Padfoot
The Persecuted One
Imitation....etc etc
I think you've misread. The issue doesn't appear to be that they were told 'no foul', it's about how it was said.How dare the kids be told what to do! God this post annoys me.
Imitation....etc etc
I think you've misread. The issue doesn't appear to be that they were told 'no foul', it's about how it was said.
Nothing wrong with saying 'no foul'....I hear it a lot. I think it's largely personal preference as to what you want to say here. I don't think there's any need to worry about the exact wording used.
But referees do need to remain aware of how they're doing it. For instance, I wonder how many referees think about whether they're actually alerting the attacker to the presence of a defender and are actually benefitting the attacker? The referee may as well be shouting 'man on!' sometimes.
Referee definitely needs to be very aware of baulking the players. Sounds like the ref was probably a bit over the top here.
I agree about referee's being conscious of their impact. Personally, I don't even shout 'advantage' if a player is about to shoot for fear of baulking him. Perhaps technically incorrect but I'm okay with that - I still signal with the arms. Never caused any problem but doesn't come up much. I would expect an assessor to at least ask about it though.
Should have been close enough to play not to have to scream at players...