Mooseybaby
Retired big bad baldy in all black!
The keeper for my son's u14s team has a habit of waiting with the ball at his feet until an attacker gets close before picking it up. Absolutely nothing wrong with it in law. There are however occasions where he leaves a bit to close, which often results in a few verbals and shoulder barges by both players.
Whilst most referees wouldn't punish a keeper's theatrics and taunts in this instances, I can understand why when faced with the situation a referee might. Seems to be a very grey area and open to interpretation as to what exactly constitutes "shows a lack of respect for the game"!
In a middle I did last year, attacking team over hit through ball, nearest attacker gave up chase and keeper stood with the ball at his feet before attacking team finally decided to give the keeper the hurry up. Player turned round to me and said "ref, he's wasting time", he looked a bit bemused when I responded "Ball is still in play, so he can waste as much time as he likes"
Whilst most referees wouldn't punish a keeper's theatrics and taunts in this instances, I can understand why when faced with the situation a referee might. Seems to be a very grey area and open to interpretation as to what exactly constitutes "shows a lack of respect for the game"!
In a middle I did last year, attacking team over hit through ball, nearest attacker gave up chase and keeper stood with the ball at his feet before attacking team finally decided to give the keeper the hurry up. Player turned round to me and said "ref, he's wasting time", he looked a bit bemused when I responded "Ball is still in play, so he can waste as much time as he likes"