maidenmullet
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To be honest, this is the best game I could have had to start on, in terms of the lessons I have learnt from the game.
In terms of my own self-evaluation I have pointers to work on;
-Firstly my position, a spectator who was also a referee from the home team, said I need to be aware in terms of goal kicks which I 100% agree on as I definitely felt lost when the teams switched ends and need to be aware of where my linesman are for offsides.
-Secondly my reaction time to fouls, I know I need to be quicker in terms of calling a foul as it was a couple of seconds after from reactions which then I called the foul and free-kick.
-Thirdly my awareness of my linesman, a couple of times I missed their call for offside as they went out of my line of vision causing play to carry on resulting in some frustration of the players due to the backtracking but I do wish the people running the lines shouted at me, it only happened a handful of times.
-Fourthly I need to remain level headed, I definitely felt an influence from other players when I myself was not sure what to call probably because of my positioning, so a player would mention then I would go to please them.
-Finally, I blew the final whistle at the wrong time as it was over extra time I was waiting for the play to cease, either going for a goal kick or corner however the team scored leading me to blow the whistle, finishing 1-2. This caused the team that was scored against say it was offside and one of the managers come up to me saying the same after the whistle blew but funnily enough the person running the line was a spectator for the team didn't call offside so that eased my worries. Now I know if a goal is scored in additional time, I blow the whistle after kick-off rather than the goal to save myself from any questioning
I had to deal with some pot mouths, fortunately, that was near the end of the match and probably was coming from frustration and the foul that was called against their team, so I told them to calm down and say I understood where the anger came from but they had to reign it in a bit.
For this to be my first game, it has not put me off refereeing and I look forward to more games, I can only improve and the only way is up.
In terms of my own self-evaluation I have pointers to work on;
-Firstly my position, a spectator who was also a referee from the home team, said I need to be aware in terms of goal kicks which I 100% agree on as I definitely felt lost when the teams switched ends and need to be aware of where my linesman are for offsides.
-Secondly my reaction time to fouls, I know I need to be quicker in terms of calling a foul as it was a couple of seconds after from reactions which then I called the foul and free-kick.
-Thirdly my awareness of my linesman, a couple of times I missed their call for offside as they went out of my line of vision causing play to carry on resulting in some frustration of the players due to the backtracking but I do wish the people running the lines shouted at me, it only happened a handful of times.
-Fourthly I need to remain level headed, I definitely felt an influence from other players when I myself was not sure what to call probably because of my positioning, so a player would mention then I would go to please them.
-Finally, I blew the final whistle at the wrong time as it was over extra time I was waiting for the play to cease, either going for a goal kick or corner however the team scored leading me to blow the whistle, finishing 1-2. This caused the team that was scored against say it was offside and one of the managers come up to me saying the same after the whistle blew but funnily enough the person running the line was a spectator for the team didn't call offside so that eased my worries. Now I know if a goal is scored in additional time, I blow the whistle after kick-off rather than the goal to save myself from any questioning
I had to deal with some pot mouths, fortunately, that was near the end of the match and probably was coming from frustration and the foul that was called against their team, so I told them to calm down and say I understood where the anger came from but they had to reign it in a bit.
For this to be my first game, it has not put me off refereeing and I look forward to more games, I can only improve and the only way is up.