On February 7th & 8th, SOMA Hoops celebrated our 60+ high school referees for Referee Appreciation Weekend.
Our volunteers make this league go ‘round, and referees are essential for fair play and teaching our kids the fundamental rules of the game.
These aren’t strangers: they’re students from our own community. They’re trained, paid, and committed to improving the game while juggling school, responsibilities, and long weekends.
More than 50 referees show up every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to prop up our SOMA Hoops players.
Our refs were showered with praise, pizza, snacks, and swag, and embarrassed with public acknowledgmefnts in front of their parents.
Thank you, refs, we couldn’t play without you!