Day:224, Words:224

It was a full day at the Alta tournament and luckily for the players, the heat wave (22 degrees) was over. The success of the event relies on a large number of volunteers to help with everything from the food tent to coaching to refereeing. The only criticism would be the use of 10- 12 year olds to referee games of a similar age group. The poor kids were scared to use the whistle and stood off the field, a long way from the action. Whenever they made did make a decision and pointed in the appropriate direction, the players totally ignored the decision and the more confident ones took over. Even some of the more shameless parents were blatantly cheating, fully aware that the overawed mini ref was not about to blow her whistle and take control.

Meanwhile in Alta centre, a market of suprising proportions had set up for the day. The theme was along the lines of The tastes of the world come to Northern Norway. There was a quality selection of cusines from all over. The English were selling jams and chutneys, the French were flogging fine biscuits and crepes. There was fajita from Mexico and Paella from Spain and much more. The locals brought along their rusty, yet impressive English and returned home with a sack of culinary delights.

 

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