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This is a great article on how incredibly fit the FIFA international soccer referees are. Most people don’t realize that refs run much farther than any player does during the game. The stress and physical requirements necessary to perform well before and during matches are extremely difficult to deal with.
This weekend I was on the field at 6:30am Saturday and Sunday. Saturday I didn’t leave until 6:30, and Sunday I got to leave at 2:00. It was 100% humidity and over 90° each day. Talk about pain, sunburn, dehydration, and exhaustion. I made it though. Being home is good. Work in the morning. I saw an Amish referee. He had a large beard.
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There are some places in the world that I never thought I’d be. A Howard Johnson hotel in Lawrenceville, NJ is one of them. The Delaware Youth Soccer Association is paying for everything this weekend. It’s great. Can’t talk much. Leaving to referee more games today. Yes, it’s 6:18 AM.