For those unaware:
Because throw ins encourage heading.
Do you have to dribble it in? Also not sure how far many u11s can actually "launch" a ball
and under pressure as well, 5 yards until ball is in play, immediately under challenge.
I can tell you hand on heart that with many throw-ins in my mini-soccer matches this season, no more than 2 or 3 times was the ball actually headed. But having said that, this will eliminate those 2 or 3 headers.
No. From the nearest side.
They'll tale that all day rather than conceding a call, then. They're better off heading it, rather than handling it, then !
Disagreee with the idea, my local youth league start getting refs at u11 and it’s already shocking how many foul throws there are. When they are this young (11 years old) I tend to only blow my whistle for foul throws were feet come off the ground majorly or no movement behind the head ( if there is some movement I’m happy even if it’s not perfect)I done a u12 game earlier on in the season and gave so many foul throws in the end manager asked me how to show the lads how to take a throw and after this only had one foul throw. But back to your point, dribble ins don’t teach players how to take throws when they reach that age, at u11 they get a second chance and you tend to be a little more lenient, but at u13 and above refs are stricter with foul throws and you only have one go. Stupid idea, rather see u7 to u9’s take a throw in till they get it right and let them learn, at that age group, parents are the refs they ain’t going to be strict with throws but would like to see better technique when they do eventually get to u11+.
I agree with everything you said in your post, but I just have one small pointer. If there are that many foul throws in a game and you haven't been showing them how to correctly take a throw, my one question is why not? In kids football, one of our jobs is to aid their development, which means showing how to take throws is a given.
Showed them early on in the second half, it was div 1 was hoping their managers would give them a little help at half time. I was actually going to show them without being asked next time there was a foul throw but chose not to that time as foul throw was right in front of the beaches where it was crowed but when he asked I decided to do it then as one I was going to do it two minutes later but also I felt like it was an excellent opportunity to build rapport with players and specifically the coach that asked me as it showed that I was happy to demonstrate when asked. At the end of the game I had this gentleman approach me thanking me for my efforts and said “I hope you make it far” what was one of my highlights for the season and also had the manager praise me for my efforts.
Also, after I had shown them there was only one foul throw and with that foul throw I decided to give him an extra chance instead of reverse play as now I had shown them I felt like it was important that he managed to get at least one right so he had the confidence but also the correct technique
I wouldn't agree. We're there to officiate a football match. It's the managers/coaches jobs to teach them. If they aren't showing them this stuff in training, that's their problem. That's not to say pull up every u10 match for a slight foul throw, but we aren't necessarily there to coach people.
You could, but heading is prohibited from next season.
My bad if it’s already been mentioned but does anyone know was age group the ban goes up to.
There are separate rules re throws in mini soccer, with one or two retakes allowed dependent on age.
