FightOrFlight
Referees in Ireland
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If you referee at underage level then you will most likely come across a game where one team is running in tries without the other getting a touch of the ball at all.
The question I ask is how do you deal with it?
I had a few games last year that were 13-17 age group and 50-70 point margins at half time. You can ask the coach what he wants done.....you can not stop the watch at all for injuries etc but have any of you ever thought "here this should be blown up now". Some coaches will say it to you and others will refuse and allow the team to take a tonking.....but it's unfair on young kids to be beaten like that...
I had a 140-0 u15s game last year(watch running non stop from 10mins in until the end)....a few kids were crying after but the coach demanded the full time be played....
The question I ask is how do you deal with it?
I had a few games last year that were 13-17 age group and 50-70 point margins at half time. You can ask the coach what he wants done.....you can not stop the watch at all for injuries etc but have any of you ever thought "here this should be blown up now". Some coaches will say it to you and others will refuse and allow the team to take a tonking.....but it's unfair on young kids to be beaten like that...
I had a 140-0 u15s game last year(watch running non stop from 10mins in until the end)....a few kids were crying after but the coach demanded the full time be played....