Dickie E
Referees in Australia
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Why does it matter? Was a fair method used to determine who kicks off / the direction of play? Yes.
I'll often not use a coin, but rather just get a player to choose what hand the whistle is in, or to 'rock off' like this referee did. Crazy.
.Manchester City’s Steph Houghton, who also captains England, and Reading’s Kirsty Pearce were made to participate in the children’s game
.FA women's refereeing manager Joanna Stimpson told The Times that the McNamara's mistake was "a moment of madness".
She added: "The referee forgot his coin and in that moment, in a TV game, he was really pushed for time.
"He should have been more prepared, he should have had a coin. It was disappointing, it's not appropriate, it's very unprofessional."
I completely understand why the FA took that view , and wanted to reprimand him for that
It's for making two captains play a childish game.
It is for forgetting your coin when on TV.
I am sure the response woul dhave been different if he had he done it for Old Codgers v Dog & Duck in a Sunday league
I guess the Law makers in football, rugby, cricket and other sports applied perspective and decided that a coin toss was the best way
I remember being chided here for not doing the coin toss properly (tossing it myself rather than giving it to one captain as laid out in the Laws) .
Suitably chastised I do it properly now
Funny. I didn't realise there was a proper way/etiquette as who tosses the bloody thing in the air??? On reflection I have no set way and sometimes ill hand the coin over and sometimes I'll just toss the thing myself....no one seems to care. .
When I forget my coin it's a simple "you were on the field first what do you want to do?" (Again no audible complaints).
Funny. I didn't realise there was a proper way/etiquette as who tosses the bloody thing in the air??? On reflection I have no set way and sometimes ill hand the coin over and sometimes I'll just toss the thing myself....no one seems to care. But admittedly come finals time I hand the coin over to the "home" capt.
When I forget my coin it's a simple "you were on the field first what do you want to do?" (Again no audible complaints). But thats cause I had a sheltered childhood and RPS is too confusing.