Dicky Herts
New Member
Hi fellow Referees. Question on off-side with club Linos. I find often the club lino flags too early before the offside ‘position’ becomes an offside ‘offence’, I will then wait until the player touches / challenges before I whistle. There is then sometimes a bit of confusion where the IFK is - with the defence often suggesting / thinking that the IFK is up the pitch where the Lino initially flagged (and is sometimes still standing with their flag) and me trying to tell them the IFK must be taken from the point that the ‘offence’ occurred – which can often be a considerable distance further back. My question is this - besides just repeatedly being strict on it - has anyone found an effective way to manage this with club Linos that a) does not alienate the club lino and b) reduces the frustration of the defending side who feel they are being disadvantaged by having to restart further back than they thought (because of where the lino incorrectly initially flagged).
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