Proud Grandpa

[dave541]

Our granddaughter plays high school soccer. Because of the shortage of referees in the Youth League, high school players are allowed to referee YSL games. She took the refereeing courses and is certified.
She was refereeing a U10 game, when she heard a coach using the F bomb while yelling at one of his players. Strictly against the rules, so she threw her first ever Red Card in a game (automatic ejection) and to a coach!
The very next game, (she reffed several games in a row), the ball was on the opposite side of the field, so one of the players away from the ball grabbed an opposing player by the jersey and body slammed him to the ground. She saw it out the corner of her eye. Second Red Card! Then a couple of the other players on the same team (with a reputation for playing rough) started talking about my granddaughter in spanish. My granddaughter is blonde and fair, definitely not hispanic, but has taken enough spanish classes to understand the ungentlemanly comments they were making about her. THIRD Red Card! Trash talking to or about a ref is also against the rules.
So she went from not ever having to Red Card, to three in one day.

She is not afraid to take control of the field and enforce the rules.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Good for her!!! Too much foul language is being used these days.

 

[EdJunior]

Awesome. I understand getting lost in the excitement sometimes, but purposeful stuff like that is just bad sportsmanship, and there is too much of it today. Good on your granddaughter!

 

[IBTripping]

Tough lady. Bet word gets around and there won't be anymore bad behavior without paying a price.

 

[JudyJB]

Three cheers for your granddaughter! She will do well in any career she chooses! And she also must have had some very good coaches in the teams SHE has played on to set such an example!

 

[dave541]

Three cheers for your granddaughter! She will do well in any career she chooses! And she also must have had some very good coaches in the teams SHE has played on to set such an example!

Her dad is a cop, so she had good upbringing on right and wrong, plus help on how to maintain a 'command presence' on the field.

Last year a ref didn't show up for a scheduled game her younger sister was playing. She was asked if she would ref it. She was hesistant, the appearance of conflict of interest in reffing a game for her sister. But the opposing coach agreed, since the alternative was canceling the game. If there was any doubt on her impartiality, it ended within the first minute of the game. Her first call was offsides on her sister.

Her dad is a referee for high school basketball. He is adamant girl's teams are far more aggressive, nasty, and mean to each other than boys are.

She also has straight As in her AP classes.

 

[old RV guy]

Her dad is a cop, so she had good upbringing on right and wrong, plus help on how to maintain a 'command presence' on the field.

Last year a ref didn't show up for a scheduled game her younger sister was playing. She was asked if she would ref it. She was hesistant, the appearance of conflict of interest in reffing a game for her sister. But the opposing coach agreed, since the alternative was canceling the game. If there was any doubt on her impartiality, it ended within the first minute of the game. Her first call was offsides on her sister.

Her dad is a referee for high school basketball. He is adamant girl's teams are far more aggressive, nasty, and mean to each other than boys are.

She also has straight As in her AP classes.

Kids learn from their parents and with whom they choose to associate. Seems like a great kid.

 

[dave541]

Soccer season is over, and stat-wise she is the 33rd ranked goalie in the entire country, and fourth in the state.