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Originally Posted by isualum12
Yesterday in 7v7 small sided tourn.
Player is breaking to the goal and gets tagged from behind from a defender...I hit my whistle...Player stumbles two steps and still pulls shot off scoring...I have to wipe the goal and give the penalty since I can't say if the goalie didn't get it because of late reaction due to the whistle or not. I needed to wait and grant advantage.
Man I hosed them out of a goal...final score 7-2 (they lost)
I told the coach afterwards I screwed him on that call and he said he thought they only scored because of my whistle.......
Well lets kick off the spring.
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The good thing about officiating soccer is that the phrase "better late than never" plays a significant role in your job. Remember, you can always go back to the point of the infraction if you feel no advantage was established. It's better to wait to see what happens than to give a quick whistle once an infraction happens. Some instances (serious foul play, violent conduct) require the immediate whistle, but many infractions do not.