The Ginger Ref
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I appreciate this has probably been done to death on this forum, so please humour me.
I was doing a referesher on the LOTG in advance of attending the refereeing course, I am seeking advice from the wisened heads on here of what you would do from your experience based on the examples below from the quiz.
I accept that the answers are correct in law and a red card should be issued (please don't feel the need to reiterate this in any replies or "you aren't doing next week's ref any favours), however there is a bit of me questioning whether they are in the interest of the game, particularly at amateur open age (Sunday League) and especially youth.
I was doing a referesher on the LOTG in advance of attending the refereeing course, I am seeking advice from the wisened heads on here of what you would do from your experience based on the examples below from the quiz.
I accept that the answers are correct in law and a red card should be issued (please don't feel the need to reiterate this in any replies or "you aren't doing next week's ref any favours), however there is a bit of me questioning whether they are in the interest of the game, particularly at amateur open age (Sunday League) and especially youth.
- The goalkeeper leaves the penalty area to intercept a ball played towards their goal by an opposition player. He commits a handball offence three yards outside of the penalty area, denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity. What should the referee do?
Award a direct free-kick to the attacking team where the ball touched the hand of the goalkeeper and show them a red card
Whilst I do feel this is a red card in 99% of circumstances, it just seems overly harsh for 'amateur' players and particularly youth players. The scenario I concoted in my head is a Sunday league team already 5-0 down, do they need additional punishment?
Am I expected to send off 10 year old Jonny the goalkeeper in his first season of playing competitive football because he made a mistake and will then miss the rest of the game and possibly give it up?
- A defending player on their own goal-line deliberately attempts to block a shot towards goal with their arm. The ball enters the goal anyway. What should the referee do?
Award the goal and issue a yellow card to the defending player
Is it really in anyone's interest to book the player on the goal line considering the goal has been scored? Is anyone going to be shouting/expecting it?
Surely the only time you are taking action is if they do in fact stop the goal and you are sending them off.
- An attacking player is pushed over by a defender in the penalty area and denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity. The defender was making no effort to play the ball. What should the referee do?
Award a penalty kick to the attacking team, issue a red card to the offending player and send that player from the field of play
I think this one is incredibly subjective based on what is considered a push and where in the penalty box the offence is (appreciate the latter is covered in DOGSO).
- Attacker through on goal is pushed over from behind before shooting - easy red card and penalty.
- Attacker and defender are side by side, push is from the side before shooting - penalty and yellow card
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