Hi all! My name is
Marc and you can find me taking over the Kicking Back blog over the
next couple of days whilst I blog about the shenanigans experiences of the Massachusetts
Referee Delegation at the US Youth Soccer Region 1 President's Cup. Perhaps you'll learn something or be mildly amused by reading this (hopefully both!).
For those of you who don’t know, the President's Cup was
created by US Youth Soccer as a “mid-level competition for those looking to play against teams of similar abilities for a National Championship Title" Don’t be fooled by ‘mid-level’ though, it’s a big deal! At least so I’m told... We'll find out!
Full disclosure, this will be my first regional event, so I’m definitely new at this, I intend to share my experiences and observations, however entertaining/dull/boring/fascinating they may be. :-)
The crew this morning met at Boston Logan bright and early. I’m not certain whose idea it was to take the 6:30 AM flight, but nevertheless we all made it on time and had no hiccups through security or at check in. Upon arrival in Pittsburgh, we stopped by Pittsburgh's famous "Luca's Diner" for a hearty breakfast. After all, you cannot referee on an empty stomach!
After a short drive north, we ended up at Slippery Rock, PA and checked into our dorm rooms at the aptly named Slippy Rock University. While we are relaxing now prior to dinner and our evening meetings, you can definitely feel a positive buzz of excitement amongst the delegation. All 10 referees (and our Head of Delegation and Assessor) are ready to hit the ground running tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have many great stories to report!
Full disclosure, this will be my first regional event, so I’m definitely new at this, I intend to share my experiences and observations, however entertaining/dull/boring/fascinating they may be. :-)
The crew this morning met at Boston Logan bright and early. I’m not certain whose idea it was to take the 6:30 AM flight, but nevertheless we all made it on time and had no hiccups through security or at check in. Upon arrival in Pittsburgh, we stopped by Pittsburgh's famous "Luca's Diner" for a hearty breakfast. After all, you cannot referee on an empty stomach!
After a short drive north, we ended up at Slippery Rock, PA and checked into our dorm rooms at the aptly named Slippy Rock University. While we are relaxing now prior to dinner and our evening meetings, you can definitely feel a positive buzz of excitement amongst the delegation. All 10 referees (and our Head of Delegation and Assessor) are ready to hit the ground running tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have many great stories to report!
I intend to keep you updated on what is going throughout the weekend, but in addition to that some of the referees and myself will be tweeting and instagramming about the event using the hashtags #MassTourneyRefs and #MassRegionalRefs. Also make sure to follow @MA_Referees over on Twitter throughout the tournament season!
