do your kid and your club a favor and try to prevent this from happening in the future. Seriously, it sets a bad example for the kids. I've been guilty of it myself numerous times but finally have myself trained where I will just turn and walk away for a moment. The real shame of it is that when the parents are obnoxious the kids are not going to get the benefit of the doubt on any close calls. So, not only are you not going to get the ref to change the call, but you're doing a disservice to the kids out there.

(Of course, I have no idea what you mean by "ape shite" but if you're yelling and screaming at the ref at a U9 game, you probably need to take a deep breath. Also, based on the description and your location, I'm 90% certain I know who the ref was, and you're right, she probably couldn't see it)

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Posted by mt1

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 8/23/13 at 2:50 pm to Pinetar

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do your kid and your club a favor and try to prevent this from happening in the future. Seriously, it sets a bad example for the kids. I've been guilty of it myself numerous times but finally have myself trained where I will just turn and walk away for a moment. The real shame of it is that when the parents are obnoxious the kids are not going to get the benefit of the doubt on any close calls. So, not only are you not going to get the ref to change the call, but you're doing a disservice to the kids out there

I'm usually relatively calm and just cheer the team on but it was the last game of the tournament, time was running out and I knew it was most likely his last opportunity. I simply loudly explained to her that my son was onsides and asked how she could see it from 20 yards (no underestimate) behind him. I don't understand how a woman of that size is allowed to ref a game where there is no line judge on a field of that size.

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