I have been attempting to put any and all emotion aside in this conversation. My beef is with the High School League and the various schoold districts for not recognizing the need for a 3 ref system. The ref are out of position during the game whether or not they lead classes on officiating. A 3 ref system is used in basketball and the court is quite a bit smaller than the pitch. Why can't they recognize this fact? The out of position calls lead to discrpencies which only cause confrontation. Telling people to become refs is getting old. Many of us participate in big ways to support the local soccer community being a ref is not the only volunteering available. Oh, they get paid! At the very least have the officials switch sides during a match or at least between games. So everyones fans, players and coaches can experience the refs ineptitude in controling a game.
