Well, 1 day after refereeing a personal high of 10 soccer games in two days, I'm actually not feeling one bit bad. I was in decent condition before the weekend, and it's showing now that I'm not all that sore.
Did you know? - A center referee will cover between 5.5-7.5 miles in an U19 boys soccer game.
Also, since three referees are used per game, generally you can plan on doing 1/3 of the games as a center referee and the rest as the assistant. I had 4 games in the center of my 10, doing 15, 17 (twice), and 19 year olds in the center. I only got two games of kids under 15. That makes for lots of running no matter which referee you end up being. The younger games I got to do were the 11 year old girls and big game of the tourney, the 13 year old girls championship game as an assistant. Very critical game!
Did you know? - 11 year old girls care more about the tunnel the parents make them with their arms then the 8-1 loss they just had.
So, overall, I'm feeling good. However, I'm aware that sometimes that two days after is when you sometimes start to feel the pain. We'll see how tomorrow feels.
Also, I've been placed on my softball teams' DL. I have been hit twice by line drives pitching this season, and both of them hit my glove hand or wrist, and I have a badly sprained wrist. Catching the ball hurts, and hitting just kills. So, it's three weeks off for me, which will be my longest period of missed games ever.
Did you know? - I've only missed two games ever due to injury. The first was my senior year in basketball and the second was after I almost cut my thumb off I missed a night of softball.
So, I'll sit and enjoy not having to go and get hit by a line drive. In case you're wondering, our softball team this season so far, is 2-8. We find ourselves in the cellar of the Mitchell League.
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