I've had 45 games so far this season (only 22 of those in the middle though) and had my first reds of the season on Saturday!
Well firstly, hello everyone, this is my first post withing ref chat, as it's the first I feel I can leave a fair comment on.
Firstly, my own statistics for the reason (due to an injury I have refereed very few games this season):
Women's OA: 6 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- All of my games have been very straight forwards and have lacked any offences that require a caution or red card, with the teams avoiding any foul language of even decent of any sort.
Women's U14-16: 10 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 1 penalty- similar story to above, the penalty was an accidental trip.
Boy's U12: 4 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- all one-sided games with few decisions to make.
Men's OA: 2 games, 3 caution, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- one caution of dissent and the other two for USB.
Sorry about the long post, but I don't feel as if I am LWR or a lenient referee at all, maybe it is just that the games I have had have been rather straightforward.
The stats appear to show the difference between men's and women's discipline, as I don't take a more lenient approach towards the women;s game.
A point about the Women's OA league I usually officiate in: Only 3 cautions and 1 red card have been shown all season, is this a worrying statistic (24 games played)?
The stats appear to show the difference between men's and women's discipline, as I don't take a more lenient approach towards the women;s game.
A point about the Women's OA league I usually officiate in: Only 3 cautions and 1 red card have been shown all season, is this a worrying statistic (24 games played)?
Women footballers (in my experience) tend to want to just get on with playing football rather than kick lumps out of each other or abuse the referee. That explains perfectly the disparity between their discipline stats and mens/boys.
On the other hand though, (again in my own experience) the standard of football is generally awful!!
Not considering the age and type of football in which you are refereeingWell firstly, hello everyone, this is my first post withing ref chat, as it's the first I feel I can leave a fair comment on.
Firstly, my own statistics for the reason (due to an injury I have refereed very few games this season):
Women's OA: 6 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- All of my games have been very straight forwards and have lacked any offences that require a caution or red card, with the teams avoiding any foul language of even decent of any sort.
Women's U14-16: 10 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 1 penalty- similar story to above, the penalty was an accidental trip.
Boy's U12: 4 games, 0 cautions, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- all one-sided games with few decisions to make.
Men's OA: 2 games, 3 caution, 0 red cards, 0 penalties- one caution of dissent and the other two for USB.
Sorry about the long post, but I don't feel as if I am LWR or a lenient referee at all, maybe it is just that the games I have had have been rather straightforward.
The stats appear to show the difference between men's and women's discipline, as I don't take a more lenient approach towards the women;s game.
A point about the Women's OA league I usually officiate in: Only 3 cautions and 1 red card have been shown all season, is this a worrying statistic (24 games played)?