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Character, Attitude and Control 11/6/2006

Yuval of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

As a player for over 27 years and coach for over 6 I have learned that its best to keep you cool in games. I mean its an emotional game but you have to keep a lid on it.
How do you deal with a ref who has lost his temper and is unapproachable? ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 11/2/2006

George of Charlotte Area, NC USA asks...

After a match (tournament), a player was quite upset that the referee had told her to 'shut up' during the match (As the assistant Referee, I couldn't hear anything during the match), and as she was talking to him, he dismissively waved her off (as I...

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Character, Attitude and Control 11/2/2006

Wayne Matthews of Frankfort, IL USA asks...

After a game we played, both sides shook hands and we walked over to ref, who had already left the field and collected his bag, to get our player cards. We questioned him on some calls and he got irate with us and told us to shut up. We asked what pr...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/31/2006

Steve Salis of Vero Beach, Florida USA asks...

I need advice on how to handle this one.

My son was playing in U-13 Comp. game last weekend in a neighboring town. The 2 teams are the best in the league and the game was one of the most intense and well played games I have ever seen in Y...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/30/2006

Dennis Rains of Dallas, TX USA asks...

At a recent game, the opposing team (visitor) chose to sit at mid-field during halftime. This seemed like a "this is our field" type of behavior. Is there a rule that states that players stay off of the field during halftime? I'm sure the girls di...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/28/2006

J of Williamstown, Vermont USA asks...

I am concerned about the excessive violent play of a few varsity girls soccer teams in my state. For example, in a playoff match yesterday 3 players from team MR were sent to the hospital with serious injuries. A defender from the opposition caused...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/28/2006

Henry Orford of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

I find in a lot of the games I do, there is no marked technical area. With that said, I constantly find coach's walking up to the touch line and it usually bothers me most when I am an assistant referee and I end up asking them several times to step ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/18/2006

Patrick L. Keller of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA asks...

Although I have referee-ed at higher levels, my "comfort zone" is normally U14 Boys/Girls and below. Recently, a U10 Girls Club "Professional" Coach exploded at me in the latter part of the 2nd half of a soccer game, yelling out loud that his girls ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/16/2006

Jennifer of amherst, oh usa asks...

To elaborate on the story...my husband gets excited to see my daughter play and is actually a coach himself. He does not however coach her team. The coaches on my daughters team have thanked him after prior games for support and passion for the spo...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/16/2006

Sam of Louisville, KY USA asks...

"if it wasn't for referees there would be no matches."

You guys keep saying this crap and its just not true. Most matches in the world take place with nothing more than a couple shirts down in the park and a ball. Talk about an overinflate...

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