Thanksgiving Soccer

Well, it is Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada and we just competed in the annual Thanksgiving Soccer tournament.  You use to win a Turkey if you were the top team...but some traditions die out.  I guess it was just too much trouble to keep all those turkey's in a pen for the weekend!

All kidding aside, the tournament is well attended, with over 300 teams participating.   Our teams did well, but it really isn't about winning, as much as developing for the season.    In that regard the tournament was a huge success.    With any function as large, there are always minor issues, but I was surprised at the number of complaints about refs.  Sure, we had some terrible calls, but these guys are only human, right?   Do we not offer them the same courtesy that we would offer our neighbour if they made a mistake...ha, who am I kidding after the way we vilified the "Replacement Ref's" in the NFL.  Maybe that is why there were so may complaints about refs.   We had two that were terrible, and yes I did offer some opinion on their calls...right or wrongly.

Ultimately both teams have to play with the same ref, and the law of averages should rule that both sides will even out in calls.   Not always true, but a good thought.  Either way, it is nice to be out on the pitch in the sun in October!