I had the pleasure of watching a bit of a game this weekend between matches. Was probably u18 or u17. Was a fairly heated game. The ref looked young and fairly inexperienced as was losing control a bit, but hey we've all been there.
My question is as he blew for half time the player who had the ball blasted it full pelt, in my opinion, at the ref. It flew over his head and went out of play by about 40 yards. A few of his team mates near by cheered. The ref sort of sheepishly laughed it off.
Personally I think I would have had a word with the lad and possibly even a yellow, as his actions were clearly aggressive. But interested to know everyone else's thoughts.
The ref had the last laugh though as didn't get the ball and the lads kicking off had to wander over to the bushes to collect it which made me chuckle. From what I watched of the second half he gained a bit more control and the game settled down. Made me grateful my u14 and u13 games were absolute dreams to ref with no problems at all, apart from a rather unpleasant downpour!
My question is as he blew for half time the player who had the ball blasted it full pelt, in my opinion, at the ref. It flew over his head and went out of play by about 40 yards. A few of his team mates near by cheered. The ref sort of sheepishly laughed it off.
Personally I think I would have had a word with the lad and possibly even a yellow, as his actions were clearly aggressive. But interested to know everyone else's thoughts.
The ref had the last laugh though as didn't get the ball and the lads kicking off had to wander over to the bushes to collect it which made me chuckle. From what I watched of the second half he gained a bit more control and the game settled down. Made me grateful my u14 and u13 games were absolute dreams to ref with no problems at all, apart from a rather unpleasant downpour!