Junior Football

[colindotcom]

After refereeing half a dozen senior games this season I got my first Junior game (11/09) and made a huge mistake. Now this game had several players in it that I had coached for 5years up until 2 1/2 years ago but neither team were the team I had managed.

However the mistake was nothing to do with bais (of which I was accused at one point!) it was an U15's game and I went in thinking this will just be a case of standing there blowing my whistle a few times and going home.... Now it wasnt a dirty game but I was not prepared for more rough and tumble and backchat than I remember for junior games!

So a lesson I have learnt which I should have really known is not to be presumptuous about any fixture!

Live and Learn

 

[Reffariiii]

Indeed. Learn from your experience. Like I have discovered, from making the change to only doing adult football, you will get much more hastle from the hormone-filled U15s match than you will in most others!

 

[Colin Hardy]

Exactly, we all learn better by our mistakes - i certainly know i do.

One other question, did you report the club for accusing you of bias?..........This is one area that I would never let go - no matter what age/match!

 

[Blackers19]

After refereeing half a dozen senior games this season I got my first Junior game (11/09) and made a huge mistake. Now this game had several players in it that I had coached for 5years up until 2 1/2 years ago but neither team were the team I had managed.

However the mistake was nothing to do with bais (of which I was accused at one point!) it was an U15's game and I went in thinking this will just be a case of standing there blowing my whistle a few times and going home.... Now it wasnt a dirty game but I was not prepared for more rough and tumble and backchat than I remember for junior games!

So a lesson I have learnt which I should have really known is not to be presumptuous about any fixture!

Live and Learn

from playing and spectating (not reffing) experience, U15's are just far more competitive than the age groups below (U12 -14). For example, I played in a team from U11 - 14 and I saw 1 caution in the 3 years.

I spoke to a player recently and their team are now getting 4 cards most matches