Done my first 2 11 a side games today. Just wanting to post with some self reflection and potential advice.
First game was 2008 age group, second was 2007.
Game 1
All in all no major troubles with this game. Young boys so lots of mouth. Ref this and ref that and giving it to each other.
Only reflection on my part was yellow score and during celebration one yellow gives the fingers to the blue team.
There was no reaction from either team with this but I did YC him. Should this have been a red, under the offensive part of OFFINABUS?
Games were in Glasgow where I was born and raised so maybe its just the glaswegian in me but you give it as good as you get it.
Game 2
Better quality football as expected with the older age group.
Few points from this game.
Penalty to blues in the second half, during me pointing to the spot and running to give the pen, I lost track of who made the challenge to YC. In my defense they all look the same. I produced a YC to one player who claimed it wasn't him and the offending player did own up but any tips on how to track this?
Late on in the game, orange captain slides in and gets the ball but I blow for a free kick as the speed at which he won the ball to me was excessive, studs were also up. On the giving of the free kick. Bit of dissent from him as he's not happy its a free kick as to him he got the ball. Pulled him over and explained "its how you won the ball, excessive speed and studs up" I also book him for dissent in the awarding. Again, based on the information would you have done differently?
The one thing I haven't learn yet is what to say to players when you pull them to one side to tell them to calm down or explaining decsions.
Overall looking forward to my next games already.
First game was 2008 age group, second was 2007.
Game 1
All in all no major troubles with this game. Young boys so lots of mouth. Ref this and ref that and giving it to each other.
Only reflection on my part was yellow score and during celebration one yellow gives the fingers to the blue team.
There was no reaction from either team with this but I did YC him. Should this have been a red, under the offensive part of OFFINABUS?
Games were in Glasgow where I was born and raised so maybe its just the glaswegian in me but you give it as good as you get it.
Game 2
Better quality football as expected with the older age group.
Few points from this game.
Penalty to blues in the second half, during me pointing to the spot and running to give the pen, I lost track of who made the challenge to YC. In my defense they all look the same. I produced a YC to one player who claimed it wasn't him and the offending player did own up but any tips on how to track this?
Late on in the game, orange captain slides in and gets the ball but I blow for a free kick as the speed at which he won the ball to me was excessive, studs were also up. On the giving of the free kick. Bit of dissent from him as he's not happy its a free kick as to him he got the ball. Pulled him over and explained "its how you won the ball, excessive speed and studs up" I also book him for dissent in the awarding. Again, based on the information would you have done differently?
The one thing I haven't learn yet is what to say to players when you pull them to one side to tell them to calm down or explaining decsions.
Overall looking forward to my next games already.