http://www.christiansoccer.org.nz/2010/love-the-ref/ Tue, 31 May 2011 00:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.christiansoccer.org.nz/2010/love-the-ref/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Noel Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:42:30 +0000 http://www.christiansoccer.org.nz/?p=526#comment-63 Good post. I find that the only people who complain to referees are the people who never put their hand up and referee a game. I find it really helps if you explain to the teams how you are going to ref the match before you kick off. Explain to them that you can only give what you see. This is especially helpfull for offsides (the point of most teams complaining). I let teams know I can only give it if I see the player in an offside position when the ball is played. If I'm watching the player who is kicking the ball, there is no way I can also see if the attacking player is offside. It seems to help in our games anyway. The teams defend slightly different and the games become more about playing football than trying to play the offside trap. Good post. I find that the only people who complain to referees are the people who never put their hand up and referee a game. I find it really helps if you explain to the teams how you are going to ref the match before you kick off. Explain to them that you can only give what you see. This is especially helpfull for offsides (the point of most teams complaining). I let teams know I can only give it if I see the player in an offside position when the ball is played. If I’m watching the player who is kicking the ball, there is no way I can also see if the attacking player is offside. It seems to help in our games anyway. The teams defend slightly different and the games become more about playing football than trying to play the offside trap.

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