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Why can’t referees be on time and keep games on time? Why don’t assigners punish the refs that are late?
I have had a recent string of referees arriving just before game time or after game time. Happened again today in my women’s game. The ref (center for first game) who showed up 1 minute after kickoff time said, “It’s women, they never start on time.” Unfortunately for him we (ARs) already had the teams checked in and everyone had to wait for him, so we kicked off 10 minutes late. I have talked to several coaches lately that complained about their afternoon State/National bracket Cup games starting up to 20 minutes late. I don’t understand how a ref crew can get 15-20 minutes behind when there are 15 minutes between games. It is unprofessional and shows no respect for the teams.
Needed to vent.
I have had a recent string of referees arriving just before game time or after game time. Happened again today in my women’s game. The ref (center for first game) who showed up 1 minute after kickoff time said, “It’s women, they never start on time.” Unfortunately for him we (ARs) already had the teams checked in and everyone had to wait for him, so we kicked off 10 minutes late. I have talked to several coaches lately that complained about their afternoon State/National bracket Cup games starting up to 20 minutes late. I don’t understand how a ref crew can get 15-20 minutes behind when there are 15 minutes between games. It is unprofessional and shows no respect for the teams.
Needed to vent.