Muffler wrote:Well.... I will make a couple of points
1. I dont have the time in my day to go through that whole thing.
2. I Have been an Umpire for 7 years now. Currently one of my roles in the MSJFL as one of the senior umpires in the leauge is to be developing "Green Shirt" umpires, for those who don't know they are currently new umpires and generally young ages from 10-15/16, and I am teaching them about positioning, use of voice and the whistle, decision making etc all the things that umpires do. This is done in Under12's the mentoring process. I then go and do an Under 16.5 game after.
3. I umpired an Under 12's game the other day(I KNOW IT IS DIFFERENT TO A GRADE FOOTY), but it was the First time these bunch of kids were ever allowed to tackle and play normal football rules, The kids had a massive crack at the footy and the body it was fantastic to see and I would have balled the ball up 50 plus times. There was alot of congestion but I did not involve myself unless the free kick was 100% there. That is an umpires job. Not to call the 50/50 ones that might be there, thats not right. We are their to make sure nobody gets injured we don't need to be noticed.
4. Positives, From memory you paid all the free kicks that were there. AKA high tackles, Holding the Balls etc.
. As an umpire, you were thickskinned (which you have to be), you have a strong personality which is also needed.
. I believe you were the stronger umpire out of the two in terms of the way you presented yourself.
. You took a majority of the play IMO which means you want to work hard and get the best out of yourself
5. Constructive Criticism
. I think free kicks were paid too much to open up the game, the way the weather was it was going to be one of those tight in close games.
. As i said you paid most if not all of the 100% free kicks from memory. As a player/umpire if both teams have their head over the football and there is a 50/50 free kick you'd rather it not be paid and let the game flow on in the hard style that it is.
. Sometimes I thought you were on the blind side when a free kick was given, Not your fault due to were the ball was and were you were backing out, but i felt as though the frees were actually a guess.
Umpiring is not easy at all, it is a thankless task I do understand that. Maybe i was a little bit to harsh Saturday and On here but what i can't take it back. Hopefully we can learn from it and who knows I can try hook up a game in the MSJFL that we could umpire together and learn off of each other.
Muffler wrote:Yesterday Witnessed one of the worst umpire performances EVER at the Mclaren and Compass Game.
Didn't impact on the final result I will say too. This young kid umpire who looks 14/15 not sure on age, over umpired and tried to involve himself in the game basically calling free kicks just because he could.
Is there a rule in the GSFL that when a player ducks his head before he is tackled and gets tackled high is it still a free kick for to high???? That is the rule that this particular umpire said was being enforced and the players ask their coaches about it? I'm pretty confident that isn't a rule, nor has it ever been a rule in any game of Footy ever!
I am interested to see what others think if they have had this umpire?
I am all for young kids umpiring too, we need it but it has gotta be done the right way.
Muffler something is rattling... i think its your tongue and your brain has stalled i think you should just stick to the muff....ler the kid wins keep up the good work three cheers for the ump hip pip hooray
