bubble wrapped. I went over to the ref tent to ask if that was allowed. He said if it's bubble wrapped it's ok as long as there isn't a hard cast underneath. I said to him..if I bubble wrap a 2x4 and hit you across the head with it..do you think it's still gonna hurt? He just shrugged. I then said that the rule states if it's a hard ortho cast and deemed unsafe by the ref then the kid can't play unless the ref deems it ok. I then told him the ref needs to be informed of the cast if he isn't aware to at least check it. I know this topic has been debated before but I sure as hell don't want my kid taking a shot to the head by that arm even if it's unintentional.
Didn't see any college coaches here either..but then again I didn't expect to by what other members posted here.
Our evening game had a girl on the other team with a cast that was bubble wrapped. I went over to the ref tent to ask if that was allowed. He said if it's bubble wrapped it's ok as long as there isn't a hard cast underneath. I said to him..if I bubble wrap a 2x4 and hit you across the head with it..do you think it's still gonna hurt? He just shrugged. I then said that the rule states if it's a hard ortho cast and deemed unsafe by the ref then the kid can't play unless the ref deems it ok. I then told him the ref needs to be informed of the cast if he isn't aware to at least check it. I know this topic has been debated before but I sure as hell don't want my kid taking a shot to the head by that arm even if it's unintentional.
Didn't see any college coaches here either..but then again I didn't expect to by what other members posted here.
