The things we hear is back - 2021,22 and more edition

Discussion in 'Referee' started by RefIADad, Jan 17, 2021.

  1. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    So to summarize, we call the handball against an attacker but not the exact same handball against a defender. OK, I can work with that.
     
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  2. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On the same page that we give soft fouls on the defender in the corner that we'd never give for PKs.
     
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  3. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
  4. voiceoflg

    voiceoflg Member+

    Dec 8, 2005
    So at what age and level do we apply the Considerations and the Futuro? TBH, those are something I had never heard of until reading this board.
     
  5. Pittsburgh Ref

    Pittsburgh Ref Member+

    Oct 7, 2014
    da 'Burgh
    Barciur and a few others may get this too, but when I first saw this I thought the ref was giving the NFHS signal* for dangerous play.


    *among those discontinued years ago in very nearly all jurisdictions
     
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  6. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    ... while whistling to the tune of that good old gospel number "I'll Fly Away" ...
     
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  7. Gary V

    Gary V Member+

    Feb 4, 2003
    SE Mich.
    I thought it was a baseball ref giving the "safe" sign.
     
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  8. Pelican86

    Pelican86 Member

    United States
    Jun 13, 2019
    I'm AR on a HS GV game. Visiting captain is a bit confused at the pregame coin toss.

    CR: Call it in the air. (Tosses coin.)
    visiting capt: *silence*

    CR picks up the coin.

    CR: Say "heads or tails."
    Capt: Heads or tails.
     
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  9. RefIADad

    RefIADad Member+

    United States
    Aug 18, 2017
    Des Moines, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s like when I use my red and black or yellow and black coin. I ask the captain to call colors, and more often than not I hear “heads” or “tails”.
     
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  10. Dayton Ref

    Dayton Ref Member+

    May 3, 2012
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    There is a reason I ask for a choice before the coin is in the air.
     
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  11. SCV-Ref

    SCV-Ref Member

    Spurs
    Australia
    Feb 22, 2018
    ME: "This is my coin. This is HEADS because it has a picture of a head on it."

    I say this every time. Why? Apparently I have to.
     
  12. RefIADad

    RefIADad Member+

    United States
    Aug 18, 2017
    Des Moines, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I always do as well. They still say heads or tails, so I confirm a color before flipping. No Steelers-Lions gaffe for me.
     
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  13. socal lurker

    socal lurker Member+

    May 30, 2009
    Yes, apparently. I generally don't, but more than once have been asked which side of an Eisenhower dollar was heads. :rolleyes:

    Remarkably, I have never had someone not call in the air. (I did have the co-captains make different choices once, and since then am good about making sure the caller is identified in advance.)
     
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  14. Pittsburgh Ref

    Pittsburgh Ref Member+

    Oct 7, 2014
    da 'Burgh
    And I get home captain(s) to confirm before the flip
     
  15. Kit

    Kit Member+

    Aug 30, 1999
    Herkimer, NY, USA
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    When I do a coin flip,

    To one team, “This is heads, this is tails.”
    To the other team, “This is heads, this is tails.”

    To visiting captain, “What’s your call?”

    Flip coin.
     
  16. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I always catch up between two hands and make sure I know what the call is before revealing.
     
  17. voiceoflg

    voiceoflg Member+

    Dec 8, 2005
    U12 boys. “Peanut or flag?” “Heads.”

    “Peanut or flag?” “Flag”

    “You win the toss…” “I defer.”

    o_O
     
  18. Law5

    Law5 Member+

    Mar 24, 2005
    Beaverton OR
    Chuckle. At least it wasn't like the gridiron captain who said, "We'll kick" instead of defer. The referee felt the need to inform his coach, "Your captain chose to kick." "Yes." "You know that means you'll kick off both halves." "YES!" I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when the coach had that discussion with the captain.
     
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  19. RefIADad

    RefIADad Member+

    United States
    Aug 18, 2017
    Des Moines, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know that I’ve told the story about when I was a gridiron captain and the other team chose to kick while I was containing my glee. When I was a senior, I swear that one of the main reasons that my coach made me a captain was because he knew I’d be able to correctly tell the officials our choice if we won the toss.
     
  20. voiceoflg

    voiceoflg Member+

    Dec 8, 2005
    22 years doing the radio play by play for high school football, I have never seen that happen. Then again, until the spring I have never seen a whole sideline dismissed. Stick around long enough, you just might see it all.
     
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  21. Law5

    Law5 Member+

    Mar 24, 2005
    Beaverton OR
    "Every time you think you've seen it all, along comes something else." Thomas Bobadilla.
     
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  22. Beau Dure

    Beau Dure Member+

    May 31, 2000
    Vienna, VA
    Today's coin flip, U9 boys:

    "OK, this side is silver, and this side is black. Call it 'silver' or 'black' when it's in the air, OK?"

    (nods)

    (coin flips)

    (silence)

    (coin lands on black)

    "Black!"
     
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  23. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I get the same response with my Hawkeye/USSF black and gold coin!
     
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  24. heynowref

    heynowref Member

    Aug 12, 2015
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Call a foul against red player. Green parent says "She's doing that ALL DAY."
    I look at my watch. 18 mins into the 9:00 am game.
    I look at parent and shake my head in bewilderment.
     
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  25. Barciur

    Barciur Member+

    Apr 25, 2010
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Poland
    I am not American and I have not seen a full NFL game yet in my life - I really do not know anything about the sport. Can somebody fill me in why you do not want to kick in football?

    As for coin toss, I have had many instances when I say "blue or orange" and they will still go with "heads" or "tails".

    I know one official who says "flying eagle or uncle George", and almost often the kids will say "heads" or "tails" instead anyway.
     
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