The Ref Stop

Whistle blast before 5 second count down.

HibbyGaz

HibbyGaz

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Not sure how anyone else is getting on with it (pre count whistle) but after three friendlies and one academy game, I have stopped using the whistle and just started the loud verbal count down.

When whistling, players were getting confused with it whereas just starting the count down they have been fine.

I think in noisy EFL/Premier League grounds etc it may be beneficial??

How is everyone else finding it?
 
The Ref Stop
The difficulty with that approach is that on the goal kick and throw-in counts, it’s a specified requirement of the procedure.

So, whilst I appreciate it may feel sensible it puts you in a challenging place from a technical point of law.
 
The procedure is there for all referees.

The majority of referees you can barely hear on a football pitch. Doubly so for the ones who say "I like to talk".
So the whistle to draw attention to you is a necessary evil overall.
If some refs are doing it and others not there's going to be confusion.

The goalkeeper's especially are now just waiting for you to start the count.
 
HibbyGaz said:
Not sure how anyone else is getting on with it (pre count whistle) but after three friendlies and one academy game, I have stopped using the whistle and just started the loud verbal count down.

When whistling, players were getting confused with it whereas just starting the count down they have been fine.

I think in noisy EFL/Premier League grounds etc it may be beneficial??

How is everyone else finding it?
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I have seen 4 games now and haven’t seen any confusion from players. Yes, it can be a bit of the pain having to use the whistle when it was usually the case to use sparingly, but it has produced the desired outcome of compliance. Having said that if a game has neutral Assistants, there are opportunities for the active AR to be pro-active so that the Referee may not have to intervene.
 
I won't do this until next season but I wonder if doing a short double peep instead of a single blast would take any possible confusion out of it.
 
I have seen one where the whistle was blown as the player was in the process of throwing the ball. This caused the players to stop. But at that point, the thrower is no longer wasting time so the whistle and count arent needed anyway.
If youre going to do this, you should be blowing at a point at which the thrower isnt on the verge of throwing it, which means it shouldn't cause a problem.
 
Although I have had players telling me a previous referee told them the count starts when you pick the ball up. Which doesnt help the players understand, if the referee cant pass it on correctly!
 
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I won't do this until next season but I wonder if doing a short double peep instead of a single blast would take any possible confusion out of it.
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I think in my games at least this might bring even more confusion. I have always been double to stop play/restart and single to get the game going again after a stoppage.

Had a few games with the new law now and haven't had any issues with confusion from the players
 
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