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REFEREES’ POSITIONING
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The following information is some advice on positioning from Senior
GDSRA Referee John Kemp:
Besides straight out fitness and speed, the key components to getting into the 'right' places are:
• anticipating general play and moving to where you think the ball is most likely to go
• using 'dead ball' time
Note: the following comments relate to a seniors game so should be tempered to take into
account the age and division/skill of the teams.
Dead ball time is classed as when the ball is out of play, but the following also applies to when the
ball is in a position that there is very unlikely to be any action between opponents. This is when
you use those vital few seconds to get to where you expect the ball will be, ie where the next lot of
action will take place. Some examples:
throw-in: don't stand square to where the ball is to be thrown rather move down the field so
you are close to where you expect the ball to land (ok - so you might be far enough away
to miss the thrower just stepping over the line - but is it better to pick up the
push/holding/foul that everyone can see and the line infringement that nobody saw?)
goal kicks: once you have awarded the goal kick, immediately move to the area where you
expect the ball to land (and if they kick it short, don't worry, then you can use your game
anticipation skills to determine whether to move towards where the ball is now or wait for it
to travel up to the half way line.
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free kicks: like a goal kick, award the kick and immediately move into position
near where the ball will land. If necessary, tell the players not to take the kick
until you are ready (ie in position). You very rarely need to stand close to where
the kick will be taken, unless it is near the edge of the penalty area so you can
closely monitor the wall.
corners: pick your position – it might be near-side or far-side, depending on the
style of game or whether you have an assistant and/or want to avoid looking
into the sun. Then signal for the corner to be taken – again, once you are in the
‘best’ position.
goalkeeper: once the goalkeeper has caught the ball, he has got 6 seconds to
release it. That means you have up to 6 seconds to jog/run into the area where
you expect the ball to land – you don’t need to stand nearby to watch him
release the ball!!! And the movement and previous kicks by the goalkeeper will
give you a pretty good idea of where to run to
high balls: this is where the ball is kicked high into the air. No need to watch it
until it lands – not likely to be many offences committed up there. The action is
going to be just before and after the ball lands, therefore as soon as the ball is
kicked, turn and run to where the players are already starting to move and/or jostle.
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Anticipation is a skill that progressively gets better as you get more experience in reading
the game generally and being able to quickly assess the style and capabilities of the
current game and players. Anticipation is really about improving your judgment skills and
better managing your risk taking. By this last statement I mean making the decision to
move (say) well down field although the ball is still in the other half because you highly
expect that the ball will get there and not be intercepted beforehand (if it is, hopefully that’s
where your incredible fitness and sprinting speed makes up for your miscalculation).
Think a dividing a field into 3 thirds. 95% of all critical decision making occurs in the 1st and
3rd thirds, ie in the penalty/goal zones. And all of these decisions can well be game
changing – allowing/disallowing a goal, yes or no to a penalty, off-side calls, goal kick or
corner kick, etc. Therefore, you need to focus on ensuring you are in these thirds when the
action is happening. A mistake by the referee here can be absolutely crucial!!
Whereas the same mistake or missing a foul or whatever in the middle third is important, it
is rarely game changing – excluding missing a clear send off offence (but no-one would
miss that, would they).
Improving your use of dead ball time in conjunction with progressively improving your
ability to read the game, will allow you to much easier achieve the objective of being in the
right place, not just at the right time, but nearly all of the time.
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