• Become a ref! It's fun, really
    by Beau Dure on Oct 26, 10:04 AM
    I was going to take Sunday off. But the emails kept piling up from our ref assignor. "Games open." "MORE games open."
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  • Start practice with play: U.S. Soccer gets it right
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 25, 4:54 AM
    In 2009, I wrote a column headlined, "Why is scrimmage dessert?" - because I had observed so many practices for young children that bothered me.
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  • Have mercy? How coaches can manage a mismatch
    by Beau Dure on Oct 15, 11:33 AM
    The opposing coach was emphatic. "Left foot only!" he yelled. He had also imposed shooting restrictions on his players.
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  • Reffing according to the score?
    by Randy Vogt on Oct 9, 2:10 PM
    As many people realize that I'm an experienced official, often the winning coach asks my advice on what to do to not continuously score goals.
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