Both. (glances around nervously hoping that no one realizes I don't know what the hell you people are talking about)
Last night, first HS game of the season. 2 rural schools with no club players. In the first half, ball played over the top, My AR 1 holds his flag as 2 attackers(#5 and #7) chase the ball. When #7 touches it, flag goes up. I explain that if #5 had played the ball, there would have been no offside. Fast forward to second half. Ball played through, #5 plays the ball, flag goes up. Player, "hey ref, didn't you tell us that #5 was not offsides."
That's a candidate for the "Best of the Things We Hear" compendium. Reminds me of last year's first HS game of the new season, pre-gaming with my duel partner, with whom I had not previously worked. Me: "Lead has all whistles, OK?" Partner: "Right. So you have all whistles." Me: "Wait. What?"
If you're asking seriously, I'll give you a serious answer; if jokingly, I'll give you a and a . Which is it?
Hey, I reckon I know these IT = income tax, or, information technology ROTW = rhythms of the world, or, rest of the world How'd I do? (and now I go in my room and POOM (ponder over other mysteries))
Why does this sound like something out of "Holy Grail?" Cheers, Mi3ke King of Swamp Castle: Guards, make sure the prince doesn't leave this room until I come and get him. Guard #1: Not to leave the room... even if you come and get him. Guard #2: [hiccups] King of Swamp Castle: No, no. *Until* I come and get him. Guard #1: Until you come and get him, we're not to enter the room. King of Swamp Castle: No, no, no. You *stay* in the room, and make sure *he* doesn't leave. Guard #1: And you'll come and get him. Guard #2: [hiccups] King of Swamp Castle: Right. Guard #1: We don't need to do anything, apart from just stop him entering the room. King of Swamp Castle: No, no. *Leaving* the room. Guard #1: Leaving the room, yes. King of Swamp Castle: All right? Guard #2: [hiccups] Guard #1: Right. Oh, if, if, if, uh, if, if, uh, if, if, if, we... oh, if... oh... King of Swamp Castle: Look, it's quite simple. You just stay here, and make sure he doesn't leave the room. All right? Guard #2: [hiccups] Guard #1: Oh, I remember, uh, can he leave the room with us? King of Swamp Castle: No, no, no, no, you just keep him in here, and make sure... Guard #1: Oh yeah, we'll keep him in here, obviously, but if he had to leave, and we were with him... King of Swamp Castle: No, just keep him in here... Guard #1: Until you, or anyone else... King of Swamp Castle: No, not anyone else. Just me. Guard #1: Just you. Guard #2: [hiccups] King of Swamp Castle: Get back. Guard #1: Get back. King of Swamp Castle: All right? Guard #1: Right, we'll stay here until you get back. King of Swamp Castle: And make sure he doesn't leave. Guard #1: What? King of Swamp Castle: Make sure he doesn't leave. Guard #1: The prince? King of Swamp Castle: Yes, make sure he doesn't leave. Guard #1: Oh, yes, of course. [Points at Guard #2] Guard #1: I thought you meant him. You know, it seemed a bit daft me I were to guard him when he's a guard. King of Swamp Castle: Is that clear? Guard #2: [hiccups] Guard #1: Oh, quite clear. No problems. King of Swamp Castle: Right. [King of Swamp Castle turns to leave the room, both guards follow him] King of Swamp Castle: Where are you going? Guard #1: We're coming with you. King of Swamp Castle: No, no, no. I want you to stay here and make sure *he* doesn't leave. Guard #1: Oh, I see. Right.
Let me state that I am NOT making this up...... First center of the season, u15 boys Pre academy on an awfully cold windy day. Multi purpose turf field with yard markers. Ball is on the 21 yard line for a free kick. I easily set the wall at the 11 yard line. The kid in the wall thinks its too far. Me: What's 21 - 11? Him: I don't know. I think we might be teaching too much to the test!
Friday, U14G game, There is a foul on the 30yd line, I close my eyes and mark off the wall. On a count to 10 I open my eyes and I'm standing on a 20yd line. It's nice to know that my steps are still calibrated.
Of course both of you must realize that only works when the ball is at the very center of the field. Anything to the lateral sides will create a angle that will render the yard markers inaccurate for making off a wall.....
Try explaining that to a high school coach. I don't think trigonometry or the Pythagorean theorem is part of their coach training.
Once had a U13 (I think) girl question free kick distance when the ball was sitting on the center spot and she's 2 yards inside the center circle.
Some coaches are math teachers. I was AR on a game where the coach was yelling about the hypotenuse because the referee was using the full marked 10 yards on kicks off to the side of the field.