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Originally Posted by refnrev
phatneff,
You seem to be taking offense at something where none is intended. For example: In last night's game I had last years state champions against a much weaker team. I'm AR and stronger team is headed my way. Weaker team ran a trap at mid-field all first half. I sprinted hard from the mid to the 6 or end the entire 40 minutes. Was it hard to stay with the next to last defender? Absolutely... at 6 minutes in I wondered how I was going to get through another 34 minutes, but thankfully I did. I was the youngest guy on the crew last night and I'm 48. The players are 16, 17, 18 and cat quick.
I'd invite you to think of it this way. There are going to be times that your AR is going to have real trouble staying with that fast running defender and may not be able to get back into position. That's a given. There may be times when it's wet and he slips. It'll happen. When he can't get there and you as CR see something, call it. You're doing your job and helping your crew work together. You might get some grief from a coach, but at least the grief is for the right call not a missed one. Something to think about.
As for me being a rule book official, you missed that call by a mile.
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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say that I didn't state my case clearly enough. My point is that the EFFORT to keep up was not there and it didn't seem like it was in their "best interest" to do so. They are too busy WATCHING the game and not OFFICIATING the game. I applaud your effort, Refnrev, and I know that it is IMPOSSIBLE to be constantly on the offside line. Again, my point is that if there is no effort to do so, it looks really bad. Yes, accidents happen as far as slipping or tripping, but that is not what I'm talking about.
NO, I will NOT call an offside from the center position if it is not TOTALLY OBVIOUS (and that's up to my discretion, I guess).
Regarding being a rules-based official, I think I was primarily talking about Nevadref and not you, Refnrev. I don't doubt that you and Nevada are respectable officials, but I just think your style is much different than mine by calling a game by the book rather than by the flow of the game.