Injury Time in Junior Football

[RustyRef]

Am seeing out the game am appointed to in the correct manner as per the lotg with allowance made for common sense

If am at 2pm and my game is hitting the 90, with two teams screaming to come on, and am at 2-1 with, 4,5 mins to be added, I cannot finish that game at 2pm.

if there is 1 min ( very unusual the correct time to be added is 1), or its 4-0, or, maybe at a draw, am swaying towards a sharp end.

its utterly against the spirit of the game tho ( imo) to deny a losing team their rightful ( if it is valid added on time) opportunity to play the correct time.
Shameful conclusion ( imo) to blow on the 2pm mark at 2-1 with 4, 5 mins to play. Your fixture has not been completed.

awkward, yes.
not my responsibility tho as referree to manage a facilities bookings ( home team book 12-2 and we come off park at 2 with them winning and 4 mins left to play!)

That doesn't really work though when the groundsman walks onto the pitch to stop the game, and yes I have seen that happen. You are then looking at an abandonment. 3G pitches tend to book in two hours slots, the game has to be finished by the end of those two hours.

It is even a challenge at senior football. I know of a couple of clubs where planning permission means floodlights have to be off by a certain time, and as a result cup games kick off earlier than league games. As a referee you have to be aware of these things.

 

[JamesL]

. I know of a couple of clubs where planning permission means floodlights have to be off by a certain time, and as a result cup games kick off earlier than league games. As a referee you have to be aware of these things.

Always the first question I ask if there is a delay to an evening game as that helps form a decision about whether worth waiting to Co tinue or calling it a night.

 

[one]

That doesn't really work though when the groundsman walks onto the pitch to stop the game, and yes I have seen that happen. You are then looking at an abandonment. 3G pitches tend to book in two hours slots, the game has to be finished by the end of those two hours.

It is even a challenge at senior football. I know of a couple of clubs where planning permission means floodlights have to be off by a certain time, and as a result cup games kick off earlier than league games. As a referee you have to be aware of these things.

I once had a game with the floodlights going off (automated) at the third peep of my full time whistle. There was a "good timing" comment at every handshake.

 

[RustyRef]

Always the first question I ask if there is a delay to an evening game as that helps form a decision about whether worth waiting to Co tinue or calling it a night.

You certainly have to be aware. I was doing a supply league cup competition at a ground where I knew the lights had to be off by 10pm and the kick off was delayed due to the away team being late. I made it clear to both teams that if it went to extra time I would have to shorten it or we wouldn't have a chance of finishing. With hindsight I wouldn't have done that, rather I wouldn't have started the game, but I got lucky as both teams backed me even thought I was doing something that the competition rules didn't permit. Had the losing team complained after the game I'd have been in hot water.

 

[Anubis]

That doesn't really work though when the groundsman walks onto the pitch to stop the game, and yes I have seen that happen. You are then looking at an abandonment. 3G pitches tend to book in two hours slots, the game has to be finished by the end of those two hours.

It is even a challenge at senior football. I know of a couple of clubs where planning permission means floodlights have to be off by a certain time, and as a result cup games kick off earlier than league games. As a referee you have to be aware of these things.

then its abandoned.

you play the required time, if you dont, you have not completed the gane

am not talking sensible proactive measures pre atarting, am talking 2-1 with 5 mins to go and you are hauled off. Thats an abandonment.

 

[Tim - 2013]

For Paragraph 1, are you on about a player time wasting by booting the ball out of play for a throw in (I presume you’re not on about a player booting the ball whilst it’s out of play because that’s different.) Kicking the ball out of play isn’t necessarily time wasting, and after all the losing team will be the one hurrying to take the throw in again. If they boot it far then you might stop the clock, I remember one pitch I reffed on with a steep hill where every time the ball left play it fell to the bottom of this hill. Maximum it took at one point was 90 seconds to retrieve the ball. Second half luckily a system with a rotation of balls was put in place So it didn’t happen.

As for Point 2 I respect the coach calling for it but no chance

Ball kicked when ball in play.

Yes, throw-ins.

When doing tournaments and high school ball, I want lots of balls when I cant add time. Saves from this issue.