entertainment between matches

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by mipo0707

soccer and connect 4 were at IRI
enjoyed IRI live just maybe 1 or 2 live interviews with teams like whole drive teams
maybe trivia questions about teams at event or the event or stats at event

Connect 4 is something that Marc Polansky and I started a few years ago at the Connecticut Regional. I had a small travel version, and we played on one of the humps in 2010.

He and I have been saying for years that we needed to play a rematch game, so when I went home during the competition season and refereed at the Rhode Island District Event, where he was head referee, I made sure to bring it. I then have introduced it at every event I have refereed at since. They even took the idea and ran with it at MSC this year where the FTA's brought it.

I took with with me to IRI because I love the fact that it allows both the field crew, and teams to do something more fun during the field time outs, and you can get 2-3 matches in during a standard 6 minute field time out.

I always make sure that the Head Referee and FTA are ok with it before it is introduced on the field, and make sure that anyone who wants to play, can play, so long as there is time left. I never want to delay the day even further.