CrouchTPEngage
Referees in England
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Just wondering if other refs are being given similar advice as to "focus-points" for this season.
These are some notes I took from my previous meeting:
A theme seemed , to me, to help make turnovers more likely, at the breakdown.
1) Tackled player crawling/rolling - Tackled player, once grounded, should not make further movements such as rolling or crawling. This can make arriving defenders mis-time their jackal and sometimes look like they are going off-feet or putting hands on ground.
2) A ruck is now over when the ball is clearly available. So, when there are no players over the ball and the ball is on the ground, defenders can pick it up. Whilst still not allowed to play any SH who is attempting to play the ball, defending players can put their hands on a ball which is "open" due to the players in a recent ruck having fallen off their feet. Previously, some referees were telling defenders to leave the ball which is on the ground and yet clearly available after all other players are on ground.
3) Players who pickup the ball at a tackle must have both feet behind the ball. Once foot in front and one foot behind would be considered "in front" of the ball and hence offside.
4) Players competing for high kicked balls. A defender who doesnt jump for a ball but takes up the space , ready to catch a high ball will not be penalised if a would-be attacker leaps near him to try to catch a ball and there is contact. The defender must be in a realistic position to catch the ball. There was also mention that a jumping player must take responsibility for his their safety and cant win a penalty by leaping recklessly at a stationery defender.
5) Appealing for decisions - warn and sanction any repeated appeals to attempt to influence a referee's decision-making, unfairly.
6) Line-outs - watch for either side's players entering the gap as they change position just before a ball is thrown in. Some teams appear to be using this to gain advantage.
there were some others but these were the main points.
I was pretty impressed to be honest. These guidelines made total sense to me.
These are some notes I took from my previous meeting:
A theme seemed , to me, to help make turnovers more likely, at the breakdown.
1) Tackled player crawling/rolling - Tackled player, once grounded, should not make further movements such as rolling or crawling. This can make arriving defenders mis-time their jackal and sometimes look like they are going off-feet or putting hands on ground.
2) A ruck is now over when the ball is clearly available. So, when there are no players over the ball and the ball is on the ground, defenders can pick it up. Whilst still not allowed to play any SH who is attempting to play the ball, defending players can put their hands on a ball which is "open" due to the players in a recent ruck having fallen off their feet. Previously, some referees were telling defenders to leave the ball which is on the ground and yet clearly available after all other players are on ground.
3) Players who pickup the ball at a tackle must have both feet behind the ball. Once foot in front and one foot behind would be considered "in front" of the ball and hence offside.
4) Players competing for high kicked balls. A defender who doesnt jump for a ball but takes up the space , ready to catch a high ball will not be penalised if a would-be attacker leaps near him to try to catch a ball and there is contact. The defender must be in a realistic position to catch the ball. There was also mention that a jumping player must take responsibility for his their safety and cant win a penalty by leaping recklessly at a stationery defender.
5) Appealing for decisions - warn and sanction any repeated appeals to attempt to influence a referee's decision-making, unfairly.
6) Line-outs - watch for either side's players entering the gap as they change position just before a ball is thrown in. Some teams appear to be using this to gain advantage.
there were some others but these were the main points.
I was pretty impressed to be honest. These guidelines made total sense to me.
