Feels like a case of deja vu, but I had another game yesterday that has left me feeling completely disillusioned. This may turn into a rant, so please accept my apologies in advance! 
U15 mid-table clash on a carpet of a pitch, so should've been an enjoyable game. However, it ended with two reds (both for two yellows) and two cautions, all for the away side.
Both reds came from the same incident towards the end of the second half. Away striker, who was already on a caution for dissent, came in late on a defender as he cleared the ball and took him out, before screaming in his face to "get up you f*****g cheat". As if that wasn't bad enough, he then decided to tell me I was a joke.....second yellow, off you go. He flat out refused to leave the FOP, swearing at me repeatedly; he started to walk away before coming back at least four times. The second red came courtesy of another player who had been cautioned for dissent earlier, who had to have his say on the red card. Again, he refused to leave the pitch, instead opting to stay to dish out abuse. Should this be reported as part of the RC report, or should there be a separate misconduct report?
It came as no surprise that the coach, who was already on a final warning because of his constant complaining, did nothing to get his players off. I'm not sure what he'd said to the home coach, but he insisted on walking me back to my car after the game because he didn't want any of the away side getting near me.
At what point did this become an acceptable part of the game? I'm sick of being spoken to like I'm a piece of dirt by kids who are aided and abetted by so called "adults" who should know better. I've had enough of having my Saturday ruined by kids, what's the point? I got into refereeing to stay involved in the game, but where's the enjoyment in turning up to ref teams who've already decided they hate me before I turn up, just because I'm the referee?
I don't feel like my tolerance has lowered, I've always had very little when it comes to dissent/OFFINABUS but the last two seasons have been appalling. I'm at the end of my tether with it all.
U15 mid-table clash on a carpet of a pitch, so should've been an enjoyable game. However, it ended with two reds (both for two yellows) and two cautions, all for the away side.
Both reds came from the same incident towards the end of the second half. Away striker, who was already on a caution for dissent, came in late on a defender as he cleared the ball and took him out, before screaming in his face to "get up you f*****g cheat". As if that wasn't bad enough, he then decided to tell me I was a joke.....second yellow, off you go. He flat out refused to leave the FOP, swearing at me repeatedly; he started to walk away before coming back at least four times. The second red came courtesy of another player who had been cautioned for dissent earlier, who had to have his say on the red card. Again, he refused to leave the pitch, instead opting to stay to dish out abuse. Should this be reported as part of the RC report, or should there be a separate misconduct report?
It came as no surprise that the coach, who was already on a final warning because of his constant complaining, did nothing to get his players off. I'm not sure what he'd said to the home coach, but he insisted on walking me back to my car after the game because he didn't want any of the away side getting near me.
At what point did this become an acceptable part of the game? I'm sick of being spoken to like I'm a piece of dirt by kids who are aided and abetted by so called "adults" who should know better. I've had enough of having my Saturday ruined by kids, what's the point? I got into refereeing to stay involved in the game, but where's the enjoyment in turning up to ref teams who've already decided they hate me before I turn up, just because I'm the referee?
I don't feel like my tolerance has lowered, I've always had very little when it comes to dissent/OFFINABUS but the last two seasons have been appalling. I'm at the end of my tether with it all.
