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Lack of enjoyment

Gabriel

Serial whistler
Level 7 Referee
Hi all, just wanted some advice/encouragement please. I’m in my second season as an official now, and I had an U14 cup game this morning. Before today, I had enjoyed every single game I’d officiated, including ones where people had abused me, as I just tend to shake it off. For some reason, I came home from a good game this morning, and realised I absolutely hated being on the pitch this morning. I’ve got no idea why, as I went largely unnoticed (with the exception of 2 nailed on pens) but I just didn’t enjoy myself. I’m thinking of taking a few weeks off to see if I’m really up to it but I’m not sure what the best way to deal with this is. What do you think is the best course of action for this? (If this has happened to you before and you’re still going, please tell me how you dealt with it!)
 
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You are allowed to not enjoy every game :D

I suggest to do a couple more and see if the U14 was just the odd one that was due. If you feel the same after a couple more then maybe taking some time off is a good idea.
 
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