ABRef
New Member
Hi guys,
Just a couple of questions I've been meaning to ask to clarify!
I regularly ref on field where a tree slightly overhangs one side of the pitch. Sometimes when a throw-in is taken or clearance near the tree, the ball will hit the branches and fall back in play. When this has happened I have been restarting play with a drop ball, is this the correct restart though?
Also, I've always wondered how I'd deal with the following scenario: an attacker is fouled e.g. shirt pull, I blow for a free kick. Just after the whistle has gone for the foul, the players have not had time to react yet and another defender slides in on the attacker and commits what would be deemed serious foul play. How would this be dealt with? Would it be ignored because I had already blew for a minor foul, or would it be dealt with because the whistle hadn't gone for a restart in play following the first foul?
Thanks.
Just a couple of questions I've been meaning to ask to clarify!
I regularly ref on field where a tree slightly overhangs one side of the pitch. Sometimes when a throw-in is taken or clearance near the tree, the ball will hit the branches and fall back in play. When this has happened I have been restarting play with a drop ball, is this the correct restart though?
Also, I've always wondered how I'd deal with the following scenario: an attacker is fouled e.g. shirt pull, I blow for a free kick. Just after the whistle has gone for the foul, the players have not had time to react yet and another defender slides in on the attacker and commits what would be deemed serious foul play. How would this be dealt with? Would it be ignored because I had already blew for a minor foul, or would it be dealt with because the whistle hadn't gone for a restart in play following the first foul?
Thanks.