I'm a newly qualified 15 year old referee and refereed my 3rd game today.
This was an u11 game so I thought it would run quite smoothly without much argument from players, parents or coaches, I know that to get some comments is inevitable but I didn't expect this.
Firstly I had one player with his arms up while competing for the ball with another, as it was nothing too physical I let play continue. After the ball went out I had their manager questioning my decision, their linesmen questioning my decision and I asked them both to respect my decision and to let me resume the game. I then had the other manager shouting across the pitch to me to tell them whose throw it was and restart the game, but not in a nice manner.
Later on in the game the ball hit the cross bar bounced down on the line and was then pushed away by the goalkeeper. It did not appear to go over the line but I got abuse of the manager and parents about my decisions. Minutes later the ball appeared to me to hit the players arm inside the box so I gave a penalty. I then had the defensive team complaining about my decision to which I explained that it hit their arm.
Later on in the game their was a scramble in the box and then the ball was cleared the attacking team then took the ball back into the box and scored while the defensive team had a player down injured from the scramble. I only noticed that the player was down as they took the ball back into the box and because I saw no foul I let play continue. Because of this I received complaints off their players, coach and parents about how it should be disallowed and I should do some about it. I talked to the linesmen who hadn't flagged and said that I saw no foul and as he hadn't flagged believed I was in the right to let play continue. He understood that their was nothing I could do but did not support me in my decision.
After the game I then had a parent from that team come up to me and question my decision to which I said that it was my decision and walked away to avoid any confrontation.
I did receive an apology from the linesmen at the end of the game.
I know that I made some poor decisions during this game but I did not deserve the lack of respect I received.
I was just wondering if I could get some advice on whether I should have handled things differently, how to handle complaints from players, linemen, coaches and parents and to what extent should I listen to the linesmen when it comes to making a decision.
This was an u11 game so I thought it would run quite smoothly without much argument from players, parents or coaches, I know that to get some comments is inevitable but I didn't expect this.
Firstly I had one player with his arms up while competing for the ball with another, as it was nothing too physical I let play continue. After the ball went out I had their manager questioning my decision, their linesmen questioning my decision and I asked them both to respect my decision and to let me resume the game. I then had the other manager shouting across the pitch to me to tell them whose throw it was and restart the game, but not in a nice manner.
Later on in the game the ball hit the cross bar bounced down on the line and was then pushed away by the goalkeeper. It did not appear to go over the line but I got abuse of the manager and parents about my decisions. Minutes later the ball appeared to me to hit the players arm inside the box so I gave a penalty. I then had the defensive team complaining about my decision to which I explained that it hit their arm.
Later on in the game their was a scramble in the box and then the ball was cleared the attacking team then took the ball back into the box and scored while the defensive team had a player down injured from the scramble. I only noticed that the player was down as they took the ball back into the box and because I saw no foul I let play continue. Because of this I received complaints off their players, coach and parents about how it should be disallowed and I should do some about it. I talked to the linesmen who hadn't flagged and said that I saw no foul and as he hadn't flagged believed I was in the right to let play continue. He understood that their was nothing I could do but did not support me in my decision.
After the game I then had a parent from that team come up to me and question my decision to which I said that it was my decision and walked away to avoid any confrontation.
I did receive an apology from the linesmen at the end of the game.
I know that I made some poor decisions during this game but I did not deserve the lack of respect I received.
I was just wondering if I could get some advice on whether I should have handled things differently, how to handle complaints from players, linemen, coaches and parents and to what extent should I listen to the linesmen when it comes to making a decision.
