tunstallhill
Striker
My lad took reffing at 16 after playing through all the age groups from u7.
He lasted about 4 seasons before giving up, just as he was starting doing more adult games.
He got fed up with the constant moaning and questioning of every decision. It’s not something you notice normally as a player or spectator but as you say when it’s your lad out there it’s never ending.
I used to wear headphones and listen to stuff so I couldn’t hear what was being said but still ending up having words with people a few times.
The sad thing is, he was actually pretty good at it. The FA really don’t do enough to retain promising refs and the more that drop out, the less there are to develop into tomorrows pro refs.
I think id take to wearing a body camera and maybe set up another camera to record the game