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Outside the Lines
Pat Ferre

POST PANDEMIC REFEREEING

Proper Pre-Planning Prevents Poor Post-Pandemic Refereeing … “Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may

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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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Referees
Pat Ferre

Do it Properly

Referees could avoid some criticism by showing more pride and professionalism in their work. In any game and at any

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