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  • Protected: Ref Life: Game Tape

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    dpankiewicz

    2022, confidence, DFK, IDFK, LOTG, PIAA, PK, Run of play
  • Protected: Ref Life: Does this happen to you?

    Protected: Ref Life: Does this happen to you?

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    dpankiewicz

    2022, journaling, LOTG, Uncategorized
    Communication, confidence, fitness, fun
  • Jr. High: Where are you in skill development?

    Jr. High: Where are you in skill development?

    Self-reflection is a great life tool to have in your tool belt. After completing a 1-0 game last night with two coaches being issued cards for dissent. I took a moment to reflect and ask myself did I and my referee team impact the game or did we let the players decide the game on…

    dpankiewicz

    September 20, 2022
    2022, confidence, journaling, JR High, Recovery, Uncategorized
  • Jr. High: @PennHills 08Sept22

    Jr. High: @PennHills 08Sept22

    dpankiewicz

    September 8, 2022
    2022, confidence, Corners, DFK, Free Kicks, Goal Kick, IDFK, journaling, JR High, Run of play
  • Ref Life:Another year of Football signals for Football in the PA High Schools.

    Ref Life:Another year of Football signals for Football in the PA High Schools.

    Breaking news, referees don’t have to be zebras anymore according to the governing body of Pennsylvania High School Sports. A much bigger story would be getting the existing soccer chapters to agree to ditch the stripes of every other American sports for the contemporary look used by referees globally. The push to improve sportsmanship is…

    dpankiewicz

    September 4, 2022
    2022, confidence, journaling, LOTG
    Communication, individual growth
  • Jr. High: day 5 Dr. Rob Gilbert Success Hotline.

    Jr. High: day 5 Dr. Rob Gilbert Success Hotline.

    This post is a call to Dr. Rob Gilbert today. If you are an athlete, start today. If you are a human start today. If you want to learn about people who kept trying and succeeded this is for you. Call today the 18 August 2022. Dial 973-743-4690 and listen to Dr. Gilbert’s message. /success-hotline-with-dr-rob-gilbert

    dpankiewicz

    August 19, 2022
    2022, confidence, journaling, JR High
  • Jr. High: BG Camp support and drop with transitions.

    Jr. High: BG Camp support and drop with transitions.

    Dear Diary: Tonight we did a whole lot of thinking games. We had to count. We had to switch partners frequently as we played a 2v2 to 2 goal game. We started by learning how to work little combinations with one touch passes and drop balls to our partners. We then tried to incorporate it…

    dpankiewicz

    August 4, 2022
    1v1, 2022, confidence, journaling, JR High, Run of play, Training, Uncategorized
    attacking, fun, goal-setting, individual growth
  • Jr. High: BG Camp shooting stars

    Jr. High: BG Camp shooting stars

    Dear Diary: Tonight we learned about shooting. We learned that the boys tend to finish with their hips going one way! While some girls tend to twist their hips like Shakira before they strike the ball. The main part of the night was reviewing our approach, our plant foot positioning, our striking surface of the…

    dpankiewicz

    August 2, 2022
    2022, confidence, journaling, JR High, Las Porteras, Run of play
    attacking, confidence, fitness, fun, goal-setting, individual growth
  • Jr. High: social media defenders

    Jr. High: social media defenders

    dpankiewicz

    July 28, 2022
    1v1, 3v3, confidence, JR High, Run of play
    confidence, defending, individual growth
  • Referee Recruitment for real…

    Referee Recruitment for real…

    The year is 2022. We are in year three of Covid-19 soccer here in the United States. We had the entire spring season of 2020 wiped out as the world learned how to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and began to study how to treat people who tested positive of Covid-19. Our fall season of…

    dpankiewicz

    July 22, 2022
    journaling, LOTG, Uncategorized, WIAA
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