Rocco Knows Best

Under the tutelage of Rocco the Assessor . . . The Assessor of Refs, I worked my first center, which I found quite enjoyable: the time goes fast, you have to really lock in and focus, you get plenty of cardio, and you have to realize that ten year olds fall down a lot, even when there is no foul . . . this was also my first time dealing with a build out line, which is an excellent rule but does require a lot of reminding the kids to retreat on goal kicks and goalie possession . . . but I got the hang of it and the parents were well behaved, perhaps because I was in Metuchen not North Brunswick.