RegalRef
Politically Incorrect
Just before the nonsense starts, I enjoy a good warm up to get the blood pumping....
Had an academy game at the weekend, I was AR. Referee I know a bit from the academy meetings. Not his biggest fan if i'm honest, tries to constantly talk over people, way over the top in enforcing his thoughts or viewpoint about something, or at least telling you when you really don't care. He's one of those.
Anyway, he's level 7, this is his first game with NAR's, (which he assumes we don't know), but it is pretty clear that is the case as well as the fact I had an email from academy chap asking me to look after him as it was his first. Other AR is also in academy, experienced, good lad who I know well and we've done about a dozen games together.
We go out for warm up and ref takes some small cones out . Strange but nothing of concern.
We go through the standard lap of pitch, stretches, shuttles, more stretches.
Then the cones come out. He describes a ridiculous exercise where he will time these ridiculous amount of 50 yard shuttles, relays, blah blah blah. For the next 20 minutes. Which he won't take part of more than 50%.
Anyway, I tell him no way in a jokey way to start with which he didn't seem pleased with, so I flat told him no. Don't need beasting before a game.
Laughably he came out with 'all my other assistants do it no problem'. I told him good for them, be my guest I'll watch.
Other assistant had a go (he's younger than me and a little more willing to keep the peace), stopped half way through and it nearly killed him. As I said I know him well and I could tell he was a yard off his usual game. He told me at half time he was done in.
Thoughts?
Had an academy game at the weekend, I was AR. Referee I know a bit from the academy meetings. Not his biggest fan if i'm honest, tries to constantly talk over people, way over the top in enforcing his thoughts or viewpoint about something, or at least telling you when you really don't care. He's one of those.
Anyway, he's level 7, this is his first game with NAR's, (which he assumes we don't know), but it is pretty clear that is the case as well as the fact I had an email from academy chap asking me to look after him as it was his first. Other AR is also in academy, experienced, good lad who I know well and we've done about a dozen games together.
We go out for warm up and ref takes some small cones out . Strange but nothing of concern.
We go through the standard lap of pitch, stretches, shuttles, more stretches.
Then the cones come out. He describes a ridiculous exercise where he will time these ridiculous amount of 50 yard shuttles, relays, blah blah blah. For the next 20 minutes. Which he won't take part of more than 50%.
Anyway, I tell him no way in a jokey way to start with which he didn't seem pleased with, so I flat told him no. Don't need beasting before a game.
Laughably he came out with 'all my other assistants do it no problem'. I told him good for them, be my guest I'll watch.
Other assistant had a go (he's younger than me and a little more willing to keep the peace), stopped half way through and it nearly killed him. As I said I know him well and I could tell he was a yard off his usual game. He told me at half time he was done in.
Thoughts?