So, as we're coming to the end of the current promotion season, I thought it would be nice to have a central thread discussing how people feel their promotion has gone and how good their experiences have been when being observed.
I've struggled a little as I had to take over 2 months out with an ankle injury. By my calculations, I've just got the 20 matches in (and something in the ballpark of 10 lines), but unless my match on Saturday gets observed, I'm only going to have 2 observations to my name.
Of my two observations, the second is one of the easiest games I've ever had. Away team only had 10 men and was lower in the league too - clearly playing for the draw from about the 5th minute. Although they managed to keep it level until about 60 minutes, the first goal from the home team killed the match even more than it already had been. And unfortunately, there was literally nothing there that the observer could justify a high mark with, despite the only development point being two very minor details.
First match was a little tougher - I felt as though I did well to wave down an offside flag directed at a non-interfering player, leading to a goal, and also to play a good advantage that led to another goal. But despite what I felt was a good game from me, the observer felt I had been too reluctant to use my cards and a little rigid with my positioning, leading to only standard expected overall. I definitely think this feedback helped though, as I've consciously started mixing up my positioning a little more and significantly shortened my leash on dissent in particular. And this definitely helped in my second observation, as I twice stamped down on high tempers very quickly and stopped things escalating further.
So overall, fairly optimistic that I should squeak through to L5. I've had better games than the observed ones, but also, particularly when struggling with an injury or getting back into the swing after injury, I've had worse matches as well.
So, how about you guys?
I've struggled a little as I had to take over 2 months out with an ankle injury. By my calculations, I've just got the 20 matches in (and something in the ballpark of 10 lines), but unless my match on Saturday gets observed, I'm only going to have 2 observations to my name.
Of my two observations, the second is one of the easiest games I've ever had. Away team only had 10 men and was lower in the league too - clearly playing for the draw from about the 5th minute. Although they managed to keep it level until about 60 minutes, the first goal from the home team killed the match even more than it already had been. And unfortunately, there was literally nothing there that the observer could justify a high mark with, despite the only development point being two very minor details.
First match was a little tougher - I felt as though I did well to wave down an offside flag directed at a non-interfering player, leading to a goal, and also to play a good advantage that led to another goal. But despite what I felt was a good game from me, the observer felt I had been too reluctant to use my cards and a little rigid with my positioning, leading to only standard expected overall. I definitely think this feedback helped though, as I've consciously started mixing up my positioning a little more and significantly shortened my leash on dissent in particular. And this definitely helped in my second observation, as I twice stamped down on high tempers very quickly and stopped things escalating further.
So overall, fairly optimistic that I should squeak through to L5. I've had better games than the observed ones, but also, particularly when struggling with an injury or getting back into the swing after injury, I've had worse matches as well.
So, how about you guys?
