Last night I was on the line for a 5A girls game. Prior to the game we discussed how much one of the coaches likes to bitch and since I was AR1 I was assigned the task of keeping him quite. (He was not the coach directly behind me so it was a little more difficult. )
He was decent through the game standing up and arguing about a corner that was given instead of what he felt was a goal kick. (The coach was no more then 75 yards away he might of had a good look at it, who knows.) So with about a minute and half left in the game the coaches team is down 3-0 and looking bad. One of her players gets hit hard after the ball is gone and the takes a little extra shot while on the ground from the girl that fouled her. The center lets play go on with a clear advantage but about 10 second later with a dead ball he signals to stop play and goes back and cards the girl that came in late and hard (keep in mind the girl does not play for the coach that loves to complain) In high school you have to go let the coach for the team that received the card know what the card was for. The center comes over to do so and and the coach who’s team received the card says nothing just nods in agreement. The coach that loves to complain and player didn’t get the card stands up and starts to bitch “It is the 90th minute what is the point to that card. You are a waste of our time.” The center gives me a look to quite him down. I turn to the coach and simply say “40 minute halves coach, we are in the 80th minute…” My center busted up laughing and the coach shut up….
Blow Your Whistle 