Man, the 3 HS games I have done this week had a combined score of 26-0. If you include the 2 college club games I did over the weekend, it is 37-1. And in every game, the scoring was basically done in the 1st half. Not a lot of competitive soccer happening around me. Easy money, but boringggggg.
Went to my niece's 8U game. Gotta love those. GK makes a save (yes, they used GKs in that league ), so a defender runs over to give her a big hug . . . half time my niece comes over to see us, then suddenly realizes it's half time: "It's snack time!!" and off she runs . . .
Today’s Stats: 0 touches0 tackles1 cry 2 mins in asked for snack17 water breaks Noelle: “I’ll do better next time” 🤗But she had fun and that’s all that mattered. pic.twitter.com/vw0B95HRdR— AJ DeLaGarza (@AJD_20) September 21, 2019
My last game of the college showcase weekend the center kept his pink fox mini in his mouth for 79 out of 80 minutes; who needs a molten flip grip!?!?
Doing a premier tournament for my first games of the year - yea! I am AR2 on a field that is right next to the road at the huge (19 fields) MYSA complex. Behind AR1 are 2 yellow road signs with black stick figure indicating watch out for pedestrians. The yellow color is very close to ref shirt color. Every time I would turn my head, my brain was telling me AR1 is trying to signal something. Very annoying. YHTBT
I was watching the replay of my alma mater playing in their state semi-final, and I saw this KFTM positioning. Can anyone think of a rational explanation for everyone being 'out of position?' No, the video is not flipped, and for most of the shots the keeper who was waiting went to the opposite side of the AR Note: Don't think there's a newer thread available... Sorry for resurrecting this if there is.
There are lots of reasons why it might have been necessary. Did the crew run a right diagonal during the game?
I've always wondered how running an opposite diagonal would go in a game. On grass fields by early-mid November after a summer and fall season, a lot of times the AR quadrant sideline will be worn down nearly to dirt. Seems like running an opposite diagonal so the AR quadrant is on pristine grass would make sense, but I never bothered to do it.
thats a tuf field, so the worn grass isn’t an issue. my theory is AR1 didn’t want to hear all the chatter from a coach.
And why is the lead AR so close to the goal? You're practically distracting the keeper. Can't you see in/out/off the line from a few yards back?
This is the officialpositioning for KFTM. The AR is way to close to the goal. Aditionally the R is a bit too close as well. Determining which side to stand on could have many factors, including lighting, presence of fans, etc...
See the shadows. I'm guessing it was because if the R was in standard position, the low sun is almost exactly behind the kicker for the R. I don't think the AR is close enough to bother a GK, though I'm struggling to see what he is gaining by being closer. Perhaps now that he has the sun across from him it was easier to see? (Of course, it may just be bad positioning, though you would hope to not have that issue in a state semi-final. But if the AR is used to dual, I believe that is not far from the recommended position for the LR in a dual. Worst positioning on a PK I ever saw was a dual in which the lead stood on the field with an hand on the goal post . . . .) I don't see any reason reversing sides is a problem. As an aside, I would note that the sun suggests a reverse diagonal would be a bad idea. From a sun perspective, you want to run the same diagonal as your shadow, as that is what best minimizes looking into the sun by the referee team.
Well, I'm wondering what those reasons are if you don't mind. Normal left diagonal. He's AR2, and closer to the coaches though Sun-related issues seem to make the most sense for a swap like this, but earlier in the match when the camera is still panning around it looks like the sun is completely set.
Isn't it a night game? Beyond the track looks to be in relative darkness, and the idle keeper looks to be throwing two shadows, I think the guys on the track also. It's odd though that more dual shadows aren't apparent.
Hmm. given the strength of the single shadow, I presumed the sun was still setting. I suppose weird lighting could be a reason, though that seems less likely. The primary reason I have run reverse diagonals is sun. We have a field we used to use regularly where the sun would rise over the corner flag, so on early morning games, as R I would often be looking straight into the sun to see my AR. By reversing to run the shadow, I wasn't doing that, and my AR on the look-into-the sun side also was not typically looking directly into the sun to see play or to see me. It really makes a big difference in those scenarios. The other reason to run a reverse is field conditions, particularly for the AR. Sometimes the mud is awful for the traditional diagonal and not the reverse, in part because fields that are used regularly get torn up on the standard AR path. I've also been on fields that have obstacles--a jump pit or a tree--that get in the way of one of the ARs in a standard diagonal. (These are unlikely (albeit not impossible) in a stadium field like the one in the picture.)
At one point, the Surf Cup was required by the field owners to run an opposite diagonal the second weekend. You know, because the fields needed to be in excellent shape for their built purpose of horses running on them for the polo matches.
I used to run a reverse once a season just to remind myself what it was like and give my ARs a chance to experience it. I got over that.
this does not appear to be the case in this situation… but one time I did a reverse diagonal positioning from KFTM because it was SO windy I actually stood nearly over the ball to try and block some wind for the kicker
My guess is that the refs are from a state like mine where 98% of all HS games are dual ref games. And many non-USSF refs have never carried a flag, but because of "good ol boys" or whatever, got assigned as AR in a state tournament game. And they flat out don't know what the proper position is.