RefRyanAus
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During a fairly standard penalty sequence I gave instructions to the goal keeper that the penalty kick would be taken on my whistle and told both teams to hold outside of the PA. I always try to make the whistle instruction very clear to everyone (I hope).
Immediately before and after blowing my whistle authorising the nominated player to take the penalty kick I repeated to the two teams the instruction to hold as it was clear that they were having difficulty with this instruction. At the time I gave this instruction I was carefully watching the players close to the PA and pointing directly at them.
in any event the penalty was taken and scored with only the defending team being adjudged by me to have encroached into the PA.
After awarding the goal the goal keeper complained that I had confused him by using the word hold as he thought my instruction related to all play and not the movement of the players at the edge of the PA.
I pressed on with my decision but would be interested to hear what all you learned folk might think. Was this approach problematic in your view?
Immediately before and after blowing my whistle authorising the nominated player to take the penalty kick I repeated to the two teams the instruction to hold as it was clear that they were having difficulty with this instruction. At the time I gave this instruction I was carefully watching the players close to the PA and pointing directly at them.
in any event the penalty was taken and scored with only the defending team being adjudged by me to have encroached into the PA.
After awarding the goal the goal keeper complained that I had confused him by using the word hold as he thought my instruction related to all play and not the movement of the players at the edge of the PA.
I pressed on with my decision but would be interested to hear what all you learned folk might think. Was this approach problematic in your view?
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