Henri Neva- a player cum referee
My parents may have no choice but to accept the fact that their child will never spend time on changing room benches of major ice hockey teams is simply because their child happens to be a girl. However, my interest in this game has helped reduce their disappointment. They too are coming around to the fact that a girl who follows ice hockey is actually more interesting than a boy who does so.
Well, my latest update on this game is going to focus on an individual who is present on the rink throughout the game but never plays for even one second. He is the referee. The referee of the game is in charge of making sure that the game is being played according to the rules. There are other sports where the umpires or the referees spend time on the ground.
The football referee has to run as hard as the players. However, at no point of time is the referee in danger of being assaulted with physical violence. Considering the fact that ice hockey teams have specialists who are trained to bring down other players, the risk of offending one such player and ending up on the ground is always present for the referee. Of course, a player who commits such a mistake in international hockey will have the shortest career in the world. The authorities will simply not accept a situation where the individual refereeing the game is under threat.
I read about Henri Neva who started playing the game when he was six and made his first official appearance as a referee at the age of 16. He is now in charge of the Abu Dhabi Ice Sports Club. Here is a player who likes to act as the referee every once in a while. It certainly is a unique combination and my interest in this concept has got piqued. If a player can become a referee, what is the harm in a woman referee for a game played by men?
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