JudgeDreadful
New Member
So had my first match today U11 boys and things went pretty well. Did a pitch inspection first and then a kit safety inspection. Asked one of the coaches if the team all has shin pads on. Yes was the reply. Noticed one kid without so pointed this out. Coach ordered kid to get his shin pads from the car. Game starts, quite high intensity and the standard was good as it was a div 1 game. There was a bit of a spat midway through the first half with two kids raising their hands to each other but a quick blast of the whistle calmed the situation down. A little bit of swearing with one kid telling another to F*** off, gave him a warning to pack it in and got an apology.
A couple of things happened during the game which I wasn't sure how to deal with. I didn't noticed what had happened but I saw a player going off the field in tears while the ball was still in play. He goes straight off the pitch and the coach sends another player on without notifying me. I know that should not be allowed but wasn't too sure how to deal with it as the ball was still live and one team had a promising attack at the time. By the time the ball had gone out of play, no one had really noticed anything, the numbers were correct so I let it slide.
The other incident was a goalkeeper getting injured during an attack. The ball broke loose outside the area to the attacking team but the keeper was still down injured with some of the coaches shouting for the injury. I blew the whistle to stop the game and a second later the attacker shoots wide. After the goalie was seen to I restarted with a goal kick which was wrong. How should I have restarted this ?
All in all it was a good experience for my first match and I look forward to many others.
A couple of things happened during the game which I wasn't sure how to deal with. I didn't noticed what had happened but I saw a player going off the field in tears while the ball was still in play. He goes straight off the pitch and the coach sends another player on without notifying me. I know that should not be allowed but wasn't too sure how to deal with it as the ball was still live and one team had a promising attack at the time. By the time the ball had gone out of play, no one had really noticed anything, the numbers were correct so I let it slide.
The other incident was a goalkeeper getting injured during an attack. The ball broke loose outside the area to the attacking team but the keeper was still down injured with some of the coaches shouting for the injury. I blew the whistle to stop the game and a second later the attacker shoots wide. After the goalie was seen to I restarted with a goal kick which was wrong. How should I have restarted this ?
All in all it was a good experience for my first match and I look forward to many others.