I had an assessment last week. During the match a player crossed the ball towards a player in an offside position, the CAR flagged but the ball was intercepted by a defender and the attacker didn't influence the defender. The defender then cleared the ball straight to an attacker and they attacked again.
This led to a number of complaints from the defending team. The assessor said whilst I was correct, the quality of the team meant they would benefit more from a IFK.
Ive had this scenario a few times, sometimes as an AR there's a ball over the top, player obviously offside but it runs to the goal keeper. Again defenders complain that I've missed an obvious offside.
What does everyone else do at grassroots level? Accept they the team would probably prefer a IFK and give it or play to the laws?
Worth noting that I always tell the captains that I'll wait for the interference at offsides and advise that they tell their team to play to the whistle.
This led to a number of complaints from the defending team. The assessor said whilst I was correct, the quality of the team meant they would benefit more from a IFK.
Ive had this scenario a few times, sometimes as an AR there's a ball over the top, player obviously offside but it runs to the goal keeper. Again defenders complain that I've missed an obvious offside.
What does everyone else do at grassroots level? Accept they the team would probably prefer a IFK and give it or play to the laws?
Worth noting that I always tell the captains that I'll wait for the interference at offsides and advise that they tell their team to play to the whistle.