spuddy1878
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My general rule is once they get to 11 a side-senior school they know by then (unless its violent conduct)
So you're sending off a 9 year old keeper who brings down a striker when through on goal ?
Do the lotg say. "Dogso does not apply to 9yo".
The lotg tell you what allowances to make
If i could avoid sending the kid off, I would, but if I had to send him off, I would do so without losing any sleep.
What if his team were losing 8-0 at the time ?
I think i the answer to this.
Do the lotg make allowance for the score?
What if it was vc and he punched someone?
Our simple role as ref is to carry out what the good book asks
Not pick and choose what parts to follow
Is that a yes or a no ?
If a team was 8-0 down and I felt a dismissal was the correct course of action then yes, dismissal it is. Why on earth would you not send someone off who has committed a red card offence
Absolutely.So common sense never comes into it, its the LOTG 100% all day every day ?
So common sense never comes into it, its the LOTG 100% all day every day ?
For me, we dont get to pick and choose who to punish and for what
If you wish to leave a player on your park who committs a red card offence, thats your call.
So, I'm intrigued as to how 'hard core' you are regarding the above ...Do the lotg make allowance for the score?
Our simple role as ref is to carry out what the good book asks
Not pick and choose what parts to follow
So, I'm intrigued as to how 'hard core' you are regarding the above ...
Typicall examples of where a 'blind eye' is turned to the good book
1) GK taking 7-10 seconds to release the ball
2) Players taking throw ins from the wrong spot, especially when that wrong spot is behind rather than in front of the correct one
3) Minor equipment infringements at grass roots level .. wrong colour tape on socks as example
On all the above, the LOTG are very clear and specific about the correct course of action ... do you (or anyone else for that matter) apply these religiously?
Our simple role as ref is to carry out what the good book asks
Not pick and choose what parts to follow
@Ciley Myrus , so based on your subsequent reply, what you meant to say originally was "Our simple role as a referee is to carry out what the good book asks when it comes to KMIs and red card offences. Then to pick and choose which other parts to follow".
Reason I labour the point is that it's very easy to make refereeing sound very simple and black & white .. whereas the reality is inevitably shades of grey where tolerance levels and perspectives vary from level to level and even between differing regions / countries.
Disagree with this - the example the good book gives regarding spirit of the game is explicitly that you can ignore the law when it comes to corner flags.Also, the common sense notion is meant for instances which are not already covered in the good book...why should I turn up the week after you and do things correctly and risk pelters because you the week before did what you thought was morally right instead of simply following the universal bible?
Disagree with this - the example the good book gives regarding spirit of the game is explicitly that you can ignore the law when it comes to corner flags.
Do the lotg say. "Dogso does not apply to 9yo".
The lotg tell you what allowances to make
If i could avoid sending the kid off, I would, but if I had to send him off, I would do so without losing any sleep.
5 a side has modified laws though doesnt it?...but in mini-soccer 5-a-side matches ,for say 7 year olds, wouldn't there be several DOGSO's in every match as the kids are constantly one on one with the keeper ?