Reffed an U14 game today, my first time doing that sort of age, previously I've only done primary school level through work. I was surprised at the throw ins and just how poor the kids were at taking them, in terms of not coming from behind the head. I took the gentle approach and tried to coach them and remind them about feet and where the ball has to come from, but they kept on cropping up. By the time I grew sick of it there was only 5 minutes left so I didn't penalise as I hadn't all game.
Was wondering what other people's experience of throws are at this age and whether they would have handled it differently?
Was wondering what other people's experience of throws are at this age and whether they would have handled it differently?