Dear all
Please ignore the dreadful spelling and grammar (refs, they really haven't got an effing clue) and try to have a read of this directive from the head of the amateur refs boss. Ian wished for it to be passed on. Seems he is also taking some heat after being audited for not producing a couple of cards in recent games, so be prepared for a more strict attitude in the coming weeks.
Attention Referees
It has come to my attension that over the past 2 months since the commencement of the competition that there has been an increase of disturbing offenses and violent conducts on and off the feild. As you know in the 2010 season the focus was to cut down and irradicate offensive language. A dramatic decline in offenses and improvemnt to standards was reached, but unfortunatly 2011 season has shown no signs of continuation and sustainment what was atcheived last year.
From reports filled to me by association commitee members AND also witnessing a number of issues personally on my visits around the grounds inspecting other referees i feel a larger part of the blame is there is an inconsistancy of Yellow and Red card being delt to genuine blatent offenders. Whether its LEANIANCY or PLAIN LAZY to fill out forms has brought us to the decision to apply a ZERO TOLERANCE directive to all Amateur Referees.
Gentalmen it is very simple- if it is a red card offence regardless what degree/severity the offence was IT IS A RED CARD, not a yellow or a simple WORD WARNING. If you are conducting in this manner it is to cease immediatly.
Yellow cards are issued to fouls that are intentionally commited or have intentianally ATTEMPTED to commit a foul.
The cards you hold are one of a number of TOOLS you use in a culmination of techniques used in seeing out a game to restore order in the best interest of the game and its players.
A voilent conduct for eg. is not only when someone is punched its as simple as a shove.
an offensive or abusive language or gesture is not only when someone swearing or offensive hand gesture its as simple as saying for eg; "You got no idea ref" or "get some glasses are you blind" or "you gotto be stupid not to give that". I hope everybody can get the picture from where im going from.
Yes i do acknowledge that everyone is different in the perseption of being offended but for what i have seen and heard myself said to referees especially, was 10x worse and should be without excuse delt correctly so dont think just because his punch did not connect he does not get a red card.
Finally we have no option to also apply that any referees failing to adopt the ZERO TOLERENCE directive will be forwarded to the ISRA RDC for reveiw and will not be rostered untill authorised approval from the Referees Disaplinary Commitee is received.
It is very disturbing to me and im sure to other fellow Referees that the failure of a UNIFORM direction/standards have and will continue to deture referees from the game.
Last of all without disclosure i strongly encourage a fellow member to reconcider his deicition to resign, whether its immediately or after a break and to also realise that not one member is alone and that they have the full support of its members and associated commitee bodies .
Regards
Mustafa ATAK
ISRA Referees Co Ordinator (AMATEURS)
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Jeez. I thought Ian had done a pretty good job letting things play out
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ReplyDeleteThat article has to be a joke right? Surely nobody can spell that badly on a typewriter, let alone with a spell checker.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth are referees expected to understand the rules if they can't even understand the directives they receive?
This from a member of another referees association.
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This is why referees will never achieve anything in improving their standards in Australian Soccer.
As this man says red & yellow cards “..are one of a number of tools you use...”
How about firm but fair judgement at the discretion of the referee? How about proper training and support structures for the referees?
It’s amazing how some players respond to being treated as adults / human beings. Obviously there are some clowns playing soccer who have no respect for anyone and it is these people who should be severely dealt with if the need arises.
Further to this it’s a major concern with how many referees fail to lodge send off reports, how many of them are rubbish when they do so, and how they fail to back these up at judiciaries if required to do so (I know, because I have sat on many judiciary panels where a referees poor report or failure to show up has made a mess of any case against a player who probably should have been suspended!).
Obviously this is a referees association in crisis!
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Threatening to punish referees who don't send a player off instead of using commonsense and telling them to pull their head in?
No wonder they're finding it harder and harder to get people to referee.
"Mustafa stupid idea"
Protecting the keepers would be a good idea as well. But I guess to do that the refs need to keep up with the play and get out of the middle circle. Sick of seeing studs up challenges on the goalies going unpunished.
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