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How to Retain Referees (Part 2): Start by getting coaches and refs in same room
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, April 9, 2018
There is a referee shortage as most youth soccer refs quit in ...
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How to Retain Referees (Part 1)
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, April 5, 2018
We lose most refs in their first two years of refereeing with ...
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Not enforcing rules becomes a slippery slope
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, March 20, 2018
The assistant referees were having a lively debate at halftime. I was ...
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Are young refs advancing too soon?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, February 23, 2018
Approximately two decades ago, I noticed a real change in attitude of ...
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The Accidental Ref asks: How and why did you start?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, January 31, 2018
I was 15 years old when one of my soccer coaches, Gordon ...
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The Importance of Being an Assistant Referee
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, January 4, 2018
I started refereeing in New York in 1978. One of the things ...
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Advice for young referees -- and a plea to the adults who scream at them
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, December 15, 2017
I was asked to give some words of encouragement to young refs ...
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The most difficult role in officiating: assisting a poor referee
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, December 4, 2017
So I've officiated lots of games and realize what is my most ...
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Referee Watch: When does the half end?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Soccer is that rare sport where official time is kept on the ...
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Soccer's Only Complicated Rule: Offside
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, September 25, 2017
I was an assistant referee and yellow was up 1-0 in the ...
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How youth soccer has changed in the past four decades
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Having officiated my 10,000th game on August 8 gave me a chance ...
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Mission Accomplished: The 10,000th game
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Some Soccer Americans might recall the name of Dani Braga, the starting ...
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Beware of referee fatigue
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, July 24, 2017
Much has been written in the media about player fatigue, whether it's ...
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The Road to 10,000 Games (Part 2): How I'll commemorate the milestone game
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, July 12, 2017
In my last article, I wrote about some highs and lows in ...
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The Road to 10,000 Games
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, July 6, 2017
It has been said that a referee never has a home game. ...
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And the Refs Who Do Care
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, June 8, 2017
Recently, I wrote about the refs who don't care. They are the ...
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The Refs Who Don't Care
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, June 6, 2017
I was appalled as I saw my colleagues officiating. I was to ...
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Reffing corner kicks: Don't ignore the grabbing and holding
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, April 6, 2017
Soccer's last rule, Law 17, is on corner kicks. The corner kick ...
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How refs spot off-the-ball fouls
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, March 22, 2017
You can never relax while driving and the same is true when ...
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Ref friendlies as if they count in the standings
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, January 27, 2017
Friendly games can take many forms. It could be a preseason game, ...
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Should new refs be identified -- like in driver's ed?
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, January 13, 2017
There are hundreds of soccer referee certification clinics held across the United ...
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Offside Decisions: Defender's Deliberate Play vs. a Deflection
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Flushing, Queens is home to U.S. Open tennis and Citi Field, where ...
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The build-out line: A wonderful idea that needs an 'into play' tweak
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, October 31, 2016
For U-9 and U-10 games, I really like the build-out line, placed ...
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Watch out corporate America, Here come the Refs!
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, October 14, 2016
A few very advanced refs can earn enough money from refereeing to ...
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Rating refs improves officiating
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Just as there are not enough referees to adequately cover every game, ...
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Refereeing: the key part is to start -- and to be fit
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Thursday, September 1, 2016
Every beginner is a winner! If you are just starting out officiating, ...
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Reffing in Russia: Remembering History, 25 Years Later
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Friday, August 19, 2016
For a long time, I looked positively at the Soviet military cap ...
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Refs: Use your head and wear a cap
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Tuesday, July 26, 2016
I schedule a full check-up with my dermatologist every six months. When ...
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How refs deal with trash-talking
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Monday, June 13, 2016
"Look at the scoreboard" and "You got nothing" are two common things ...
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Ref Watch: Players Taking Dives
Youth Soccer Insider, Randy Vogt - Wednesday, May 18, 2016
I started refereeing in 1978 and for every game that I officiated ...
