Comments on: Tweaking the Rules for the Good of the Game http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:44:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: edubbs http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-460 edubbs Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:36:39 +0000 http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html#comment-460 Here's what they need to do: 1. If you go down and the trainers are summoned to the field, you are automatically out for 5 minutes. 2. If you go down in the last 10 minutes of a game and the trainers are summoned onto the field, you are out for the rest of the match. Two simple rules that will end almost all of the BS rolling on the ground, pretend injuries that are really plaguing the game. Here’s what they need to do:

1. If you go down and the trainers are summoned to the field, you are automatically out for 5 minutes.

2. If you go down in the last 10 minutes of a game and the trainers are summoned onto the field, you are out for the rest of the match.

Two simple rules that will end almost all of the BS rolling on the ground, pretend injuries that are really plaguing the game.

]]> By: Kris http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 Kris Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:39:35 +0000 http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html#comment-7 If its not against the rules its strategy. If the other team is stronger than you your going to waste time. If your winning your going to waste time(in any sport). That is why it is important to score that first goal. If its not against the rules its strategy. If the other team is stronger than you your going to waste time. If your winning your going to waste time(in any sport). That is why it is important to score that first goal.

]]> By: eric http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-3 eric Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:47:51 +0000 http://referees.worldcupblog.org/news/tweaking-the-rules-for-the-good-of-the-game.html#comment-3 I agree that tweaking can be good but I would say this. If the official is in place and in control then the rules already dictate the proper cautions. I was at the USA/ Guatamala game this past Sunday and if time wasting were an automatic caution then Guatamal who was down 3-0 would have played with ten men. I did not like the ball being kick and would have verbally cautioned the player but when your down and you kick the ball away what good is the card. As for dives. I decern based on contact and the display after the player goes down. Now to a tv viewer it might be difficult at first to see the foul or the dive an official close to the play can or should be able to make out the difference. Common since is the great thing that helps all good officials. I agree that tweaking can be good but I would say this. If the official is in place and in control then the rules already dictate the proper cautions. I was at the USA/ Guatamala game this past Sunday and if time wasting were an automatic caution then Guatamal who was down 3-0 would have played with ten men. I did not like the ball being kick and would have verbally cautioned the player but when your down and you kick the ball away what good is the card.

As for dives. I decern based on contact and the display after the player goes down. Now to a tv viewer it might be difficult at first to see the foul or the dive an official close to the play can or should be able to make out the difference. Common since is the great thing that helps all good officials.

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