off topic- college soccer game

[mutantducky]

How about reffing this one. Why soccer sticks to one ref on the field is beyond me.


Elizabeth Lambert of New Mexico Lobos women's soccer suspended for rough play - ESPN

[Adam]

She should be imprisoned for some of that crap.

[bas2456]

That was pretty outrageous

[Bad Zebra]

WOW! That Lambert chick is nasty. Makes ya wonder how she behaves when the cameras aren't on her.

[Adam]

Are beauty pageants athletic contests?
Heptathlete relinquishes her crown after bar fight.

[Mark Padgett]

One of my 12 year old granddaughters plays on an U13 traveling soccer team and last Saturday, one of the girls on her team (who is also a close friend) had to be taken to the hospital during the game when she took a forearm to the face from a girl on the other team. She has a broken clavicle. The other girl was not ejected, but received only a yellow card. Go figure.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

How about reffing this one. Why soccer sticks to one ref on the field is beyond me.

Actually, high level soccer has four officials: a referee, two linesmen and a third assistant who stands at the center of a side line, at least in Europe. I don't know what NCAA soccer does.

The two linesmen are in charge of the offside rule and may call the referee's attention to rough play. Of course, being along the side line (only half of the field), they cannot help very much in this respect.

There has been a test with two referees on the field, but it was wrong from the beginning: each one essentially covered half of the field. Useless. One of the objections was that two referees can't have the same way of judging the plays, go figure.

Ciao

[mutantducky]

yeah weird how they missed all that. Only one yellow card. I guess it would be tough to figure out but they need to experiment some more. There are a bunch of missed calls in big soccer games. Adds to the drama I suppose.
As for her. Appalling sure, but I know if they replayed it it would be the only women's soccer game I will watch this year.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

I don't know what NCAA soccer does.

I believe NCAA has a fourth official as well.

One of the objections was that two referees can't have the same way of judging the plays, go figure.

Ciao

I do realize soccer is a different game than others but this argument doesn't seem valid to me. There are numerous other sports that have figured out a way to utilize multiple officials and give them an equal (or nearly equal) jurisdiction on the field/court.

I understand in certain areas in the US, high school soccer is officiated by two and three officials whom all have whistles and responsibility for calling fouls, etc. Soccer has the challenge of having to have coverage for offside infractions but I wonder if there is a better way?

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

Actually, high level soccer has four officials: a referee, two linesmen and a third assistant who stands at the center of a side line, at least in Europe. I don't know what NCAA soccer does.

The two linesmen are in charge of the offside rule and may call the referee's attention to rough play. Of course, being along the side line (only half of the field), they cannot help very much in this respect.

There has been a test with two referees on the field, but it was wrong from the beginning: each one essentially covered half of the field. Useless. One of the objections was that two referees can't have the same way of judging the plays, go figure.

Ciao

NCAA uses four as well.

I have a question for you, eg-italy: UEFA is using two additional referees to watch the penalty areas in Europa League* matches, to watch for the ball crossing the goal line and fouls in the penalty area. Have those extra referees made any close calls yet? What do fans watching think of this experiment so far?

*Explanatory note for the confused: The Europa League is to the NIT what the Champions League is to the big dance.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

NCAA uses four as well.

I have a question for you, eg-italy: UEFA is using two additional referees to watch the penalty areas in Europa League* matches, to watch for the ball crossing the goal line and fouls in the penalty area. Have those extra referees made any close calls yet? What do fans watching think of this experiment so far?

*Explanatory note for the confused: The Europa League is to the NIT what the Champions League is to the big dance.

I know of this experiment, but I don't follow soccer so much; and not Europa League, of course: just boring. No notice of close calls by the additional officials. I believe that the average soccer fan in Europe doesn't care about them.

Actually they might help in cleaning the play in the box, which is becoming more and more rough when waiting for a corner or penalty kick. A simple change in the rules would be much more effective, IMO: declaring that a foul can be called also when the ball is not in play.

Ciao

[deecee]

I understand missing one or two of these -- BUT ALL OF THEM -- and they werent even borderline these were as blatant as possible. The yellow card was a joke.