Blowing The Whistle [Paperback]

Georgia S. Maas (Author), Flint Whitlock (Author), Dirk Baay (Author)

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About the Author

Dirk Baay, a native of The Netherlands, is a retired college professor who for 35 years has refereed soccer at all levels, from youth to college and top amateurs in the U.S. and elsewhere. He has written this book for a broad audience of referees, players, and spectators alike, aided by the witty cartoons of his fellow referee in Colorado, Flint Whitlock. The author is a regular contributor to Referee magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Halftime Press (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965646300
• ISBN-13: 978-0965646307
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,167,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must guide for referees, June 30, 2000

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John R Dorr (Billings, MT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blowing The Whistle (Paperback)

This is an excellent book written by a master referee who emphasizes the spirit of the game and the role of the referee in promoting fairness, protecting players and letting the game flow. Dirk Baay was a player at Ajax and has been a referee in Colorado for many years. He has an insider's understanding of the game. He presents the rules and shows how to apply them to help the game flow and keep it under control. He has a knack for briefly summarizing his advice: "Don't blow what you see, blow what you must." At the end he presents an interesting series of game situations and disucsses how to handle them. I have recommended this book to two referees who tried hard but just did not get the game. The book is a must for referees who did not grow up with the game and valuable for those did.