Here are some things I saw this week:
ASSESSMENTS AND UPGRADES. Congratulations to Neil Fancher and John Sedor, both who successfully completed their Advance Referee assessments today. They now join the top 2 percent of AYSO referees in the nation!!!
Katrina Beltran made an excellent run to the goal line, and was in perfect position to view the ball saved ON the goal line. I saw at least a half dozen situations today where the ball in or out of the goal was very close. ARs need to use speed and heads-up thinking to recognize the need to get to that goal line with the ball. No goal until we see the ball completely over the goal line.
In what hand to hold the flag. Unless signaling, ARs should always hold the flag in the hand nearest the Referee. This means we have to keep switching the flag between hands as we change directions.
Mechanics at the Penalty Kick. When the referee calls a foul that results in a penalty kick, the referee team should be well aware of what's happened by the referee's signal (running toward PK and pointing at spot) as well as by the tone of his whistle (loud and long). The lead AR should walk smartly to the intersection of the goal line and the penalty area (see diagram above) and hold the flag to the inside of the field. At this point, the AR can assist the Referee with getting the PK underway by encouraging the goalkeeper to step on the goal line. If this is discussed in the pre-game, the AR can give a thumbs-up to the Referee, saving the R from having to approach the goalkeeper.
If the goalkeeper comes off the goal line after the R's whistle for the PK and BEFORE the ball is kicked AND the ball does not go into the goal, then the AR should signal the R by holding the flag horizontally across the AR's waist (see picture above). The R will decide whether to retake the PK or not.
Self Assessments. Okay Referees, it's time to send your short self assessments. I only got a couple last week. You can write them directly to this post, or you can send me an email, and I'll add your self assessment to the blog.
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Congratulations John and Neil! Proud of you guys and I hope to join you soon...
On one team there was a boy who was much taller/bigger than some of the other boys on the opposite team.
Just by running along side the boys and/or getting in their way to get to the ball, some of the boys on the opposite team would fall to the ground due to his size (they would practically bounce off this boy).
Spectators wanted the refs to call a foul but no foul was committed. The Referee made good judgement by not calling fouls; just because boys fell to the ground does not mean that a foul was committed.
Last Saturday, I was CR and I approached the coach and asked him where his badge was and he told me that he had it but refuses to wear it around his neck. He pulled it out of his pocket and displayed it...I allowed it but soon after it was not displayed again. Should I have done anything different? Just so you know...the game was B12 at 9:30 a.m.
Good move to ensure the coach had his risk management card. As referees, we need to pick our battles. In this case, verifying he had it was first thing; asking him to display it is the second thing; I'm not sure if AYSO specifies how the ID should be displayed, so I think noting his refusal to wear it around his neck would be best by writing it on the back of the game card.
I believe I know how this coach is, and he gave me the same line two weeks ago. The apparent absence of his ID was raised in the middle of the game by the opposing coach.
I will forward this information to the coach administrator.
I was assessed on Saturday and the Assessor had the following "areas of improvement" for me ...
1) Obviously AYSO Referees are not provided microphones/radio earpieces for communication as FIFA refs are. Therefore, there is a greater need for the AYSO referee team to constantly be looking to each other for signs, clues = COMMUNICATION! My specific challenge as a CR is to CONSTANTLY look to the ARs - even when I'm confident there is NO offside violation...OR any dispute or questionalble play...
2) On a goal kick, the AR should ensure the proper placement of the ball in the goal area and then move to the 18 (penalty area line)... even if the second to last defender is the player taking the goal kick (at the 6). By moving to the 18, the AR is positioned to ensure the ball enters play (clears the 18) AND that there is no encroachment by the opponents. While this generally is a good practice, it's not an absolute...
3) The player in the offside position who does not become involved in active play: ie.....(1) does not interfere with play, (2) does not interfere with an opponent and, (3) does not gain an advantage ... can still, in some referees (assessors) opinion, be judged to have distracted an opponent and be ruled "offside." This is discussed in Advice to Referees under the Offside section, "interfering with an opponent." Interfering with an opponent means.. (among other items)...making a gesture or movement, which in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent." Further, "A player who is in an offside position when the ball is played toward him by a teammate and who, in the opinion of the referee, attracts the attention of the opponent, drawing that opponent into pursuit, is guilty of interfering with an opponent." This gets into the minutia of the Offside infraction and remains an uncertainty to me....
After reading the blog about the "passback to the goalkeeper, I happened to be the Referee on U12G match.
A shot on goal by PURPLE was stopped by a BLUE defender, who, after controlling the ball, attempted to clear the ball.
The ball crossed in front of the mouth of the goal. The goal keeper picked up the ball. I signaled for an IFK.
I later explained to the coach that the "deliberate" referred the the ball being kicked deliberately, not that the player intended the ball for the goalkeeper. I placed the ball at the point the keeper picked up the ball and walked toward the top of the penalty area. I raised my arm to indicate an IFK. PURPLE took the kick and scored on the second touch of the ball.
At the end of the match a parent asked my name so I gave it.
HT: Good call on the GK handling the ball from a deliberate kick from a teammate. Also, I'm glad you freely gave your name at the end of the match. As referee's our name is a matter of record and we should not be ashamed to provide it, if asked.
As an AR on a U14G game, I saw the Referee indicated a DFK for Red on the Blue half of the field. Prior to kick being taken, a Red forward placed one foot on the Red half of the field. at which time she was in an ofisides position. I should have indicated offside, since that player became involved in active play, when she touched the ball. The goal keeper stopped the ball.
Anon: I think I know what you are getting at, but if I may, I need to restate it more accurately:
I was the AR when the R gave RED a DFK on RED's half of the field. A RED attacker stood at the halfway line with one foot over the line into BLUE's half, putting her in an offside position.
I should have indicated offside when that RED player became involved in active play, but I didn't. The goalkeeper got the ball.
Your assessment that you should have called the player offside seems accurate. We learn from experience, don't we. Concentration is the key to being an AR.
Answer to question requirement for coaches to display ID cards at games.
I verified with the Coach Administrator for AYSO Region 112. The region's policy, as of 2004, is for all coaches and asst coaches to display ID cards while coaching games. Cards MUST be hung around the neck, pinned to shirt, or pinned to a hat.
Hanging inconspicuously from a pocket does not meet the requirement.
Report any coaches who fail to abide by the rule after a warning.
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