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This has started to drive me a little nuts.
In the old laws, and in old tutorial videos, it looks more like we should stand sideways and use a horizontal arm for throw in direction and, for a DFK, stand face on and raise a diagonal arm for direction.
However, what I see, on TV and on pitches, is nearly all refs stand sideways and use the arm just above horizontal for all throw ins and DFKs. And some do an identical gesture for goal kicks.
This particularly irks me as an AR when a ref whistles and points with an above horizontal arm as the ball goes out and players are jostling close to the touchline - I don't know if the ref is signalling for a throw or DFK and if I should be signalling with him/her for the throw direction.
BUT really I just want to know how to do it "right"!
In futsal it is clear - horizontal arm for DFK, diagonal arm for throws. For me it is clear to everyone on the field for it to be the opposite in 11-a-side from futsal (!), so I now avoid any arms just-above-the-horizontal... even though that's what I see on TV...
Help!
In the old laws, and in old tutorial videos, it looks more like we should stand sideways and use a horizontal arm for throw in direction and, for a DFK, stand face on and raise a diagonal arm for direction.
However, what I see, on TV and on pitches, is nearly all refs stand sideways and use the arm just above horizontal for all throw ins and DFKs. And some do an identical gesture for goal kicks.
This particularly irks me as an AR when a ref whistles and points with an above horizontal arm as the ball goes out and players are jostling close to the touchline - I don't know if the ref is signalling for a throw or DFK and if I should be signalling with him/her for the throw direction.
BUT really I just want to know how to do it "right"!
In futsal it is clear - horizontal arm for DFK, diagonal arm for throws. For me it is clear to everyone on the field for it to be the opposite in 11-a-side from futsal (!), so I now avoid any arms just-above-the-horizontal... even though that's what I see on TV...
Help!