Hi all,
On my off days where I don't have any fixtures, I watch referees at other matches to see if I can pick up any pointers. One thing that keeps cropping up, are coaches questioning the official on particular decisions. In the latest one I watched, a coach from one of the teams was questioning every single decision e.g. why was that foal, what did they do to deserve that foul etc. It got to a point where it must've average to every minute of the game. My question is, do officials need to answer these questions? It got me thinking that if it was me officiating I would answer the odd question here and there as I think it's good for players/coaches to know why that decision was given. But when it was getting to the level it was, half of my time would be spent talking to the coach and not paying 100% attention to what was going on. The official in charge at one point didn't answer a few questions, and it got the coach's back up a bit to the point where the coach approached them at half time.
TL;DR - Do we answer every question a coach/player has? Is there a line where it becomes too much?
On my off days where I don't have any fixtures, I watch referees at other matches to see if I can pick up any pointers. One thing that keeps cropping up, are coaches questioning the official on particular decisions. In the latest one I watched, a coach from one of the teams was questioning every single decision e.g. why was that foal, what did they do to deserve that foul etc. It got to a point where it must've average to every minute of the game. My question is, do officials need to answer these questions? It got me thinking that if it was me officiating I would answer the odd question here and there as I think it's good for players/coaches to know why that decision was given. But when it was getting to the level it was, half of my time would be spent talking to the coach and not paying 100% attention to what was going on. The official in charge at one point didn't answer a few questions, and it got the coach's back up a bit to the point where the coach approached them at half time.
TL;DR - Do we answer every question a coach/player has? Is there a line where it becomes too much?