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Referees in-game coaching i.e. their constant commands
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 1032145" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>There isn't always a hearing. There are alternative dispute resolutions, and other avenues to follow. Or sometimes both parties agree on the facts, but differ on the outcome, then approach a judge to make a final ruling. This is what we call a stated case.</p><p></p><p>The referee and players have split seconds to make a decision, and while we at the luxury of our home in front of our big screens with the pleasure of replays, panoramic camera views etc. The ref blows what he sees, sometimes he too has to bend, crouch, touch, pause and engage to see what's happening, and he doesn't have that spidercam view we have.</p><p></p><p>I am all for criticizing a referee when he's having a bad game, and my history on this forum there are plenty of threads and posts where I have been very vocal about a certain referee(s). But to criticize all of them? Nah. They are an integral part of the game, and they are one of the reasons people love this game.</p><p></p><p>Sure we won't always agree with them, that's being human.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most laws are explicit, I agree with you. But many aren't and that's why laws are regularly amended/abolished. Some are old, and the wording doesn't work anymore, some have broken parts while other parts are clear and concise, some have vague parts, etc. Laws are by no way perfect. If they were, why change them??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 1032145, member: 40658"] There isn't always a hearing. There are alternative dispute resolutions, and other avenues to follow. Or sometimes both parties agree on the facts, but differ on the outcome, then approach a judge to make a final ruling. This is what we call a stated case. The referee and players have split seconds to make a decision, and while we at the luxury of our home in front of our big screens with the pleasure of replays, panoramic camera views etc. The ref blows what he sees, sometimes he too has to bend, crouch, touch, pause and engage to see what's happening, and he doesn't have that spidercam view we have. I am all for criticizing a referee when he's having a bad game, and my history on this forum there are plenty of threads and posts where I have been very vocal about a certain referee(s). But to criticize all of them? Nah. They are an integral part of the game, and they are one of the reasons people love this game. Sure we won't always agree with them, that's being human. Most laws are explicit, I agree with you. But many aren't and that's why laws are regularly amended/abolished. Some are old, and the wording doesn't work anymore, some have broken parts while other parts are clear and concise, some have vague parts, etc. Laws are by no way perfect. If they were, why change them?? [/QUOTE]
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