Field #6 is cursed at the Mead CUSA Cup Invitational in Beavercreek, OH.  What is wrong with field #6 at the Ankeney soccer complex in Bea...

It is so unfortunate when the outcome of a game is determined by questionable refs. It happened 3 times this weekend for my daughter's t...

One of my readers asked this question about the US vs Canada Women's Olympic soccer game. "Just wondering if you would write a po...

Should refs feel sorry for teams being out played and as a result call a game differently then they normally would? We have all seen it ma...

This blog covers the good, the bad and the ugly of youth sports and this week the ugly raised its head yet again. A dad of a high school...

At the end of the last regular season game, I asked the ref and the other coach to bend the rules to give two of our girls a chance to score...

This website covers the good, the bad and the ugly of youth sports. It doesn't get any uglier than the criminal element gambling on yout...

I am not sure why anyone would want to be a youth basketball referee. My daughter had a 5th grade basketball game today. There were 4 foul...

Sometimes I wonder why I write this blog, but on Saturday I was reminded why by a beautiful event. A good ref made a terrible call for a goo...

Crazy Youth Parent Series This is a great video produced by TheFA.com called Ray Calls for Respect  which clearly and effectively illustr...

I learned that basketball refereeing is not easy. My daughter had a scrimmage basketball game last Saturday. The dad of one of my daughter...