So I had my second game today. Some people from another thread said they'd like to hear about it so here it is!
Only KMI was a penalty after 40s of the first half - an interesting start. Fortunately it was clear enough for there to be no question, but it hammered home how important it is to be concentrating the whole time - I wasn't expecting that.
I also blew up for an FK that was passed to a teammate inside the box for a retake. This prompted mass confusion but I took the time to explain the law. Is it common to find teams where no one knows the laws (literally no one understood the decision until I explained)?
Other than that, it went quite well. My positioning was infinitely better than my last game, and my decisions were not only more credible to the players, but I was much more confident in making them.
A few players after the game said to me they really appreciated me taking the time to explain my decisions where it wasn't necessarily obvious to them why I'd made them. I was pleased with that as feedback - but am interested as to what others think is an appropriate level of explanation.
The biggest takeaway from this game was that I really enjoyed it. I took some lessons from my last game and know I improved. I've come away confident that I gave a good account of myself.
Only KMI was a penalty after 40s of the first half - an interesting start. Fortunately it was clear enough for there to be no question, but it hammered home how important it is to be concentrating the whole time - I wasn't expecting that.
I also blew up for an FK that was passed to a teammate inside the box for a retake. This prompted mass confusion but I took the time to explain the law. Is it common to find teams where no one knows the laws (literally no one understood the decision until I explained)?
Other than that, it went quite well. My positioning was infinitely better than my last game, and my decisions were not only more credible to the players, but I was much more confident in making them.
A few players after the game said to me they really appreciated me taking the time to explain my decisions where it wasn't necessarily obvious to them why I'd made them. I was pleased with that as feedback - but am interested as to what others think is an appropriate level of explanation.
The biggest takeaway from this game was that I really enjoyed it. I took some lessons from my last game and know I improved. I've come away confident that I gave a good account of myself.