Are you having a good game.......
- Thread starter mikedn
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Or you've missed 4 horror tackles and a bunch of abuse! Haha. Only joking. I remember someone said that card Are to be resorted to and not the first resort so it may say that you are controlling the game effectively enough to nip things in the bud! Which in my book is part of good match control!
mikedn
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Yacinho
Guest
A good game is when you show the cards that are needed, not when you show no cards
So if your games didn't need any cards, good
if your games needed some cards and you didn't show them, not so good
So if your games didn't need any cards, good
if your games needed some cards and you didn't show them, not so good
CapnBloodbeard
RefChat Addict
A good referee should be able to do whatever he can to keep a match under control while minimising the use of cards where possible without ignoring the LOTG, but he should also not be afraid to issue ten cards in a match if needed.
It's good if you know that you're refereeing and talking to players influenced them to keep them away from cards, particularly if they were pushing it.
It's good if you know that you're refereeing and talking to players influenced them to keep them away from cards, particularly if they were pushing it.
Charlie Jones
Work Until You Don't Have To Introduce Yourself
If you are worried you aren't producing enough cards then start booking randomly ... I say booking as once you given someone a yellow card for nothing, they'll get the ump and start to row with you ... Then there is your red card offence lol
deusex
RefChat Addict
3 games is far too small a test to make any conclusions. I will say any OA ref that over a season averaging less than one card (the majority I bet) and referees in anything other than the local church league isn't doing his job.
Don't be one of those refs that think cos they've handed out no cards they're great "man managers"... they're not, the players are laughing at them in the changing room.
Do not overuse the stepped approach. It doesn't mean a player gets to commit 3 cautionable offences before getting a YC.
Do not attempt to "manage" clear dissent. It is a caution and must be greeted with a YC be it 9th or 89th minute.
Don't be one of those refs that think cos they've handed out no cards they're great "man managers"... they're not, the players are laughing at them in the changing room.
Do not overuse the stepped approach. It doesn't mean a player gets to commit 3 cautionable offences before getting a YC.
Do not attempt to "manage" clear dissent. It is a caution and must be greeted with a YC be it 9th or 89th minute.
Whether or not I show cards is irrelevant to how I feel a game went. If I come off pitch and Im still smiling, then ive had a good one, none of us are perfect we will miss the odd foul or throw in the wrong way, but I tend to go into a match with the mindset that if I focus on the offsides, the fouls tend to take care of themselves, follow your instinct. Communicate with the players, have a laugh, a bit of banter, good game or bad Enjoy it
I judge how good a game I've had by how ignored I am at the end. If I hear no one mention the ref as I'm getting my bag then I've had a cracker. If both managers say good gsme and shake my hand then essentially I've probably had the greatest game of all time and deserve to ref the World Cup final!
Morten
Member
No matter how good my game is, players will always find something to complain about. If nothing else, it is the amount of added time that wasn't sufficient.. :-P
@Morten i had my first 0-0 on Sunday. Really tight game, only one shot on target. No problems at all. Both tew,s fine. I blow for full time and the home team moaning they were on the attack and robbed them of a goal! They had two of them attacking, inside their own half and the defending team had about 6 players back!
Charlie Jones
Work Until You Don't Have To Introduce Yourself
DaveMac said:
And you blew for full time? That's a red for the ref surely? DOGSO?
Innit! I wouldn't have minded if they were attacking with any sort of purpose, but they were moving forward at pretty mucha walk. Plus they hadn't mustered a shot all game, I didn't see a classic counter attack before my very eyes!
Then again it's like when you give a freekick 30 yards out and the player will moan saying you should have played advantage like they were going to channel the skills of zidane and blast one into the top corner!
Then again it's like when you give a freekick 30 yards out and the player will moan saying you should have played advantage like they were going to channel the skills of zidane and blast one into the top corner!