There is no doubt that the officials have not kept pace with the growth of the girls game. So many of the officials assigned to girls soccer matches are way overweight (to the fact that they stand for much of the match in one 10 yard radius) and many have limited knowledge of the game. I wish that the coaches could rate referees and have the best assigned to appropriate girls/boys games. The worst ones should have to do the JV games and learn the game or get in shape. The Viking Cup was evidence of this for at least three of the games that I watched.
