tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post8971131268027895754..comments2024-03-28T22:25:47.660+11:00Comments on Walter Pless on Association Football: Beachside move to within a point of TaroonaWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493237569003662448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-60224491323651454332009-07-29T22:53:24.489+10:002009-07-29T22:53:24.489+10:00I just watched a byron bay v lismore workers game....I just watched a byron bay v lismore workers game. the 2 assistant referees looked about 10 years old and were totally intimidated by the job they were doing, subsequently making fundamental errors This is a wednesday night premier league fixture where the points were equally important for both teams. There were many mature refs available to fill the linesman duties, but the refs assosciation want the kids to get proper exposure. The clubs are aggrieved at this happening and want change. What do you do in this kind of situation? are the kids involved entitled to learn their chops at the expense of the players?, so they can be competent in 5-6 years time.I think this situation is happening all over Australia much to the chagrin of the men and women who want to play a competetive game under optimal conditions i.e the best refs availablemadmcglonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283792431948878507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-81366840688208191502009-07-27T21:48:16.405+10:002009-07-27T21:48:16.405+10:00Well said Walter, re officials. It is a problem en...Well said Walter, re officials. It is a problem enough that we dont have them, a greater problem they aren't distributed appropriately.<br />You with your comment make a difference, it did last year for my team, when the week after you made a similar observation, we received a full compliment of officials. It seems focus is only a week to week proposition when it comes to allocating officials.Marty Nidorferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148773413184372668noreply@blogger.com