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The art of reffing solo
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, October 14, 2021
I like to think that the referee's positioning isn't a diagonal ...
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Youth refs should emulate Willy Wonka, not Pierluigi Collina
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
If the ref is having a good time, you'd be surprised h ...
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Ref's View: How many games are too many?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, April 5, 2021
Refs who take on more and more assignments and officiate all d ...
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Refs need to explain some decisions
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, March 5, 2021
Sometimes the only ones at a youth soccer game who have re ...
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Ref's View: Leniency on 'holding' can create out-of-control games
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, February 18, 2021
Of the direct-kick fouls in soccer, arguably the easiest one to ca ...
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Ref watch: Adjusting to the electronic whistle requires some practice
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, January 18, 2021
When it came my time to ref with an electronic whistle, ...
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Make it your New Year's Resolution to Become a Ref
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Sunday, December 27, 2020
I learned how to stay fit, to remain calm at all time ...
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A Ref's View: Adapt to the changes and stay positive
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, November 3, 2020
People have said that I must enjoy not hearing the comments fr ...
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The Different Paths for Ref Development
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, October 8, 2020
The United States is such a large and pluralistic society so ...
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As soccer reboots, reffing requires managing a variety of guidelines
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, September 25, 2020
The coaches and all the substitutes are supposed to be wearing mask ...
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A return to reffing with COVID prevention precautions
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, August 31, 2020
I wore a mask upon entering and leaving the field, took ...
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Ref's View: Preparing for a Return
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
I am "refereeing" the live Bundesliga games on TV while also observi ...
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Becoming a Better Ref During This Down Time
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, April 10, 2020
One thing that I will remember when play resumes is how mu ...
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How Referees Deal With Trash Talking
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, February 21, 2020
"You can't stop me," "The only way that you can stop ...
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My view of the new rules after months of enforcing them
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Sunday, February 2, 2020
Handling, goal kicks and coach discipline were among the areas affected ...
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Highly Recommended New Year's Resolutions for Referees
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, January 2, 2020
I proclaim 2020 to be the Year of the Referee as ...
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Logic demands the NCAA and high school change their timekeeping rules
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Most of the games I ref are under the U.S. Soccer umbrell ...
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A Ref's View: Your clues for youth games
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, October 25, 2019
What type of a soccer game is it going to be? He ...
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Players will circumvent the rules when allowed
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, September 13, 2019
The headline above applies to older kids' games as well as adu ...
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Ref Watch: Working with electronic communication
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, August 8, 2019
Refs in every professional game in the world use electronic communication, ...
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How refs get through challenging games -- use 'Triple H'
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, July 12, 2019
What happens when a game suddenly goes south and you as t ...
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Refs improve in a meritocracy
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, May 24, 2019
With the soccer ref shortage across the United States, assignors often ha ...
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How referees need to deal with dissent from coaches
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, May 13, 2019
Refs should deal with dissenting coaches by utilizing the Ask, Tell a ...
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What leagues want from their refs
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, April 22, 2019
Refs are paid to blow their whistle and keep control of t ...
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A Ref's View: The Value of a Good Coach
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, March 22, 2019
In the first game, we were more like judges, but in t ...
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Refs and Our Uniforms
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, March 4, 2019
Maybe the powers that be should hold off creating new ref jerse ...
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Referee mechanics on free kicks: handling delay tactics, the 10-yard rule, and wall scuffles
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, February 21, 2019
Generally, restarting play will not be challenging on free kicks when t ...
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Use lines to help you ref
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, January 24, 2019
In soccer, I'm increasingly refereeing with lines from diverse sports on t ...
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Should refs call players by name?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, November 15, 2018
The ref is the ultimate neutral and it looks very bad ...
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Reffing according to the score?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, October 9, 2018
As many people realize that I'm an experienced official, often the winni ...
