• A ref's incorrect striving for perfection
    Why is it that I might be a relatively average looking guy but I look very good in my photos, including the images in this space? It's because that I'm good at Photoshop.
  • U.S. Soccer blundered badly on high school soccer
    American soccer, so plagued by the pay-to-play problem. If only there was youth soccer that didn't charge kids so much money.
  • Caffeine for Athletic Performance: Good or Avoid?
    Let's have a look at a some issues around caffeine consumption for sport performance by age groups.
  • How to Retain Referees (Part 2): Start by getting coaches and refs in same room
    There is a referee shortage as most youth soccer refs quit in their first two years with verbal abuse being the No. 1 reason for quitting.
  • How to Retain Referees (Part 1)
    We lose most refs in their first two years of refereeing with verbal abuse being the No. 1 reason for refs quitting.