Soccer Referee Jersey
Hey, I'm a freshman in high school and I want to attend an ivy league college. What are my chances so far?
I attend on of the top high schools in New Jersey. I get all A's and I am in the top 5% of my class. I do a lot of extra curriculars. I play three sports ( soccer, basketball, and baseball) for my high school. I was on JV soccer and I was on the freshman team for basketball and baseball. I am an active member of HOSA ( a health club) and next year I plan on running for HOSA officer and Student Council Officer. I am an active member in Multicultural club and Math League. I attended the state leadership conference of New Jersey and I plan on doing so all four years of my high school carreer. In the Spring and Summer I am a certified soccer referee and baseball umpire. Also, in the summer I am going to be a volunteer at Children's Specialized Hospital.
What are my chances so far and what else should I do to increase my chances of getting into and ivy league school?
Try to get that number one spot in your class. Keep your grades up. Join more clubs. Do more volunteer work for an extended period of time; it looks better if you stick to one or two volunteer jobs for a few years than many volunteer jobs for short amounts of time. Join an academic club like National Honors Society or BETA club. You're on your way to getting in there. Just make sure that you don't get senioritis when you get to be a senior. Though, don't close your mind to other colleges and universities. Ivy-league schools are vastly overrated, and they generally don't hold the same status that they used to hold. Look for a college or university based on your interests and your possible major.
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Designed for the UEFA Champions League, this adidas soccer referee jersey will help you keep up with the game for the whole 90 minutes |
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The Best Soccer Referee Jersey at any price Conforms to USSF standards Moisture Wicking Material 100% Ultra-Soft Touch Polyester with Full-cut tailoring for Full Movement and Maximum Comfort. Two-button placket and two spacious pockets with mitered Velcro flaps Around The Chest Measurements: YM=36 ,YL=38 -40 , AS=40 -42 , AM=42 -44 , AL=44-46 , AXL=48 -50 AXXL=50 -52 Due to color differences in monitors, the colors on this site are for reference only. Please contact Epic Sports if you have any color questions. |
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Designed for the UEFA Champions League, this adidas soccer referee jersey will help you keep up with the game for the whole 90 minutes |
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High Five Paragon Soccer Referee Jerseys 100% polyester with Essortex moisture management technology. Sublimated vertical stripes on body. Engineered sublimated double stripes on sleeves. Body consists of a two-button placket and two pockets with flaps. Circular Velcro hook and loop patch provided to attach official s badges. Due to color differences in monitors, the colors on this site are for reference only. Please contact Epic Sports if you have any color questions. |
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Adidas Referee Soccer Jersey 2010 - Gold |
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Made By Adidas. This soccer referee jersey has two chest pockets with velcro closures. It has a crew neck. At the nape of the neck and around the arm holes is a mesh fabric to increase air flow. It is short-sleeved. 3D ForMotion engineered pattern ensures an enhanced fit and improved performance. The fabric is 100% polyester that is treated with ClimaCool®. |
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The Best Soccer Referee Jersey at any price Conforms to USSF standards Moisture Wicking Material 100% Ultra-Soft Touch Polyester with Full-cut tailoring for Full Movement and Maximum Comfort. Two-button placket and two spacious pockets with mitered Velcro flaps Around The Chest Measurements: YM=36 ,YL=38 -40 , AS=40 -42 , AM=42 -44 , AL=44-46 , AXL=48 -50 AXXL=50 -52 Due to color differences in monitors, the colors on this site are for reference only. Please contact Epic Sports if you have any color questions. |
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Yesterday, Thierry Henry escaped being punished for his infamous handball offence in the 2010 World Cup finals playoff against Ireland.
FIFA claims that they are 'powerless to punish the 1998 World Cup winning striker because their rules forbade them to do so if the original misdemeanor had not been seen by the match officials.'
For an organization that can demand up to $100million dollars of broadcasting rights from any country for the coming World Cup in South Africa, it is indeed a fiasco to be deemed 'powerless' under such circumstances. The fact is that, this kind of controversy will not be happening if only FIFA adopted what so many other professional sports has adopted, that is make use of video replay technology to assist their soccer referees to referee their games. Only the highest rungs in FIFA and God will know what is keeping the most populous game adopting technology to improve the game.
Many traditional critics argue that refereeing in soccer should remain status quo, so that the human error aspects of the game remain as part of the game. At the very top, FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, is a strong opponent to using any technology to assist the soccer referee. In this modern age, traditional people like Blatter ought to be replaced to move the sports forward.
In truth, FIFA can be held responsible for all the refereeing controversies that has ensue over the last century. Things got worse in the last two decades after instant video replay technology allow television to broadcast all poor refereeing decisions immediately to the world to see. How can you blame managers, players and fans from becoming enraged when they see a legitimate penalty been denied by soccer referees? Or a poor offside decision by the soccer referee that led to the eventual game winner? Worse, all these refereeing decisions has led to real instances of life and death, when referees who made crucial mistakes received death threats and are forced retire.
Remember Anders Frisk, the soccer referee from Sweden in 2005 after the contentious match between Barcelona and Chelsea in the Champions League? He was forced to quit after some poor decisions made that caused Chelsea to lose the eventual tie. In his own words, ''it's not worth carrying on....My safety and the safety of my family goes before anything else. These last few weeks have been the worst of my life.'' Soccer lost a very good referee that day. Can we blame him? Or the Jose Morinho who led that publicity assault against his poor performance? FIFA has got to take a significant part of the responsibility as well.
The scary thing is that this type of anti-referee stuff is also taking shape at the youngest age groups. Refereeing resources are already tight, and at the lowest and youngest level of competitive soccer, young players and managers are also learning from what they see on television to openly challenge the soccer referee's decisions and cause disputes. It has become acceptable to lambaste the referee whether he made the right or wrong call, depending on which side you supported. This does not speak well of the game. What kind of sportsman ship are we teaching our youths? What kind of refereeing standards do we hope to raise if the soccer referees' job continue to be the loneliest one in the world?
FIFA will always support the soccer referee's decision, right or wrong. But this kind of backing does not offer practice support for referees at all levels. What referees need is an understanding from all that they are human and that they can make mistakes. If these mistakes can be rectified at the right time in a match through technology and appeals, the footballing crowds will not become overzealous in condemning poor refereeing standards. Technology allows that to be done, but sadly, authority does not. Wake up FIFA, before someone really gets killed because of a poor refereeing decision. It should not come to that stage. Football is a beautiful game after all.
Jimmy Tong has been a Physical Educator for 13 Years in Singapore, with degree in sports science and physical education from Loughborough University in UK. He has extensive coaching experience in soccer, floor ball and rugby teams in Singapore Schools. He is currently a sports development officer in Singapore schools as well as an active contributor of sports training articles to improve sports performance in athletes.
For more information on achieving Peak Performance in Sports, visit the following site at http://esportspeaks.blogspot.com
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