Love What You Play

Bryan Barlow is a motivational speaker and a passionate, highly-requested and recommended soccer referee. He is also a father, pilot, golfer, writer & Emmy award-winning TV producer, and husband of long-time best friend Lori Barlow. He is no stranger to center stage, so it was no surprise when his little “Offside” project went viral the summer of 2018. Making a bold statement is one of the fundamental pillars of impactful marketing, and Barlow took his own advice a few years ago, offering $100 for anyone who captures referee abuse and posts it on the Offside page. They've received more than 6000 videos to date and are the only grassroots campaign discussing the negative impact fan behaviour has on youth sports. Table of Contents 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Youth sports growing up 5:30 - Creation of the “Offside” page 10:50 - Referee attrition in the USA 17:20 - What have organizations done to improve the issue? 24:20 - Identifying the “2%” 29:05 - Parent outrage videos and what is the worst sport i