Category: Corners
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Ref Life: When the US Futsal league in Pittsburgh, changes buildings.

New location, new courts, working through the house rules. US Futsal in Monroeville has a new home with Pro Sports at All American Fieldhouse
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Ref Life: Transitioning to indoor.

Here in Pennsylvania the outdoor season is closing out and the indoor facilities are starting up. We have dasher board soccer, futsal, small sided outdoor fields and even full sized outdoor fields. No matter what version of the game, we need to remember that we are not only responsible for applying the laws of the…
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Ref Life: Reflection and Video Review using Hudl.

The angles of a 2 man, 2 whistle system are bad. The joke is you have a bad look at the play or an even worse when it comes to making calls in a football game. The one angle from the center of the field on Hudl is the worst possible for reviewing game film,…
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Jr. High: 23 Aug 23 Picture Day, Futsal Training.

Hey team, Yesterday was a lesson in winning and learning. Between the weather, headcount, small field, officials, and an injury we learned a lot. Here are my takeaways from the scrimmage. Big thank you to the parents that supplied snacks/drinks/ice for our road trip! Reminder that pictures are after school today in the main lobby…
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Jr High: Scrimmage 1 @ Gateway 4pm.

Congratulations you survived your first day of school and now get to play in your first scrimmage of the season on the Turf at Gateway. Due to first day challenges we have one more challenge- a limited roster. We all need to be 60 minute warriors today and find ways to conserve energy, play the…
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Plum U8: Grass Roots Football night with Crew 02Jun2022

Thursday Night Football presented by the Plum Youth Soccer Club,. This is Grass Roots Football in Plum Boro, PA. Normally the lights are saved for the big kids but with all the 😜 crazy rain this spring season we were able to reschedule one of our make up games to a Thursday Night. Nature treated…
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Plum U8: parental pregame: Pass and Dribble

Pass, dribble Pass, dribble Those are today’s words of the day as we still have some players that are mastering how they play with the ball in a game. Coach Dave
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Jr.High: Some VAR review items

The irony of this post– I started this on Monday morning before coaching today’s game, where one my assignors could only find one referee for the 3rd time this season. I bust my bootay and miss dinner time with the wife from September through October for the Good of the Game. Moment’s like today make…
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JR.High: 10Sep2021 LH in Uniontown

Showing up is the start, discovery is the process, play is essential to life long learning. Problem Statement: Can we play with only 10 players? Armstrong Jr. High Girls Team 10-9-21 before boarding the bus to Uniontown. According to the laws of the game we are fine playing with only 10 players, so yes we…