You are correct - this is all about the children and much time is spent educating them on respecting the ref and his decisions. We were left to explain to this group of boys yesterday how the game they just played was different due to the blatant inequality in penalties given by the ref. The ...

Two very important lessons my son learnt yesterday at what should have been an awesome clash between two great teams fighting for top spot. 1. It doesn't matter how hard you've worked or how much you deserve a fair game - certain adults will sometimes interject with their own agendas and spoil it ...

Let's tell the whole truth Beskid, yes some bad tackles, yes terrible ref, yes kids were carried off, yes they all returned to the park (so not that injured), don't try to make it sound like the kids were put down. Let's also remember your entire parents cheer and clap when the ref did issue a ...