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My experience isn't limited, Its my job. My knowledge, my qualifications and the now several thousand hours of performing my roles puts my expertise at expert level ... Unlike my refereeing.

My view is not anecdotal. Its evidence based. We move our arms to balance rotational movements. Rapid limb movements (those leg extensions) require use of arms to control our centre of mass and dynamic movement. These movements will also not be exact individual to individual as we do not share...

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If you reread the thread I posed a similar question. So, do not beg, I have performed that movement frequently over thirty years of playing, training and as a coach of ten plus years I can witness this natural movement. Raised arms. Reach for the ball with a leg and you will use...

So your natural position has no measurement. It is all about context. Here is context. A norm and a logical expectation is bipedal movement where the arms move in opposite direction to leg movement. This is normal physical movement. The player (Luton v Wolves) was displaying a natural (normal)...

The player did not run towards the opponent waving an arm in the air. His arm is in that position because of his own movement in attempting to block the football. Are you stating that an arm above a certain angle is unnatural? What is the exact angle the arm can be taking into consideration...

You were making a point about the players arm being in a expected position. I could have used hundreds of images from any era to demonstrate that physical mechanics have not changed. The player in the picture you have provided in 2023 is demonstrating those mechanics. The player was not merely...

When an individual reaches for a the ball in that manner their opposite arm to the leg that are challenging with will swing out to act as balance. From the greatest to parks football, the bio mechanics are the same.

The ball hit the forearm. The players arms are in expected position? As was the Wolves player. The Wolves player was was using his arms to balance, this is a normal and expected position.

Balance exactly. When you make that movement a player will use an arm as a counterbalance. Classic Bobby Moore to anybody. No penalty here.

I am agreeing with you. A question for more clarity, how is a defender clearing the ball with the head from a cross in control?

Refs what is the defender supposed to do there? Amputate a limb? Dive out of he way?

I am going for four out of four decisions clearly and obviously wrong. They clearly were not right.

I would stop this free kick to maintain control, but what guidance and rules are we using here to prioritise control? I don't want your making it up ref.

Good point. Taking that long for a "quick" free kick. I didn't like it. I wouldn't allow it. Expectations for players cant be a quick slow free kick. There is a lack of control present .

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My U16 teams game was off, so no foul throws or otherwise this week. I enquired about throws because I want to make an improvement in my knowledge (coach/ref), but also in my teams perfomance. My understanding is correct, and refs are making very very frequent errors at grass roots levels...

I have done similar post match. A ref demonstrated his idea of how the ball should be released. A release point that is nowhere in the rules. I did not pursue it. The next approach is pre game to ascertain what the refs expectation is. The throws being penalised doesnt slam the ball down, the...

The throws are starting from behind the head. Hence my question. Its not the majority of refs but a consistent theme in games over two seasons.

I am asking beyond reffing. Both myself and my Son who ref do not penalise throws where the ball comes from behind the head and the ball is released past the head. I also coach a youth team. Our team is being penalised very frequently for the above for short throws downwards to feet.