Ade Willoughby
Adeboy
Hello fellow referees.
I wanted to share a situation and get your views of what is the best course of action.
I attended one of my sons U14's matches as physio for his team, I was approached by the young ref, who I knew, who said the opposition manager had just asked him how old he was and should he be refereeing this game. Also, throughout the match his comments from the sideline were very intimidating for the ref.
As a ref myself, and an advisor to young referees, I wasn't sure if I should have had a word as I was "off duty". I did ask the ref, after the game, if he wanted me to put a report in to the league but he said no.
My questions are, should I have spoken to the manager, as an older more experienced official, about his comments and his conduct? Should I get involved if this happens again?
What do you guys think?
I wanted to share a situation and get your views of what is the best course of action.
I attended one of my sons U14's matches as physio for his team, I was approached by the young ref, who I knew, who said the opposition manager had just asked him how old he was and should he be refereeing this game. Also, throughout the match his comments from the sideline were very intimidating for the ref.
As a ref myself, and an advisor to young referees, I wasn't sure if I should have had a word as I was "off duty". I did ask the ref, after the game, if he wanted me to put a report in to the league but he said no.
My questions are, should I have spoken to the manager, as an older more experienced official, about his comments and his conduct? Should I get involved if this happens again?
What do you guys think?