U15 match
Despite the forecast, the temperature did not fall low enough to jeopardise this late morning match, although the pitch did deteriorate mud-wise in the second half.
Generally comfortable--a disputed free kick led to the away team's equaliser, but in the end the home side won with a degree of comfort.
Two minor calls:
1) Foul on halfway line; I have blown and am on the scene; team with FK ask me quietly if they can take it quickly and I indicate that they can play when they're ready; player puts ball down and attempts to find his striker with a through ball; blocked unintentionally by opponent probably just shy of 10 yards away, and we play on; no complaints.
I know this scenario has been covered frequently on this forum, but did I handle this correctly? First of all, does your proximity to the situation of the foul make you more likely to take the ceremonial option so as not to confuse the offending side? And secondly, in terms of a retake and caution, are we simply looking for an attempt to stop the progress of the ball within a 10-yard radius? In this case, the player taking the FK just made a mistake, but am I right in thinking that, if a player retreats slowly (but not ridiculously so) and happens to get in the way, we are to play on?
2) Handling a confrontation between two players--this was one incident in a match without much grief. The away team were chasing a goal to make the match interesting, and I deemed an attacker, in his eagerness, to have fouled a defender in the area. The two came together, heads close but not touching, and exchanged pushes. I was yards away and stopped it from escalating with the whistle. If this had been a game of a certain temperature, I know that these players would have been booked for AA. I just felt, in the context, it was something I could handle with a quiet word to both of them (both were responsive). However, I did wonder whether raising your hands to an opponent is considered more or less a mandatory caution.
Advice is appreciated, as always.
Thanks
Despite the forecast, the temperature did not fall low enough to jeopardise this late morning match, although the pitch did deteriorate mud-wise in the second half.
Generally comfortable--a disputed free kick led to the away team's equaliser, but in the end the home side won with a degree of comfort.
Two minor calls:
1) Foul on halfway line; I have blown and am on the scene; team with FK ask me quietly if they can take it quickly and I indicate that they can play when they're ready; player puts ball down and attempts to find his striker with a through ball; blocked unintentionally by opponent probably just shy of 10 yards away, and we play on; no complaints.
I know this scenario has been covered frequently on this forum, but did I handle this correctly? First of all, does your proximity to the situation of the foul make you more likely to take the ceremonial option so as not to confuse the offending side? And secondly, in terms of a retake and caution, are we simply looking for an attempt to stop the progress of the ball within a 10-yard radius? In this case, the player taking the FK just made a mistake, but am I right in thinking that, if a player retreats slowly (but not ridiculously so) and happens to get in the way, we are to play on?
2) Handling a confrontation between two players--this was one incident in a match without much grief. The away team were chasing a goal to make the match interesting, and I deemed an attacker, in his eagerness, to have fouled a defender in the area. The two came together, heads close but not touching, and exchanged pushes. I was yards away and stopped it from escalating with the whistle. If this had been a game of a certain temperature, I know that these players would have been booked for AA. I just felt, in the context, it was something I could handle with a quiet word to both of them (both were responsive). However, I did wonder whether raising your hands to an opponent is considered more or less a mandatory caution.
Advice is appreciated, as always.
Thanks
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