Hi guys, I saw other threads with first games but I decided to make my own.
I did my first game today and it was horrible. I started straight with adults football so I think it was even harder. (i thought it will be easier than kids game but i guess i was wrong..)
I will begin:
I arrived very excited to my local park 1 hour before kick off and I saw there 3 groups of people preparing, I asked all of them but neither was my teams i was supposed to ref. I didn't know what to do, I went to changing room and noticed a table with pitch numbers and teams. I found it, I went there but it was empty... I didn't know what to do again, but after while I saw teams coming and it was only 30 minutes left to kick off, I started to panic that I will not be able to check everything on time. (they just started to build goals while other 3 matches I noticed already had everything and started their warm up)
I checked the ball and pitch quickly.they knew it's going to be my first match and I guess they used it against me. I asked for team sheets but neither of team provided it and one coach (who was playing goalkeeper) said he doesn't have and he doesn't do that, so I had no names...
I told them that I will do equipments check 7 minutes before kick. It was very difficult to get them to come in center circle, all of them were laughing and making jokes (I thought like they have never did this before)
I tossed my coin and then started match. first 10 minutes were terrible, I felt like where am I? Everything was going very quickly it was difficult to follow play. They moaned about every decision I or my assistants made. I think I mistaken teams couple of times... One guy said ref don't let influence them your decision and his team did exactly the same after 1 minute.
I heard ref word like 1000 times and they were very angry that I didn't answer to their questions (someone said ref you pissing us off) but i thought I cant stop play and answer to all their questions, or if I did it during the game I will not see what's happening on the ball.
first half ended 0-1 and then after 5 minutes i saw all of them standing and ready (I thought they will have 15 minutes break)
after the break home team made comeback and they won match 4-1.
Substitutions were also terrible, they changed so quickly that I didn't notice who came off and who came on, I didn't even record it after that because I had no names anyway.
There was very dangerous two foot tackle and one player got really hurt, even some spectators run to check him. I believe it was red but honestly I was afraid to show and gave him only yellow and then he made comment "ref sun shining I can't see the card) luckily no one complained about the card.
I also had problems with throw-ins to see if the ball is out of play (maybe I was in wrong position?)
some players said ref he called you that and that, but English is not my first language so I didn't hear anything.
After the match only 3 or 4 players came to shook my hand so I was really upset (not even from winning team someone came)
so my morale is down to 0, my all confidence is gone and thanks for reading..
I did my first game today and it was horrible. I started straight with adults football so I think it was even harder. (i thought it will be easier than kids game but i guess i was wrong..)
I will begin:
I arrived very excited to my local park 1 hour before kick off and I saw there 3 groups of people preparing, I asked all of them but neither was my teams i was supposed to ref. I didn't know what to do, I went to changing room and noticed a table with pitch numbers and teams. I found it, I went there but it was empty... I didn't know what to do again, but after while I saw teams coming and it was only 30 minutes left to kick off, I started to panic that I will not be able to check everything on time. (they just started to build goals while other 3 matches I noticed already had everything and started their warm up)
I checked the ball and pitch quickly.they knew it's going to be my first match and I guess they used it against me. I asked for team sheets but neither of team provided it and one coach (who was playing goalkeeper) said he doesn't have and he doesn't do that, so I had no names...
I told them that I will do equipments check 7 minutes before kick. It was very difficult to get them to come in center circle, all of them were laughing and making jokes (I thought like they have never did this before)
I tossed my coin and then started match. first 10 minutes were terrible, I felt like where am I? Everything was going very quickly it was difficult to follow play. They moaned about every decision I or my assistants made. I think I mistaken teams couple of times... One guy said ref don't let influence them your decision and his team did exactly the same after 1 minute.
I heard ref word like 1000 times and they were very angry that I didn't answer to their questions (someone said ref you pissing us off) but i thought I cant stop play and answer to all their questions, or if I did it during the game I will not see what's happening on the ball.
first half ended 0-1 and then after 5 minutes i saw all of them standing and ready (I thought they will have 15 minutes break)
after the break home team made comeback and they won match 4-1.
Substitutions were also terrible, they changed so quickly that I didn't notice who came off and who came on, I didn't even record it after that because I had no names anyway.
There was very dangerous two foot tackle and one player got really hurt, even some spectators run to check him. I believe it was red but honestly I was afraid to show and gave him only yellow and then he made comment "ref sun shining I can't see the card) luckily no one complained about the card.
I also had problems with throw-ins to see if the ball is out of play (maybe I was in wrong position?)
some players said ref he called you that and that, but English is not my first language so I didn't hear anything.
After the match only 3 or 4 players came to shook my hand so I was really upset (not even from winning team someone came)
so my morale is down to 0, my all confidence is gone and thanks for reading..