Category: PK
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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: When you miss something in real time.

Guess what? As a referee we are human and do make mistakes or miss things. Yep that includes me. I had an epic miss last night during my match. However as a referee team, we caught the miss and made the correction during the normal flow of the game. Did you know as a referee,…
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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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LOTG: MLS VAR

Ok so maybe we don’t have VAR at the high school level, but seeing how close some of the pro calls are should get our collective soccer brains thinking before the season starts.
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Las Porteras: Notes for the team CONCENTRATION

Here’s a little matching game for the entire team, select High, Medium or Low Concentration for the following moments of the game from the perspective of your goalkeepers: | Penalty Kick Own goal kick Ball in shooting zone First 10 minutes of each half Ball in possession of opponent in attacking half Free Kicks witching…
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15July2021 las porteras

Building upon the footwork needed to: stop shots 3-5 yards off the line take the angle away from the shooter step up to clear through balls with our feet instead of making our defenders backtrack get back for a chip after taking the angle away 3-5 years off the line. Making our hands work without…