A right pickle today. 3rd team against the second team. It was not likely to be the free flowing game we would all have hoped for. From the first breakdown, when instead of fizzing a tight spin pass into the bread basket of the running number 10, the scrum half sort of lolloped a type of pass about ten yards away from anyone. It was going to be one of those games........
That having been said, I was surprised by the immediate amount of chat and dissent (here we go again I thought). So, ask was at the captain's chat, tell came very quickly and then we had a penalty.......followed by another one and another ten yards.......and eventually a yellow card.
And then the other team started it........and then the previous miscreants started again.....I called the captains over and explained, we had a few more penalties and eventually it got sorted out. But the point I am making is that it immediately wound up the coach of the away team who was looking daggers at me most of the game.........
Any other way of dealing with this or is it just part of the grass roots rubbish matches you will get from time to time.......????????
At the end I thanked the coach for running touch. We muttered under his breath and I said I would be happy to have a word in the bar afterwards. When I did so, he was very complimentary, mentioned that I had missed a few things at the tackle area and a couple of off sides, but acknowledged it was a difficult job. Are all these guys just playing mind games?
I am longing for a regrade to get away from these type of games. The second side were a veterans team really and they were probably used to howling at a referee or having a running commentary on things, but I just find it is distracting........
That having been said, I was surprised by the immediate amount of chat and dissent (here we go again I thought). So, ask was at the captain's chat, tell came very quickly and then we had a penalty.......followed by another one and another ten yards.......and eventually a yellow card.
And then the other team started it........and then the previous miscreants started again.....I called the captains over and explained, we had a few more penalties and eventually it got sorted out. But the point I am making is that it immediately wound up the coach of the away team who was looking daggers at me most of the game.........
Any other way of dealing with this or is it just part of the grass roots rubbish matches you will get from time to time.......????????
At the end I thanked the coach for running touch. We muttered under his breath and I said I would be happy to have a word in the bar afterwards. When I did so, he was very complimentary, mentioned that I had missed a few things at the tackle area and a couple of off sides, but acknowledged it was a difficult job. Are all these guys just playing mind games?
I am longing for a regrade to get away from these type of games. The second side were a veterans team really and they were probably used to howling at a referee or having a running commentary on things, but I just find it is distracting........