Say as little as required, keep your powder dry.... Don't promise action on something because they'll have you when you don't deliver!!!
Memo to self...... don't skip read threads!!!He's talking about briefing neutral assistants, not the teams.
tbf my pre match with the captains also needs improvementMemo to self...... don't skip read threads!!!
Great advice, cheers! This is only my second time being in the middle with NARs and it’s a cup final and I’m pretty sure the other officials are quite young like me. Really looking forward to itOne suggestion as you think about this. Don't just have a set pregame you use. Pay attention to who your ARs are. Don't tell an experienced ref "stay with the last defender"--but that is something you may want to remind a newbie. Think about how you want to communicate within your team so that you are all on the same page. Think about what you care about for this game from your ref team--and that can vary depending on the level of the game as well as the level of your ARs. (and how much you have worked with them before).
But as a referee, having never worked with you before, how do I know that you both know all those other bits. You'd be surprised with inexperienced assistants what they think they should do. Or what they don't do that is "standard" to you. Having the pants bored off you is the lesser of 2 evils.I think social lurker makes a really good point actually. The pinned thread others have mentioned is a great resource for briefing inexperienced AR's or as a guide for a ref who's unfamiliar with using NAR's, but I've done enough lines now that hearing someone churn through that entire speech is hard to focus on. As a fairly experienced AR, there's a short bullet point list of things I want to know from the ref pre-match:
* Who's senior/junior and what should each of them record?
* What's my area of credibility for fouls and how does that change inside the area?
* What's my area of credibility for throws?
* Do you want me flagging foul throws?
* Do you want me checking GK's or prioritising offside?
* How fussy are we going to be pre-match (tape, undershirts etc)?
There's probably a few other things I'm forgetting, but the point is that we can easily stand there for 5-10 minutes and I'm only going to need to pick up a maximum of 10 bits of information. Everything else (offsides, positioning, what to do at a mass con etc.) is standard and doesn't change game-to-game, so time spent going over it is wasted and only serves to bore experienced AR's.
Each individual ref's decision if/when to implement a shorter chat of course. But there are a few refs I've AR'd for multiple times, if the shoe was on the other foot and I was in the middle with a pair of AR's I've worked with before, I might adopt a shorter chat at leastBut as a referee, having never worked with you before, how do I know that you both know all those other bits. You'd be surprised with inexperienced assistants what they think they should do. Or what they don't do that is "standard" to you. Having the pants bored off you is the lesser of 2 evils.
But as a referee, having never worked with you before, how do I know that you both know all those other bits. You'd be surprised with inexperienced assistants what they think they should do. Or what they don't do that is "standard" to you. Having the pants bored off you is the lesser of 2 evils.
The decision is always yours no matter who the AR isIf the ARs are unqualified club officials I simply ask them for ball in or out and offsides and to be prepared that I might overrule them if I think they are wrong. All other decisions are mine and mine alone. If they appointed (and therefore qualified) ARs, its a different story other than I might overrule them if I think they are wrong.