Yampy
RefChat Addict
Sounds dramatic but thankfully all's well that ends well but, I have some questions from it.
On Sunday morning, I refereed an U15 game which was on the whole well mannered but I could sense it turning a little in the final 15 minutes as the home side were losing by 4 goals. I felt I was on top of it because I could feel something brewing. The situation developed in the 71st minute as the home attached down the left wing and the centre back moved across to defend. The CB gave the attacker a push which appeared to be more about maintaining space between the two that anything else but it was a foul nonetheless. The unbalanced attacking player fell and banged his head on the ground in doing so. The whole thing looked innocuous but the player was in some discomfort. The manager was on the pitch straight away (reportedly effing and jeffing but I didn't hear what was said) but the player needed treatment and I allowed him on. Credit to the players, they remained calm and the situation didn't escalate but it was clear we had a potential head/spinal injury to deal with.
The player received excellent emergency care from the home team and his neck was stabilised and he was kept warm with coats, fleeces and tops without moving him. An ambulance was called and I waited to assess the options. The first responder was there within 15 minutes and after he assessed the injured player I had a quick work with him. Taking his comments on board and judging the general atmosphere, I abandoned the game there and then. There was just under 10 minutes remaining but it didn't seem right to continue after such an incident.
My questions are:-
On Sunday morning, I refereed an U15 game which was on the whole well mannered but I could sense it turning a little in the final 15 minutes as the home side were losing by 4 goals. I felt I was on top of it because I could feel something brewing. The situation developed in the 71st minute as the home attached down the left wing and the centre back moved across to defend. The CB gave the attacker a push which appeared to be more about maintaining space between the two that anything else but it was a foul nonetheless. The unbalanced attacking player fell and banged his head on the ground in doing so. The whole thing looked innocuous but the player was in some discomfort. The manager was on the pitch straight away (reportedly effing and jeffing but I didn't hear what was said) but the player needed treatment and I allowed him on. Credit to the players, they remained calm and the situation didn't escalate but it was clear we had a potential head/spinal injury to deal with.
The player received excellent emergency care from the home team and his neck was stabilised and he was kept warm with coats, fleeces and tops without moving him. An ambulance was called and I waited to assess the options. The first responder was there within 15 minutes and after he assessed the injured player I had a quick work with him. Taking his comments on board and judging the general atmosphere, I abandoned the game there and then. There was just under 10 minutes remaining but it didn't seem right to continue after such an incident.
My questions are:-
- Was the decision the abandon correct? The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced I was spot on.
- In the moments leading to the attack, my CAR had raised his flag for offside which I hadn't seen (opposite sides of the pitch). How do you guys deal with this or improve your game on this? I feel it's a weakness of mine.
- The injured player was the son of the home team manager and I am prepared to ignore his charge onto the pitch and his verbal volley due to this relationship but, should I?
- There was an accusation that someone had kicked the ball at the prone player in the immediate aftermath but I saw nothing and the home CAR confirmed he saw nothing too. He also stated there were independent witnesses (spectators leaving the field from an adjacent game) who also say there was no such incident. Thoughts?
- And finally, I hadn't collected my match fee prior to the game and under the circumstances, I felt it inappropriate to ask for money as the manager is escorting his son into an ambulance. How should I approach getting my match fee from here?
