I've had this situation a couple of times this season but don't know if how I am acting is the correct way or not.
Example: Defender has the ball but is surrounded by attacking players. He has no options but to concede a throw-in. He does so but he kicks the ball a long way away or over a hedge and into a garden.
Every time this happens one team always complains about time wasting and kicking the ball away and asks me to caution the player. I say that I can't because when the ball was kicked it was in play and on the field of play. I do add on tend to add on time if it has gone a long way off or a new ball is needed. Is this the correct response or are you able to caution the player? It is clear that they are doing it deliberately but I have always been told that the ball has to be in play or the game is still playing (i.e. hasn't been stopped for a foul).
Example: Defender has the ball but is surrounded by attacking players. He has no options but to concede a throw-in. He does so but he kicks the ball a long way away or over a hedge and into a garden.
Every time this happens one team always complains about time wasting and kicking the ball away and asks me to caution the player. I say that I can't because when the ball was kicked it was in play and on the field of play. I do add on tend to add on time if it has gone a long way off or a new ball is needed. Is this the correct response or are you able to caution the player? It is clear that they are doing it deliberately but I have always been told that the ball has to be in play or the game is still playing (i.e. hasn't been stopped for a foul).