If the player "smashes the keeper" we're looking at a red card. Maybe the first yellow would stop the red? Are you saying if you saw this happen you would take no action (the keeper getting smashed)? If that did happen then you would be partly to blame for doing nothing first time. Have i misunderstood you here?@Kent Ref I regularly get 2-3 cautions a game in my Navy Fixtures... The majority are usually for dissent. You would think that the training would kick in, unfortunately not in quite a few cases. I've not had one military fixture yet where I haven't pulled a yellow out. Thankfully, no reds at the moment.
If he does it again, that's where you start going down the formal route. Go ovrvto the player and have a chat when the ball goes out, bring in the skipper of you feel it's necessary.
The kid is just taking the piss; he's being a kid. That's it. What if he kept the ball at his feet and then picked it up when the player approached? Would you caution that? A few step-overs, it's just a bit of ****iness and arrogance. Next time, the attacker will smash the keeper... that will be his lesson learnt.
It's the general opinion of most of us that the sanction you imposed was harsh. Accept that, but try and understand why we all think that way.
As i have said all along if the keeper just picked the ball up when he wanted to without the dancing and the comment there's no offence to worry about.
I left the Navy just over ten years ago so maybe the attitude has changed.
You've said "the kid is taking the piss" but you feel this is not an offence. What does taking the piss mean in modern terms because as an older ref with over 20 years experience i would say this type of behaviour unacceptable.
It would be useful for people on here to give examples of what a lack of respect for the game constitutes. Then maybe i can see what i am misunderstanding here.