Had "one of those" games yesterday.
Previous to this I had a OA game sat, which went well considering the state of the pitch. no chance of a call off but was horrible. I managed situations well I thought, called captains in whn required, stepped approach etc etc and it worked IMO, and the players seemed to be greatful.
The only Question I have from the game was.
- Is every 2 footed challenge a red card?
A player comes in, not with excessive force IMO, but 2 footed off the floor, thus not being in control. He doesnt catch the player at all, and wins the ball completely clean. I blew for a freekick. The player was going mad, i won the ball etc etc. I chose my words carefully as I had made my mind up that I would not book him. I said something like,
I am not denying you didnt touch the player and you got the ball, however your tackle was made in a careless manor.
Now had there been contact with the player i would have more than likely sent him off. In hindsight I probably should have booked him? - well i guess thats my question. In reality 2 footed off the floor is a reckless way to challenge for the ball, i.e caution. Thoughts?
And yesterday - U18's
Started off by having lunch too close to the match - very unusual for me. blood sugars dropped and I felt dizzy etc, . It effected my concentration and I gave some, albeit minor decisions (corners, throw ins) (I may be shredded for my description of minor decisions) completely wrong and have no idea why I did it. It was as if I couldn't see what was infront of me. I couldnt remember what I had just seen so was doubting myself etc etc. One decision caused some considerable discent, which I cautioned, but i have no idea if i was right in the initial decision. (not that there is any excuse for discent). In addition my knee went in the 10th minute. Not so bad to stop the game but enough to effect my ability to be box to box as i usually would, and again played on my mind.
Half time choc bar helped I felt alot better and performed better IMO for it. However I went home very disappointed in myself.
Ah well - I guess we all have those days... don't we?
Previous to this I had a OA game sat, which went well considering the state of the pitch. no chance of a call off but was horrible. I managed situations well I thought, called captains in whn required, stepped approach etc etc and it worked IMO, and the players seemed to be greatful.
The only Question I have from the game was.
- Is every 2 footed challenge a red card?
A player comes in, not with excessive force IMO, but 2 footed off the floor, thus not being in control. He doesnt catch the player at all, and wins the ball completely clean. I blew for a freekick. The player was going mad, i won the ball etc etc. I chose my words carefully as I had made my mind up that I would not book him. I said something like,
I am not denying you didnt touch the player and you got the ball, however your tackle was made in a careless manor.
Now had there been contact with the player i would have more than likely sent him off. In hindsight I probably should have booked him? - well i guess thats my question. In reality 2 footed off the floor is a reckless way to challenge for the ball, i.e caution. Thoughts?
And yesterday - U18's
Started off by having lunch too close to the match - very unusual for me. blood sugars dropped and I felt dizzy etc, . It effected my concentration and I gave some, albeit minor decisions (corners, throw ins) (I may be shredded for my description of minor decisions) completely wrong and have no idea why I did it. It was as if I couldn't see what was infront of me. I couldnt remember what I had just seen so was doubting myself etc etc. One decision caused some considerable discent, which I cautioned, but i have no idea if i was right in the initial decision. (not that there is any excuse for discent). In addition my knee went in the 10th minute. Not so bad to stop the game but enough to effect my ability to be box to box as i usually would, and again played on my mind.
Half time choc bar helped I felt alot better and performed better IMO for it. However I went home very disappointed in myself.
Ah well - I guess we all have those days... don't we?