Date:         Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:54:42 -0800
Reply-To:     The Geissmans <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees <[log in to unmask]>
From:         The Geissmans <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Blue Shirt
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Of course you had never thought of it that way.  What a bunch
of nonsense.

At 05:18 PM 01/02/2003 -0800, Michael Lance wrote:
>Interesting situation three weeks ago:  Arrived for a HS V-B match
>assigned as a Dual (no, I don't like doing dual especially varsity
>boys!).  One team in yellow, the other in black, yellow keeper in green,
>black keeper in white.  Being the first referee there, naturally assumed
>long sleve red.
>
>Second referee arrived about 10 minutes later, and asked if I had a blue
>long sleve and if so could we go in blue.  No problem (since I got a
>complimentary long sleve OSI blue at a regional amateur tournament
>sponsored by OSI and Addidas), but asked why?  Response from my fellow
>referee "Red is an adversarial color, especially in soccer."
>
>Had not thought about it that way!  Maybe black, blue, green, etc.,
>might be perceived differently than stepping on to the field wearing
>caution or send-off colors....