So today's game U13s, muddy pitch but perfectly playable.
Lots of scrappy challenges that I picked up and awarded a free kick where required. First half uneventful. Bring in the 2nd half. Player kicks off at a simple late challenge free kick decision. Sin bin... then 10 minutes later another scrappy challenge. Blew up for the free kick. Two lads start pushing and shoving. Then as I went over to talk to them they started to used abusive language towards each other. I sent both players off and explained to them and their managers the reasons.
After the game both managers and assiants proceed to surround me and question my decisions and say they should have been sin binned and am I sending the reports in because they will 'miss a month of football' I replied yes as that is what I must do and the questions contained.
What are peoples thoughts?
Lots of scrappy challenges that I picked up and awarded a free kick where required. First half uneventful. Bring in the 2nd half. Player kicks off at a simple late challenge free kick decision. Sin bin... then 10 minutes later another scrappy challenge. Blew up for the free kick. Two lads start pushing and shoving. Then as I went over to talk to them they started to used abusive language towards each other. I sent both players off and explained to them and their managers the reasons.
After the game both managers and assiants proceed to surround me and question my decisions and say they should have been sin binned and am I sending the reports in because they will 'miss a month of football' I replied yes as that is what I must do and the questions contained.
What are peoples thoughts?
You seem confident in your decisions, and if it was Abusive, as Chas said, you were right to walk them. Some managers and coaches have a limited perception for the laws at times...