SchwartzBlog

So today was my first varsity game. For those of you who do not know, I don’t play any varsity sports. No, I am a high school soccer referee. So when I say I had my first varsity game, I mean for the first time I officiated a soccer game where the players were either my age or maybe a little older. And the game was great. I initially got a few weird looks from the players and coaches when I stepped on the field (They had never seen a 17 year old varsity ref, they probably had never even seen a 37 year old varsity ref). But my calls spoke for themselves. After 10 or 15 minutes it didn’t matter my age. The calls that needed to be made, were made. And the game was a success. It has been 6 years since Jerry Fischoff came up to me and asked me if I wanted to become a travel referee. Now I am here. And I still have a ways to go.

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