Saw this on another board. Goalkeeper moves the posts inward to make his goal smaller. Gets caught on camera and by the referee. Video here: http://su.pr/8Thmoj What is the crime and punishment and restart? Let the fun begin! Now I'll be looking for this "old" keeper trick.
Had the referee witnessed it, the GK should have been booked for UB and shown the yellow card. 1.6 NO PLAYER MODIFICATIONS TO THE FIELD Goalkeepers or other players may not make unauthorized marks on the field of play. The player who makes such marks or alterations on the field to gain an unfair advantage may be cautioned for unsporting behavior. Players may return bent or leaning corner flags to the upright position, but they may not bend or lean them away from the upright position to take a corner kick, nor may the corner flag be removed for any reason. Advice to Referees, 2009-2010 Examples: Gouging the turf to "setup" a ball at the taking of a free kick GK marking the center of his goal by scuffing the goal line or making other marks in and around his goal area, etc. Player removing the corner flag on a windy day because it's interfering with the way s/he wants to play the ball, etc. As for the restart: I can't imagine stopping the match for this. It's the sort of thing that would happen before the match started, and the sort of thing that would be brought to the referee's attention at a stoppage. So the restart would be whatever the restart was. But...if by chance the CR witnesses this during play: Play has been stopped because of the misconduct. IFK from the point where the infraction occurred, which in this instance is inside the goal area, so the restart is subject to the special circumstances listed in Law 8/13.
I disagree with your assessment of these two. GK marking the center of the goal does not allow him "to gain an unfair advantage" IMO, so no USB. Also, flags are to be placed on flagpoles - for safety, the flagpole is often on a spring. On very wind days, these springs allow the pole to lean because of the wind. IMO, it is appropriate for the flagpole to be temporarily removed under these conditions - of course, permission should be requested of the official before doing so.
Wow. Talk about inventive referees. I cite an official USSF document, and you write that it's "my" assessment and that in your opinion, I'm wrong. Good luck with that approach.
Oh no! Another thread about to go off track from the original post/question!! And after only the third post. Rats.
These marks are specifically disallowed and should not be there. They are made to help the 'keeper position himself. Using an illegal mark to help a player perform better is clearly unsporting. By specifiacally disallowing it the IFAB has defned it as inappropriate.
Wow, Talk about an inventive referee/instructor, I cite an official USSF document within an official USSF website and you write that it's "my" assessment and that in your opinion, I'm wrong. Good Luck with that approach! Mr. Kettle please reference your post #23 in the "Position when running down the Line" thread as you admonish Mr. Pot. By the way Mr. Kettle this is the authority of the cite: As of February 23, 2000, all replies to technical questions posted in this column will have been coordinated with and approved by the U. S. Soccer Federation’s National Program for Referee Development.
Technically you are correct - I gave it up when my boys became old enough for me to coach. Refereeing took me away from my kids and coaching allows me to be with them.
Sport Billy, I would suggest to you that as soon as your kids are old enough to referee get them certified and referee with them. I coached my Son from age 5 to 14. He got certified at age 9 worked 1st recreation game as a 10 year old. He and I have many good memories of time shared to, from and working matches together. He is 19 now and playing college soccer. He and I both still referee but rarely together any more. He will often call me on his way home from refereeing to swap stories.
I got teary eyed just thinking about it when my kids get old enough. I hope we get to exchange our war stories too.
Ref2coach, thanks for your input, honestly. I suppose I have a problem regarding www.askareferee.com as an original source. The USSF does not cite it. The USSF instructional material does not include references to Jim Allen's remarks. Rather, Jim references USSF staff as "assisting" him. When these individuals and other USSF national clinicians start using slides of original source documents from www.askareferee.com then I will refer to that source as an original and primary source. Jim Allen, National Instructor Staff/National Assessor. Dan Heldman, National Instructor Staff Alfred Kleinaitis, USSF Manager of Referee Development and Education Paul Tamberino, USSF Director of Referee Development Brian Hall, USSF Manager of Assessment and Training David McKee, USSF National Director of Assessment (assessment matters) Ulrich Strom, National Instructor and National Assessor (matters in general) Until then, I view www.askareferee.com as the valuable resource to the community that it is. With respect to mechanics, I have witnessed individuals on this list making points contrary to the posting you cite. All I am saying is, the mechanics instruction I am getting at tournaments that folks like Alfred and Paul actually attend, is contrary to what you shared with us. It's a confusing situation for all of us. I stand by my assertion that a referee should go with mechanics instruction that the authority figures who can most influence their development and career are telling them to do, and I'm passing on what I have heard from such individuals. With respect to the LOTG, which is what this thread is about, the waters are much more clear.