It's better this year but has been god awful in previous years Archived Message
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on October 24, 2023, 16:06:05, in reply to "We play on turf like twice a year"
Different size fields, different size goals, all kinds of hilarity. My favorite was always Dunbar park in Chicago. The field is used for a lot of things so there's probably 5-6 different colors of lines and sets of lines. Also the team we played would use these hilariously narrow and short pop up goals. They'd then put a huge girl in net and she'd take up almost the entire thing. Probably 50% of shots would just hit her because you either had to hit a corner or just push it through Previous Message always a shitshow Previous Message Game got moved up to a different time, and we had to then rush him right off to a birthday party. The field that we played on in Oak park is the least favorite of all of my youth soccer facilities. It's at Irving school, and the turf is super bouncy and fast. Their team is used to it, our team always struggles with touches running away. Previous Message Previous Message Feeling like I did nothing wrong here, but willing to listen to the crowd. 10u game, ref is probably mid 40s just like me. Turf field, playing fast so the ball is going out a lot. Just like every other game, whenever the ball goes out I just kinda point the direction that i think it'd go. No words, not even a big point just a finger and thumb down at my side. One of the other dads that I stand with does pretty much the same thing. Several times ref and I disagreed and I said not a single word or action his direction. No one had yelled a single thing at this guy, not a word from parents, kids, or coaches. After about 15 minutes, this guy screams at the other dad and I "I'LL CALL THE GAME, YOU STOP POINTING" Who's in the wrong here?
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- AITA - youth soccer edition - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 24, 2023, 14:40:55
- You are - icasaman October 25, 2023, 9:07:08
- NTA, but refs have a thankless job and youth soccer can’t get enough of them - Chilango October 25, 2023, 8:05:15
- No, the ref is the asshole. * - PapaDels October 24, 2023, 23:24:51
- I umpired a house league fall ball game Saturday and had a parent chase me down - Mrap24 October 24, 2023, 23:02:52
- I’ve become an annoying parent at my kids 5th/6th grade girls games - memyselfandillini October 24, 2023, 16:58:04
- I think you had a point* - memyselfandillini October 24, 2023, 16:49:13
- I think you had a point* - memyselfandillini October 24, 2023, 16:49:08
- My kids had three-person referee crews by 10U - the main ref and 2 linesmen with flags - bbonb October 24, 2023, 15:53:31
- Oak Park* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 24, 2023, 15:54:29
- You did nothing wrong. I’m in the middle of basketball season and have concluded that most refs are - LovetheChief October 24, 2023, 15:36:56
- How was Scratch on Lake?* - GMAW October 24, 2023, 15:20:47
- Both - snipes824 October 24, 2023, 15:09:44
- That’s when you continue pointing but with a middle finger* - timmer October 24, 2023, 15:03:31
- Imagine if you were actually saying something! - GMAW October 24, 2023, 15:00:47
- Random youth soccer question. Our team (U11) has 2 new players that are particularly aggressive - CoronaTheirAss October 24, 2023, 14:57:18
- NAH. - HamptonSki October 24, 2023, 14:57:08
- I did stop* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 24, 2023, 15:34:20
- If you're not being demonstrative or vocal, the ref is wrong. That being said, these guys - OWWDig October 24, 2023, 14:49:47
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