Riot!

By gmnesbitt - 07/12/2011 05:26 - United States

Today, it was my first time as a hockey referee, for a game played by 7-year-olds. At one point, a little boy tripped another boy. Doing my job, I gave him 2 minutes in the penalty box. After the game, I was attacked by a mob of parents. I was even given an optometrist's business card. FML
I agree, your life sucks 28 998
You deserved it 2 567

Same thing different taste

Top comments

You're a referee, expect people to hate you.

Susieee_Q 9

Ahh parents during their children's sporting events and whatnot.

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KiddNYC1O 20

Hockey is nothing without a fight.

bizarre_ftw 21

Ahhhh A troll's dream job!!! Have fun with that! Enjoy having the power!! Call 'em like you see 'em (but don't go crazy, have fun being an honest referee and laugh at the parents that would have you do otherwise!)

Be glad you're not reffing kids in Philly if you're worried about being hated by parents.

PYLrulz 17

I'll vouch for that. Sometimes, some youth teams from New Jersey (mainly South Jersey in the Philly area) come to play at the rink I go to in Harrisburg, PA, and those parents are THE WORST!!!

RedPillSucks 31

Make a rule that if the parents get out of control, their team forfeits. Of course that wont help you "after" the game. Be prepared to quickly change into track shoes and park your car close to the field. Cover your "#1ref" license plate.

"Here's my business card young man, don't call penalties on my son and you get 10% off."

Give them a little hint that you might in fact need spectacles, but that don't have the funds to acquire a pair. Oh, and that the judging system they haven't taken too well to will continue till then. Just remember not to let them get any form of evidence.

IAM_CANADIAN 5

Really ? If ur refereeing 7 year old all you do is make sure they don't get hurt, the kid probly didn't know about tripping, at that age hockey's just for fun so you literally do nothing all game. The parents hated you cz you looked like a dick

I'm pretty sure any kid knows that its not fair to trip someone during a game or otherwise. They're not that stupid.

60, I doubt this Canadian knows its inappropriate now let alone as a kid, he's probably struggling to comprehend what you just said right now.

lil_miss_katii 7

People should respect the refs! Seriously, without them the game couldn't be played properly. Chill people it's supposed to be a fun game :)

Hey good for u at least ur a ref that calls stuff instead of just watching the game and not calling anything, those r the worst