Poor referee

[mikedn]

Watching Lazio v Naploi and its p****** with rain and the poor referee is drowning

 

[mikedn]

Interesting..... napoli just scored and the ref blew the whistle for the goal

 

[Yacinho]

As usual in Italy

 

[Frank]

I have often wondered why some officials in other countries blow their whistle when a goal is scored. I would only do it if the ball had crossed the line and then been cleared by a defender. Other than that I see no need to use the whistle when a goal has been scored.

 

[AlexF]

It's sometimes taught that way.

I got dinged on an assessment last year for _not_ blowing the whistle on a goal, and merely pointing to the centre. I challenged it (bringing up the LotG bit on it too) and was told "but the spectators expect it". LeSigh.

 

[haywain]

It's sometimes taught that way.

I got dinged on an assessment last year for _not_ blowing the whistle on a goal, and merely pointing to the centre. I challenged it (bringing up the LotG bit on it too) and was told "but the spectators expect it". LeSigh.

Bl@@dy assessors!

 

[AlexF]

And yes, it was a bloody obvious goal. The kind that a whistle would've made the players look at me and ask "why isn't that a goal?"

 

[Frank]

It's sometimes taught that way.

I got dinged on an assessment last year for _not_ blowing the whistle on a goal, and merely pointing to the centre. I challenged it (bringing up the LotG bit on it too) and was told "but the spectators expect it". LeSigh.

I would advise you to contact your assessor co-ordinator. The only time you should blow your whistle when awarding a goal is if it has been cleared despite the ball crossing the line.

 

[AlexF]

I would advise you to contact your assessor co-ordinator. The only time you should blow your whistle when awarding a goal is if it has been cleared despite the ball crossing the line.

Oh, a conversation was had. Believe me.

And yes, the teaching I had was always "only blow the whistle if it's not clear that it was a goal" (whether that's because it was cleared as you describe, or whether it goes through a (new) hole in the netting).

 

[Brian Hamilton]

And yes, it was a bloody obvious goal. The kind that a whistle would've made the players look at me and ask "why isn't that a goal?"

THIS!!!

I cannot believe an assessor wants you to blow the whistle on an obvious goal. The whistle is blown in 99% of incidents to indicate an offence, so there's no need in that situation (goal) unless there had been one

 

[AlexF]

My feeling (after having seen some assessors as referees) is that they, unfortunately like all of us, are Human and prone to failures of brain.