coached a match in Augusta this season- u14g. Our player dribbles through 2 defenders, puts one away- offsides. We regain possession, pass back to central mid, who dribbles through defender and puts it away- offsides. Opponent gains ball, has a player on our goal line behind my back four who ignore her as she is obviously in an offsides position, ball comes over the top, player at goal line puts it away- goal, then she immediately steps off the field saying she was not in the play but was off line tying her shoe. After the match, discovered that both the Center and the AR had sisters on the opponents team.
I was told to report it but what good would that do- it is kind of like spilled milk at that point- my girls did a remarkable job and played one of the best games they played all season IN SPITE of poor officiating, they kept their heads up and did not allow the refs to ruin a very competitve match for them.
We need to get more youth invested in officiating and we need more evaluations during season- having the few we have now is just not enough to keep pace with the growth our sport is enjoying in this state.
