Got to be careful doing that. I recall watching a game, with a group who were "helping" the ref. The Ref made the offer to the group if someone there wanted to do the job. I said yes, and stepped forward to take the whistle. He was sheepish and had to backtrack. Looked an idiot, and just meant he got more "help" for the rest of the game, and from the players, and his authority had gone completely. (This was before I had taken a course!)
After I became a ref - I asked him about it. He said he had never offered before, and never has since, and it was a huge failure. He didn't remember it was me....
