The age requirement is 18 yrs old and out of high school. No matter what you do, the entire system is a losing battle. When you have two referees making decisions, there will be two separate opinions. One referee maybes like to called a tight game while another allows the physical nature play out and people often forget about that and forgot about the fact that it's simply impossible to see the entire field at one time.
The issue isn't with the training of first years referees. There are very few true first years (No USSF). Most first years are people who have played and refereed USSF and finally able to meet the age requirements.
This issue is the attacks of both parents and coaches. If one coach disagrees, then often the parents jump on that bandwagon and fight against. When one parent disagrees, it's amazing how fast the others are too join in. And coaches are certainly a factor in the behavior of both players and parents. I never believed it during club but during high school, it's truly amazing how it correlates to coaching behavior.
And it's also very difficult to restrict referees to only certain games when there's a lack of them available.
Last edited by SoccerInCarolina; 04/07/14 10:46 PM.
