First WPSL: update
I posted in here about 2 weeks ago that I was going to be an AR for my first WPSL game and I had a few questions. Well, the game was this past weekend and here I am with the update:
Pregame: AR1 and I showed up about 60 minutes before the game. CR was closer to 40 minutes. No fourth official since this game was technically WPSL II which only assigns 3 officials in Arizona. The field (a charter school’s football field) was not in the greatest condition but it was safe to play. No locker room so we set up camp in the corner of the running track. Unfortunately my polo arrived about an hour too late to wear to pregame.
Game: We wore blue shirts. The home team dominated, which was expected from being aware of the friendly between the two teams in March (which ended 7-2 in favor of the home team). The level of play was very high. There were about 75-100 people in the stands/milling about. Home was up 3-0 at the half and went on to win 4-0. No major controversies to report, CR didn’t even give a caution.
Postgame: Squadi is…not a great reporting platform. We were unable to figure out how to upload the scores to Squadi, so CR sent AR1 and me home, saying that he would figure it out. I figured it out the next day (tldr we should have been using the app instead of the website), told CR (who then uploaded the score to Squadi) and my assignor. The manual has since been updated with this information.
Overall: I had a lot of fun, the experience way different than other games I’ve done. Would do again, which is good since I have 2 more WPSL games lined up in early June (a 4th and an AR1). I’m looking forward to them.