Referees

Referees
Pat Ferre

NOBODY IS PERFECT

Nobody is perfect.  Human beings make mistakes.  It is a part of life.  Yet, many coaches, players, parents, and others

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Referees
Pat Ferre

Decisions That Hinder.

 There is no promise that hard work and dedication will guarantee a world-renown or stellar career. Many officials commit the

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Referees
Pat Ferre

Dealing with Missed Calls

During soccer games, referees make countless decisions and signal correctly. At times however, officials can be seen pointing in the wrong direction, missing a flag from an assistant, blowing the whistle when it is not needed or showing cards when they could have used an alternate way to handle a situation.

We are all human and are bound to make mistakes but it is how we explain our decisions, how quickly we correct them and how often we make them that determines how effective we are at successfully controlling the games we are asked to orchestrate.

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