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Why I love being a referee

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It's a hard job. I think that's why I love it so much. The mental and physical challenges motivate me. I actually like that fact that…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Tips on how to improve as a referee

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My favorite podcasts:

The Referees World PodcastReferees: The Final WhistleREFNEXT: The Referees PodcastMen In BlazersTotal Soccer Sho…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Some tips on how to get better as a referee

Podcasts I love:
The Referees World Podcast
REFNEXT - The Referee Podcast
Referees: The Final Whistle

Facebook pages I follow:
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Soccer Referee Socie…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Tips on how to get better as a referee

There are so many ways to take steps towards becoming a better referee. Many of them are 100% free. They just take some time, effort and focus.

My fav…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Dear Parents, Please Shut Up!

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If you think you are helping by yelling instructions at your kid, someone else's kid or the referee during a game, you're not. You ar…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Be like a goldfish

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There is a great scene in a Ted Lasso episode, when Ted tells one of his players to "be like a gold fish." The gold fish is the happi…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Do I get nervous? Of course!

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I get nervous because I care. If I didn't care, I wouldn't feel anything. 

The important thing is that we have perspective about what …

3 years, 10 months ago

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Jake Joyce - Referee and college soccer player at the same time

Episode 7

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It's hard enough being a full time student. Imagine also playing a competitive university sport and also trying to become a professio…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Dealing with Dissent and Zero Tolerance Policies

Episode 6

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Across the country, state youth soccer organizations are making bold new rules to try and address the verbal abuse and often physical…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Episode #5 Referee Pregame Instructions

Episode 5

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In today's episode, we will be discussing the all important "Pre-game". There is nothing worse than seeing a referee crew that is obv…

3 years, 11 months ago

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