Curious on how others view this

Curious on how others view this
by Nobilo (2021-04-15 13:18:54)

In reply to: Good refs are invaluable. A couple years ago my son slammed posted by wpkirish

I tend to agree with this poster that at youth levels Ref should be part of education of the game.

It mystifies me in U10 or U11 when the ref doesn’t explain to the players what’s happening. It takes forever for a corner kick or spot kick because the Ref signals and the kids have no idea what to do.

I get the kids need to learn the rules / signals, and the coaches need to devote some time...but at young ages I think the learning curve would improve if the Refs were encouraged to communicate more clearly and “teach” the rules.

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That requires mentoring - wcnitz 2021-04-15 13:28:37