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Junior/Youth Players kicking the ball away in junior football.

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Jason_Referee

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I was reffing my first match it being an U10s match. But it was a really hostile game. Players persisted to kick the ball away. I gave a verbal warning to the first player that did it and ended up giving verbal warnings 5/6 times for different players. My question being should I have reached for a Yellow Card / Sin Bin?
 
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Jason_Referee said:
I was reffing my first match it being an U10s match. But it was a really hostile game. Players persisted to kick the ball away. I gave a verbal warning to the first player that did it and ended up giving verbal warnings 5/6 times for different players. My question being should I have reached for a yellow card or a sin bin and what should I have done differently?
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Book them, one verbal warning is enough
 
With Under 10's, there is the option to say to the coach "Your number 4 kicked the ball away. I could use a yellow card, or he may listen to you if you were considering subbing him for a few minutes. What do you want to do?"
Mini Soccer does not usually include cautions unless reckless or similar.
 
Absolutely coached behaviour. Get on top of that. Third time that happens, positive action needs to be taken, and like Chas 🙌🏻 says… utilise the coach (and also tell them that it won’t be tolerated moving forwards). Draw the line in the sand.
 
FirsFox40 said:
You have encountered youth football coaches, right? 😂
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Oh, I sure have. And U10 coaches (and parents) can be the worst. But it does take a special knucklehead to think a 10U game is so important that he should teach players players to do something so blatantly unsporting. Probably the same coach who will scream that the players are too young to get cards.
 
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