Dicky Herts
New Member
Do other referees, like me, wonder how so many players and coaches can make a wrong shout for a foul throw so many times during a match? In one U18 match on Sunday, I wished that I had been given £1 for every every time an incorrect shout for a foul throw was made rather than the £40 match fee
The shouts are rarely for an offence involving the feet. It is nearly always about the technique of the throw and often when the thrower has thrown it short and / or the trajectory is downwards (you know what I mean).
For me I’m looking to check that the player started the throw with the ball behind their head and that the throwing action is one motion ie they don’t start stop then throw again from the top or in front of head.
I have now developed a habit of replying “play on - was behind the head” or “a short throw is not a foul throw”.
Anyone developed any other phrases to help deal with this in match?
The shouts are rarely for an offence involving the feet. It is nearly always about the technique of the throw and often when the thrower has thrown it short and / or the trajectory is downwards (you know what I mean).
For me I’m looking to check that the player started the throw with the ball behind their head and that the throwing action is one motion ie they don’t start stop then throw again from the top or in front of head.
I have now developed a habit of replying “play on - was behind the head” or “a short throw is not a foul throw”.
Anyone developed any other phrases to help deal with this in match?