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Pundits will forever believe in the myth of “but he got the ball”. They probably also believe in Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Santa Claus.

Let the proper authorities determine if it’s safeguarding or not. Report everything you heard. Don’t add any editorials. If you heard an adult say to a kid “You are a (expletive)”, report it just like that. What you don’t want to foster is any sort of hearsay that might get someone let off the...

To add: here is the full description that I copied and pasted to get around any possible link sharing issues. This was on an old website from a PT location in my old hometown. Improve stamina and agility while reducing injury risk with the help of trained movement specialists Those that run for...

In all seriousness, is there a running mechanics session that would work? Several years ago, some of the physical therapists at a local PT site ran a multi-week session called “Ready 2 Run” or something like that where they worked with a small group on therapy-based mechanics for running. If I...

Hey, if that isn’t in your neighborhood, we have those near where I live!! :D:confused: https://www.weareiowa.com/amp/article/news/crime/ankeny-police-arrest-3-after-massage-parlor-complaints-healthy-green-spa-massage/524-349a2f2b-6664-48cd-a867-857d35006432

Nip this immediately. After the second one, at least approach the touch line and calmly tell the coach that his behavior is out of line. Future instances can then go up the misconduct chain. If you let several of these go, it will funnel to the players and make things tougher.

As @socal lurker says, all of the local guidance allows black hats. In our high school and college rulebooks, a hat is explicitly listed as an optional part of a referee uniform. For me, I never wear one in the middle. I just feel too hot wearing one. As an assistant, I’ll wear one if I’m...

This is why many of us on a US-based forum scratch our heads at some of the stuff Dale Johnson writes. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38297757/the-var-review-havertz-penalty-cancelled-ten-hag-rant-akanji-offside I simply have no idea how someone who claims to understand the law and its...

I'm not really sure if I'd call Dale Johnson an "expert". He seems to be more of a PR conduit for PGMOL to defend decisions in most cases. I try to read some of his work on ESPN's website here in the US, and some of his explanations really make me scratch my head.

If PGMOL, PRO, or the relevant governing organization wants to make that public later, that’s fine. I stand by my original post. Post game interviews are pointless and useless for officials. They are not ever going to convince fans and pundits that referees actually can explain a decision. They...

Here is how things would go. Fans - "Call sucked! Ref's a w***er!" Referee - "Here is why I made the call and the Law supporting the decision." Fans - "Call sucked, and the explanation sucked! Ref's an even bigger w***er!" Unfortunately, the theory of referees giving interviews after a game...

I almost always bring my gear to any soccer match I attend. Whether it’s been for no shows, injury, or lack of scheduled officials, I’m generally called into service 2-3 times a year. I also have my gear with me on days I’m not scheduled to officiate, as I never know when I may get a 3 PM call...

I’m just firmly convinced that FIFA doesn’t want something like that as a 2CT in a major tournament knockout game. We can debate all day about whether that’s right. I don’t think it is, but we see this all the time at the elite professional/senior international level. We have to remember that...

I do agree with you on this, and I think it’s why you hardly ever see it. The last time I remember it happening in a major event was 2016, when Clattenberg had (I believe) a semifinal Champions League 1st leg and then the final. All of this continues to be speculation, but on a similar US-based...

Also some rumors flying around that perhaps Jacewicz was in consideration for the final after Australia lost, but was injured. I do not know if this is true. There was a late switch of fourth officials taking Yamashita off of the AUS-ENG semi, but who knows what drove that. Obviously, the US...

Did not see this one coming - at all. So based on what I have seen in another forum, there is a lot of history in this appointment. First Americans to be onfield officials (referee, AR1, AR2) for a senior World Cup final Back to back World Cup finals with American officials on the crew...

Thought penalty in real time, thought penalty in slow motion, thought penalty during the VAR check. I thought it was a brave and 100% correct call on the field, and that VAR overturned it was wrong and a bad use of VAR to re-referee the game. We have to remember once again that it doesn’t have...

(Ignorant fans or pundits) x the Internet = blatantly incorrect information being presented as fact.

I fully realize that this situation was a first (at least that I've seen) in an event like this with GLT. But I have to think that, in theory at least, you should have the following sequence of events. In the absence of any clear evidence to the contrary, the onfield call is goal if the GLT...