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Hello From Massachusetts |
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By: uk_pat37 Date: July 11, 2024, 2:34 pm |
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Hi all, |
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Felt it prudent to do an obligatory introductory post! I moved |
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to the USA from the UK in 2017 - I had a very minor bit of |
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experience refereeing in England but I largely played and |
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coached sports rather than officiated them. I was usually the |
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moron coach on the sideline giving the referees stick!! |
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Fast forward to moving to America and I no longer had the time |
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to coach or play any of the sports I loved and I wanted |
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something I could fit around my schedule better, so I went to |
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Mass Ref and signed up to be a referee in January of '23...it |
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would have been sooner but COVID delayed me acting on my desire |
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to try out refereeing. |
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At first I just handled youth with no desire to deal with the BS |
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of adult leagues, but my knowledge and experience in the game |
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seemed to really help me progress fast - and my having matured |
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since my days of abusing referees (becoming a father, moving |
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countries for love etc. will do that to you) - so I started to |
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garner some interest from assignors who then started assigning |
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me adult games. |
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By Fall '23 I was handling UPSL assistant referee and fourth |
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official assignments, which culminated in my getting assigned to |
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one of the New England conference's semi-finals as an AR2. I |
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also got my NFHS (high school) qualification, officiating in 5 |
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MIAA state playoff games as a referee, and getting as far as the |
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quarter finals as an AR. For NEPSAC (private schools) I refereed |
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one of the girls varsity semi-finals. |
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In '24 I want to USYS Eastern Regionals representing the state |
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of Massachusetts, got my first UPSL whistle, and yesterday |
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completed my first upgrade assessment towards getting my |
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regional badge by the end of this FIFA year. With The new USSF |
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requirement, I hope to have my regional badge no later than 2.5 |
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years since getting my first referee badge in the USA! |
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I will also be doing my first year of NCAA officiating this |
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season! |
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Re: Hello From Massachusetts |
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By: bmb Date: July 11, 2024, 3:03 pm |
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Hi and welcome to the forum |
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