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Originally posted by Sal Giaco
[B]In my son's hockey game (House league Mites - 7&8 yr olds), the referee waved off a goal because another player had fallen (kids at this age fall alot) in the crease. The player who fell did not have any effect on the play and was on the other side of the crease that the goal was scored.
I know that in the NHL, the goal would be disallowed however, at this age group, do you think the referee was being a little too technical? At this age group, could he had looked the other way considering the skill level of the players?
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Actually, that goal would have a better chance of being called a goal in the NHL than in amature hockey.
As for being too technical, I'll give you the perspective I have as an official, supervisor, trainer and former Referee-in-Chief:
a) I'm happy when a new kid actually remembers a rule and has the guts to apply it. Denying a goal shows that official has some guts.
b) If rules are overlooked at a younger age, then when the guy tries to call it in Bantam, what reaction are the players going to have? USe the young levels to learn the PROPER rules.
c) I dont' teach game menagement to an official until they hit the Bantam/Midget level. At Mite/Atom, the officials are too darn inexperienced to think about judgement, whethger it had an affect on the game, etc. Its too advanced a topic.
At the younger levels with younger referees, the mantra is "See it, call it!"
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Personally, I thought that this was an example of a new cop just out of the academy who writes 100 traffic tickets on his first week on the job just to show "who's in charge out there".
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Well, you got the "Right out of the academy" part right, because the official probably just was! Calling a penalty or applying a rule is the scariest thing to do as an official. I'm satisfied when an official just puts his arm in the air.
I say bravo to the kid who had the guts to wave off a goal. Now, Little Johnny knows he's got to stay out of the crease or he's going to hurt his team. And that's going to help his team in the long run.