It looks to be a beautiful weekend to play soccer. Lets keep it simple and go back to basics. 

1) Stay close to the ball and position yourself to see fouls.

2) Don’t be a center ref. Run with the play. 

3) Introduce yourself to both coaches

4) Call a handful more fouls in the game vs a handful less.

Above all, have some fun!

Let’s make this a “please” and ” thank you” weekend! 
If a coach is dissenting loudly, use the word “please” a lot. For example, “Please coach, control your sideline.””Please coach, stay in your technical area.””Please coach, stop yelling. I can hear you.””Please talk to the player before I caution him”
If I receive a video and the ref is politely asking the coach to calm down, it is easier to point out the aggressor., 

On the other hand, it is important to thank the coach for their work. “Coach, JUSA says thank you for coaching. We know you put in a lot of volunteer hours.””Just want to say Thanks Coach. I bet the parents and kids haven’t told you thank you in a while.””Thanks Coach. the kids appreciate you and how you help them.””Thanks Coach, you are making a difference in the kids lives”

Have a fun weekend! 

1) Check your schedule. Games have changed. Fields have changed.

2) Be early to games. Coaches and Fellow Refs get nervous if you are not there 30 min before game time. I hear about late refs all the time. 

3) Be professional, wear the full referee kit. Introduce yourself to coaches. They appreciate it.

 4) Be confident with your whistle, see a foul, call the foul. 

5) April Meeting is next week. I’m confirming the room and time

6) Next weekend schedule opens at 5 pm on Saturday.  Plenty of games. 

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