I just tell them that is cardworthy and they should quit it. Its hard to card for this because there is often some merit to their plaint. On the other hand, our HS assigner gave us the green light to card for the two arm spread wide, pleading gesture, when they don't get a whistle. ...which I appreciate.
Making a TV square sign is cardable now with VAR (in games with VAR), so can't see how the pretend card in the air isn't either
Is it the referee's job also to bring spray paint to paint a penalty spot? To bring chalk to fix incorrect or missing lines? To bring sandbags to anchor goals? To carry corner flags in the trunk of the car? Any of those things would fix the problem in 30 seconds...but those responsible for the nonconforming items are not being held accountable, and will likely not learn that these things need to be to standard before the game. I am with Jayhonk: I carry a gage but no pump. I also check in the home team first, collect the game ball, which I present to the visiting captains and say "we're playing with this ball today, is it OK with you?" If there's a dispute, better to resolve it before the game starts.
My current pet peeve is when you have signaled for advantage and people start yelling that you've missed the foul. There have been times when this happens that I have been tempted to call the original foul especially when the attacking team has a good goal scoring chance and say, "Apparently, you didn't want the advantage so we are taking a free kick from midfield." But I have never done that!
There is nothing saying you can NOT card for this, just nothing stating you MUST. DT is very much ITOOTR which unfortunately can lead to very inconsistent application. In my experience you are going to get more negative results from carding this than trying to manage it first however it you deem it DT (and every circumstance is different) then a YC would be appropriate.
In our MBB league I had a guy do that. He said "YOU'VE GOT TO CALL THAT" after we had the advantage discussion. Next foul, he gets off a long pass to his teammate as he is fouled ... "Tweet". His teammate looking at one-on-one with the keeper was not happy. I have no idea what discussion took place after the game.
A significant pet peeve of mine is people who complain about officiating and then look at you like you are a Martian when you suggest they get certified. Put up or shut up, Bub!
I had a similar situation in a State Cup QF a few years ago. Not more than 30 minutes into the game and the (British) coach of the team that would eventually win 4-0 had commented loudly on every potential call/non-call. Of course, when his player is scythed down right in front of his technical area (in their defending half) but has managed to play the ball forward to a teammate with some space -- admittedly advantage -- he and the rest of my bench are right in my line of sight as they call jump off the bench pleading for a foul and I react with the whistle when it was the easiest and most obvious situation to call advantage. He, of course, then turns and says "that sound have been advantage." I had the luxury you didn't -- of telling the coach directly that, while I should have played advantage, his actions up to and including that particular moment didn't help. Thankfully he got the message.
Not completely, mon cheri. https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ne...player-ends-up-receiving-yellow-card-himself/ 2 weeks ago in MBB promotion/relegation match, I gave it to the PITA player that wanted a double caution/sendoff on an opponent on the same play for FTRD. Best way to shut him up for the balance of the match.
Rockwell ran into this on twitter recently. Guy literally claimed without a drop of irony that he could step on the field right now and do a better job. It was amusing.
As a national referee once said at a clinic I attended, "do the least necessary". If a stern word gets the job done, the YC is saved for more important issues.
ARs (normally young ones although I even saw this at the Australia vs Honduras second leg game) that move while holding the flag up. Looks very unprofessional.
I've only ever seen a BOL twice, but what's wrong with using it to judge offside? (After all, isn't that why they paint those lines every five yards on HS fields?)
Not like I've given this much thought, but... Since the BOL is halfway between midfield and the PA, you have increased the part of the field in which the ball can be received (or at U10, stumbled upon randomly). My observation is that this has the effect of creating a pachinko kill-zone which runs counter to the goal of encouraging play out of the back. Use the BOL for ball into play and leave Law 11 out of it, IMHO. Separate but related, the youngest games now have a weird wrinkle not present at any other age, lessening the attractiveness of U10 as a sandbox for new ARs--they only need to patrol between BOL and the corner. Almost better to start them at U11.
Ah, so you mean using the BOL for defining offside rather than for judging it. Yes? That makes sense. By "judging" I mean that I often use the yard lines on HS fields to help me judge OS when I'm not in perfect position on a dual.
Nothing like a poor word choice to screw up a perfectly good rant! Yes, the gridiron lines are a valuable part of this complete breakfast. And in CO/CA/OR I imagine the hashmarks take on a whole new meaning!
What? My 2018 recertification exam was so valuable for my development. It asked hard hitting questions like "True or False: Does having a strong personality help a referee during an adult amateur game?"
While this was my initial thought, there is actually a good reason to use the BOL as the OS line. There is not much space between the halfway line and the BOL. If OS starts at the halfway line the defense will push up to there. That means on GK/GK possession, all of the defenders are jammed into a small horizontal space making it difficult if not impossible to build through the midfield. Using the BOL as the OS line forces some of the defenders further back (at least if the teams are well coached), which creates more space on the small field. But I do agree that if we were designing this level for referee training instead of player training, we would never do it that way. Not because it is an extra wrinkle, but because it means there is less for the AR to do--the newbies will get less experience in moving with the OS line and actually calling OS. And will be more bored.
You're right - it is a hard hitting question. And it's a question, not a statement. So true/false has no meaning here.
At a tourney, I'm coaching, the CR is oblivious to my holding midfielder getting persistently fouled, I ask him about it (yeah, yeah, I know, shut my yap, but it was bad enough that I was getting pretty upset), he asks me if I'd rather have the foul or the advantage, I tell him I want advantage, but to have a word about PI. He tells me that if I think I can do a better job, then go get a yellow shirt. I have my bag with me (doubles as my coaching bag), so I pull out my shirt and say "you mean, like this one?" Obviously, not cool on my part, a bit of an a-hole move, but it was kind of satisfying in the moment (I've coached with the opposing coach before, and he finds a team's best player and just has kis defense just foul the crap out of them). I'd have dismissed me, but he didn't, all the coaches had a giggle about it. I guess the lesson is be careful about telling people to go get certified, etc... because eventually someone out there is going to have their gear and be a big enough turd to pull it out and make everyone uncomfortable. Not proud of it.
Had a high school coach reach onto the field to knock down a ball that was in the air, going down the line. It was a dual and I was R1, so it was very clear to me that he had done it to keep the ball from getting to an unmarked player from the opposing team. At the time, the NFHS Rule 12 started off with something like 'A player, coach or bench personnel who ....' So I whistled the coach for deliberate handling and cautioned him for unsporting behavior. The commissioner (assignor) was astonished that the coach's post game referee evaluation rated me a 10 and my dual partner a 5. "Are you sure he knew he was being cautioned?" "Showed him the card and everything!" This was the coach that, later in the same game, actually asked me "Are my guys okay or do I need to reign them in a bit?" He was an interesting coach.
Definitely smart note, though. I know of at least one former pro AR that coaches a high school team. Can you imagine saying that to him? I'd crawl in a hole if he pulls out a PRO badge.