See the game in your mind……Learn from each and every game
you do….Assess your performance…
- The
offense was attacking on the far right at about the 15 and the right wing
crossed the ball. The assistant
raised his flag straight up and the referee looked over and blew his
whistle. The ball was headed in,
but was ruled a no goal since the whistle blew and it was an apparent
offside. The referee began to back
away with his hand held up in the offside signal, but the AR agitates his
flag. After a moment of near
sideline discussion, the ball was brought back to the point of the cross
for a direct free kick. The goal
was disallowed. What happened?
- Apparently, the conversation the
referee and AR had was that no offside occurred and that a foul occurred
after the cross that warranted a direct free kick. A number of things should have (could
have) happened. First, although the referee was trying to avoid the
scuffle of the goal area to avoid injuries, etc., he should have held his
whistle until the play had finished.
The AR, should have agitated his flag,
rather than just putting it straight up, at which point the referee could
have called out “play on” since the ball was in the air and the goal would
have been allowed.
- A
flurry of activity in front of the goal at about the 12 yard line has the
ball rebound back out to about the 18 where an offensive player takes what
appears to be a poorly struck,off balance shot
headed in the direction of an attacker now in an offside position and
jogging back to an onside position.
As the ball approached him, the AR raises his flag, but the player
jumps over the ball and it goes into the net for an apparent goal. The referee blows his whistle and,
without consulting his AR, awards an indirect free kick and no goal for
the defending team. What do you
think?
- Wow! Apparently the referee and the AR were
in agreement that the player jogging back from an offside position was
interfering with play, seeking to gain an advantage. Thus, offsides.