Don't you think it might have a bigger impact on your match control, and at the higher level, your club marks?
I think it's one where we as referees can do ourselves a favour by not causing unnecessary problems.
Anyone who has ever been on the end of an 18-0 defeat will know how horrible a defeat can be.
I think now is the perfect time to quote my favourite and arguably the world's best and most popular referee:
“I’m not like some refs who could quote you the number of the law, with or without the brackets," he once said. “Of course I know them. But knowing the laws too well and technically applying those laws, well you’ll never have a game of rugby. You’ve got to have a bit of empathy as well.”
This is a situation where football can learn a lot from rugby.
A lot of refs moan about not getting enough respect from players (myself being one), but if the majority of refs think that a red card would be the "right" decision in this circumstance, it is no wonder that there is a void between players and referees when we as referees are not there to benefit the game.
Part of my pre match is always "I'm here to make sure you enjoy the game and that it is safe and fair".
Maybe I've got the job description wrong but I am not going to subject a junior player to a ban from playing football for a technicality in an 18-0 defeat.
No wonder it is hard to shake the stereotypes that call us as referees "little hitlers, power mad, wooden" we're no longer focussed on benefitting the game, which is what I think should be the focus at grassroots level.
Ouch. That's definitely a case of last weeks' ref.
What if he plays in a game he should be banned for and has a crucial part in another teams (or his own) promotion/relegation/cup win?
Yep. This decision has an impact past the last 30 seconds.
Don't you think it might have a bigger impact on your match control, and at the higher level, your club marks?
I think it's one where we as referees can do ourselves a favour by not causing unnecessary problems.
Anyone who has ever been on the end of an 18-0 defeat will know how horrible a defeat can be.
I think now is the perfect time to quote my favourite and arguably the world's best and most popular referee:
“I’m not like some refs who could quote you the number of the law, with or without the brackets," he once said. “Of course I know them. But knowing the laws too well and technically applying those laws, well you’ll never have a game of rugby. You’ve got to have a bit of empathy as well.”
Not our job to decide if it's a kick in the nads after a punch in the face. It's our job to deliver the decision from LOTG.
Correct. Zero tolerance on dissent would be the greatest lesson we could learn.This is a situation where football can learn a lot from rugby.
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How are you educating someone by NOT teaching them the Laws they are expected to play under?We have a role to not only apply the lotg but to also educate players,
This. Yes, it can be excruciating for a team being beaten in this way, but consider whether you are also passively reinforcing players' beliefs that, when the chips are down, you can cheat (and potentially get away with it). If you want to empathise with the player/team, consider how the red card is administered, e.g. for the above example "Sorry young man, but you have prevented a goal by handling the ball. I have no choice but to dismiss you for denying a goal scoring opportunity". Will a player at that age be visibly upset - quite possibly. Will you get grief from the managers - more than likely (with the added bonus of the opposition team chipping-in in defence of the other team as well). And there's the education for all - everyone will go away from that game understanding that DOGSO-H will result in a player being dismissed - no ifs, no buts.What if he plays in a game he should be banned for and has a crucial part in another teams (or his own) promotion/relegation/cup win?
i am very glad we dont have the club marks nonsense in scotland that is only asking for ferees not to do the job properlyIf your refereeing for club marks then you shouldn't be a referee simple as that what would you of done and you was being assessed and you did that
Don't worry about that. In Australia we don't have club marks, but the assessors are so clueless/inept/biased that referees still get rewarded for not doing their job properly ;-)i am very glad we dont have the club marks nonsense in scotland that is only asking for ferees not to do the job properly