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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

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By Anonymous - 14/11/2013 17:21 - United States - Latrobe

Today, while refereeing a soccer game, I was accused of being racist, blind, and a fascist by spectators. The game was played by a group of third graders. FML

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What the puck?

By Anonymous - 04/04/2013 14:29 - United States - Portsmouth

Today, I had my first game ever as an ice hockey goalie. Our team didn't have a goalie helmet, so they gave me a regular one which didn't cover me completely. I was worried about it and told my coach, but he said I would be fine. I then took a puck to the throat that sent me to hospital. FML

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Blinded

By alycion - 04/05/2019 12:00

Today, I took my father to a hockey game. He always has to get pictures with the girls, so while in bag check, he used his breath spray. He got me in the eye, and I was temporarily blinded through most of the first period. FML

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The name of that old man?

By thisblows - 11/04/2009 20:42 - United States

Today, I was at a professional hockey game. I wasn't paying attention and a puck was shot into the stands and hit me in the face. My mouth was bleeding and I lost two teeth. As I was trying to cough up my teeth the old man next to me shoved me over and stole the puck. Everyone cheered. FML

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By y0uw1shy0ukn3wm3 - 09/10/2009 05:48 - United States

Today, I was refereeing a kid's soccer game, and noticed that on the field next to me was a referee I hated working with. I told the other referee I was working with that he was the laziest and most dumbass referee I had ever worked with. She then slapped me, and told me that it was her grandpa. FML

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Puck my life

By Anonymous - 10/08/2015 19:54 - Canada - Burlington

Today, I went to a hockey game. While warm-ups were happening, my favourite player pointed at me and tossed me a puck. It bounced off my hand into another girl's, who was a fan of the other team. She refused to give it back, then walked away and said, "I can't wait to sell this on eBay." FML

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How to make a sociopath

By Anonymous - 10/04/2020 14:00

Today, I went to my job as an aide for first-grade students. I went home with a swollen face after my student punched me because I was, "making the timer go too fast" and he wanted more iPad time. FML

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By ewewew - 24/09/2009 22:10 - United States

Today, during our championship field hockey game, my mouthguard fell into a mass of geese poop. The referee made me put it back in my mouth. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/09/2009 18:58 - United States

Today, I had a soccer game. A player from the other team hit me in the face. In the next half, she was the goalie and I was determined to score on her. When I finally got my chance to, everyone cheered, until I kicked the ball into the goal post and it bounced back and hit me in the face. FML

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Footie

By supras - 04/12/2013 02:03 - United Kingdom - Luton

Today, playing soccer, I jumped up to make a header and clear the ball away from our goal. I got the ball but some guy kicked me in the face. I was taken off. All the parents were horrified, saying how badly my nose must have broken. Turns out my nose was fine. That's just how my nose looks. FML

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Ecklcakes 15

Wednesday 7 December 2011 11:51

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

Susieee_Q 9

Wednesday 7 December 2011 11:48

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

Comments

Jasonf6 0

Wednesday 7 December 2011 23:01

Parents should be held in a containment room and then meet their kids at the car. They ruin too many kids future by being fucktards.

MexicanObama 15

Thursday 8 December 2011 2:07

YDI, if you were attacked by a "mob" of parents (more than just the kids parents) and were given an OPTOMETRISTS card, then you must have made the wrong decision. Referees that don't pay attention FTL...

JaysFanStu 3

Thursday 8 December 2011 2:34

Quit now before you resent minor hockey. Trust me.

wellthatsukx 0

Thursday 8 December 2011 3:09

Why are sports fans so retarded? Maybe it was a b.s. call, but it's still just a game.

tburke1 7

Thursday 8 December 2011 3:34

YDI for expecting to be treated nice when you're a ref. Everyone hates you when you wear black and white stripes..

brick_man33 14

Thursday 8 December 2011 3:40

good thing OP wheres protective gear, some parents at kid's sporting events are nutjobs trying to relive there failed dreams threw there kids and go apeshit at any given chance of upset.

anthony960801 0

Thursday 8 December 2011 5:08

I am a referee too and at this age,before give them penalties, I give them warning and explain them what he did wrong because at this age it's more educative than anythin else

craZ3 0

Thursday 8 December 2011 6:04

i'd go n **** those parents up if i was ur friend, thug style ;D

Humanspider 18

Thursday 8 December 2011 7:15

Being a ref is never good. However, a peewee hockey game had parents surrounding you for a call you made? People nowadays are crazy.

StrangeBedfellow 0

Thursday 8 December 2011 10:44

Another hockey ref here. The way I look at my job is this. At the end of the day, if everybody likes me, I've done my job. If everybody hates me, I've done my job. If half the people like me, and half hate me, only then do I need to re evaluate. Plus, you start to enjoy it after awhile.