Ok, I have a few questions based on my game yesterday, and I am interested in peoples opinions.
Bit of background, yesterday I did bottom vs 2nd bottom at lvl 10. Two old boy sides. I gave a red card and 2 yellows.
The red card was from a scrum, when I saw the no 8 of the side putting the ball in flick his foot out and catch the opposing scrum half who was down going for the ball somewhere round the shoulder / side of head.
After that during the first half I had a couple of late hits after the ball had gone. Some desent from players on both sides and lots of sillyness going on after the ball had gone. I spoke to both players about the late hits and also had issued two warnings to the captains one for the dissent, and one for the off ball incidents.
First half, due to injuries and the card was 50mins.
Second half, 40 seconds in two players have a shoving match off ball at breakdown and carry on after the whistle. I choose to card the pair in line with warning issued prior to the half time. Great suprise shown by the players on both sides and the captains.
Post match chat with Captains in the bar, and I ask the question do I referee differently to the other referees at this level, as I have had both sides previously and see the same desent and offences. They say that I do seem to be far more communicative though stricter, and produce the cards where others dont.
Then had a chat with a fellow referee who'd been there who made a couple of points about the game which interest me. He felt that by talking to the players after foul play I had caused the game to slow down too much. That I smiled through out the game and that he felt i shouldnt have been after the cards.
One thing he did spot I didnt realise, is that if I call a player and captain for a chat I put my hand in my short pocket. Got to stop that.
The questions I have is that, would you only stop game to speak to players and captain if your going to card the player, which is what he suggests. Otherwise do it at the break down.
Also why shouldnt I be smiling? I enjoy 99.9% of the games I do and I find it hard not to smile.
The game was stop start in the first half, but if you see the foul play type offences surely you cant allow it to go unspoken.
I do play a lot of advantage, and get consistently good marks for it. I just feel that I am attracting a lot of dissent. I do seem to be giving a lot of cards.
Ben
Bit of background, yesterday I did bottom vs 2nd bottom at lvl 10. Two old boy sides. I gave a red card and 2 yellows.
The red card was from a scrum, when I saw the no 8 of the side putting the ball in flick his foot out and catch the opposing scrum half who was down going for the ball somewhere round the shoulder / side of head.
After that during the first half I had a couple of late hits after the ball had gone. Some desent from players on both sides and lots of sillyness going on after the ball had gone. I spoke to both players about the late hits and also had issued two warnings to the captains one for the dissent, and one for the off ball incidents.
First half, due to injuries and the card was 50mins.
Second half, 40 seconds in two players have a shoving match off ball at breakdown and carry on after the whistle. I choose to card the pair in line with warning issued prior to the half time. Great suprise shown by the players on both sides and the captains.
Post match chat with Captains in the bar, and I ask the question do I referee differently to the other referees at this level, as I have had both sides previously and see the same desent and offences. They say that I do seem to be far more communicative though stricter, and produce the cards where others dont.
Then had a chat with a fellow referee who'd been there who made a couple of points about the game which interest me. He felt that by talking to the players after foul play I had caused the game to slow down too much. That I smiled through out the game and that he felt i shouldnt have been after the cards.
One thing he did spot I didnt realise, is that if I call a player and captain for a chat I put my hand in my short pocket. Got to stop that.
The questions I have is that, would you only stop game to speak to players and captain if your going to card the player, which is what he suggests. Otherwise do it at the break down.
Also why shouldnt I be smiling? I enjoy 99.9% of the games I do and I find it hard not to smile.
The game was stop start in the first half, but if you see the foul play type offences surely you cant allow it to go unspoken.
I do play a lot of advantage, and get consistently good marks for it. I just feel that I am attracting a lot of dissent. I do seem to be giving a lot of cards.
Ben