Mistake in my fixture last night. Rectified okay?
Backstory. I am a 6-5 candidate, all but guaranteed 5 and am hoping to be 5-4 next season. I was appointed to a fixture on the line for yesterday evening, where the middles are for 5s. On the day of the game the referee had to drop out. I emailed to ask if I could take the middle which I got given. I haven't had neutrals in over 2 years so was aware I would be sloppy at times leading into the game.
Late in the 2nd half I awarded a penalty for handball. I rushed the decision without looking towards my AR. It was one of those within 2 seconds I knew I had got it wrong.
I consulted with the AR who said from his angle it clearly didn't touch the hand and he had been shaking his head. I decided to reverse my decision and award a drop ball to the keeper.
I (lied) explained to the players that I had glanced towards the AR and thought he had nodded, when in fact he was shaking his head. I held my hands up and said it was my error. This was accepted by all of them, including the attacking team.
Lesson learnt for me last night. Use my ARs and slow my decisions down. I am so used to having CARs that I am too quick with my decisions in some instances.
Thankfully that was the only real talking point and the rest of the game went well.
Backstory. I am a 6-5 candidate, all but guaranteed 5 and am hoping to be 5-4 next season. I was appointed to a fixture on the line for yesterday evening, where the middles are for 5s. On the day of the game the referee had to drop out. I emailed to ask if I could take the middle which I got given. I haven't had neutrals in over 2 years so was aware I would be sloppy at times leading into the game.
Late in the 2nd half I awarded a penalty for handball. I rushed the decision without looking towards my AR. It was one of those within 2 seconds I knew I had got it wrong.
I consulted with the AR who said from his angle it clearly didn't touch the hand and he had been shaking his head. I decided to reverse my decision and award a drop ball to the keeper.
I (lied) explained to the players that I had glanced towards the AR and thought he had nodded, when in fact he was shaking his head. I held my hands up and said it was my error. This was accepted by all of them, including the attacking team.
Lesson learnt for me last night. Use my ARs and slow my decisions down. I am so used to having CARs that I am too quick with my decisions in some instances.
Thankfully that was the only real talking point and the rest of the game went well.