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Scottybee

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Level 7 Referee
Took charge of my 7th game on sat, U7s with 10 min quarters, away team score early with their first shot of the game, fairly uneventful game and we’re into the last quarter still 0-1, I’m getting ready to blow for full time when home team get on the break, watch says 10 mins 30 secs, I’m thinking I should blow but decide on “let’s see what happens” striker runs through, slots it past keeper 1-1 and I blow whistle as it hits the back of the net.
Question is did I do the right thing and should I have let the game kickoff again and then blown for FT as it may have appeared that I was waiting for the goal to be scored (maybe I was?)
it’s only U7 football and the aim at that age is to get the kids to enjoy playing but it left me wondering what I would/should do if it’s in next weeks U16 game?

I’ll also admit to a school boy error, player takes a corner and kicks it directly over the goal line, coach shouts “it never came on ref” I say “ok retake it” dur! I won’t do that again ha ha
 
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Rule 5, you are responsible for keeping time and nobody else. No issue blowing before a restart of play. As for the “wait and see” idea, be very careful not to leave it run and run but there is nothing wrong with holding the whistle until an attack finishes if it is a breaking attack.
 
You decide the time
However, no one likes a game to end during a goalmouth scramble or during a shot on goal.
It’s become a convention to wait for an attacking mive to end, within reason.

What could you have done? Wait for the celebrations, look at your watch a lot, tell everyone sorry no time for kick off.

Or blow at 10mins. Round my way we don’t have to add time at grassroots unless exceptional circs.
 
The chances are there was at least 1 minute you could add on for stoppages, so no problem with that. I too favour letting the attack complete, unless teams start passing it about and don't demonstrate any real urgency, or it goes on for too long (which is up to you, of course).
 
I've noticed at the top level, they always wait for things like goals kicks, kick offs etc to happen before they blow the whistle. Sometimes I think that if the players taken the shot and it goes wide, blow the whistle and end the game.

I guess it's more to stop it looking like you were letting them have the attack rather than blowing the whistle
 
As a matter of (good) habit I always walk away with the match ball at the end of each half. It's much easier to collect the match ball immidiately after a goal kick or after the ball is back for kick off compared to when it's in the goal or 10 yards behind it.😁
 
As a matter of (good) habit I always walk away with the match ball at the end of each half. It's much easier to collect the match ball immidiately after a goal kick or after the ball is back for kick off compared to when it's in the goal or 10 yards behind it.😁

I do the same thing and typically have the ball in a neutral zone before blowing as most players are then usually within sight. This was advice given by another ref. Helps if any afters were to occur from the match after the whistle whilst still on the FOP.
 
And if you're going to blow after a goal kick get over to the side of the pitch you think you are less likely to get a mouthful.
 
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