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Ah yes, that’s what I thought- except the ball(s) were in the penalty area at the time when the attacking team were in possession, and (I think??) drop balls given in the box always go to the defending keeper? And on this occasion, no need for me to use my iron-clad enforcement abilities ;) as...

Match ball was in the box, yeah, until it was in the goal, and second ball landed in the box too. No malicious intent by the way, it just bobbled over from the adjacent game.

happened to me yesterday… what do you reckon? a second (identical) ball rolls onto the pitch from another game right into the middle of an attack. Two defenders believe the second ball to be the real ball, and run across to clear it, arguably creating the space for the attacking team, who score...

Hi! Huge health warning on this take - I’m still a trainee- but I had a v similar one and didn’t give it either. For me, i) they weren’t deliberately touching the ball, they were deliberately protecting their face, ii) they weren’t un-naturally bigger as you say and iii) it’d have felt...

Hi Hazzy, I can’t offer much on the experience front as I’m a trainee too! But, huge kudos for going straight into OA. I decided to start with U14s, then move up through the ages every couple of games. This has been good (so far at least!) as I’ve been able to practice the basics like...

Hi everyone, I qualified on Wednesday and was the man in the middle for the first time this morning in an U14s match. WOW i was nervous going in but I think it went ok- I’m already finding myself focusing on the things I didn’t give (probable attacker handball leading to a goal), and where my...