George Stubbs Sparks Referee Debate On Twitter

December 17, 2015 by in Livewire, Video

George Stubbs — 2011 Callahan winner, captain of the 2013 USA World Games team, former Boston Ironside player — is one of the few star male players in the US that has not played in a semi-professional league. He kickstarted a big conversation about referees, observers, and self-officiation yesterday on Twitter with just one tweet. Check out the discussion and debate that followed.

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