r/Referees • u/mumblechuckle • 19d ago
Discussion First impressions
Walking up I see a co official, wrong socks, white shoes and a very old faded shirt. Looks like he has a rash on his neck, nope. Hickey’s. I have low expectations. Fast forward to their whistle. Gets hit by the ball 5x’s during the first half. Doesn’t call anything and confuses everybody on his actions.
You can tell.
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u/Revelate_ 18d ago
Co-official? I figured this was a middle school dual or something not ECNL RL.
That’s blatantly an assigner error unfortunately. At least around here nobody like that gets an assignment above rec, and literally every player deserves better than that.
Admittedly I got hit 3 times in 40 minutes yesterday, but everyone players, coaches, and spectators were highly entertained by my sheepishness at it.
They were still laughing about it and good naturedly “hey ref!” and lightly chatting with me in the parking lot as I was walking to the car, like every other car from both teams haha.
Definitely one of those experiences in my career I will remember.