Graeme is a first year official (2nd game I believe) but showed an awareness and attention of a seasoned official. First, prior to the starting kick off he noticed a goalie wearing the same jersey as his teammates, and so Graeme instructed the coach to put a pinnie on the keeper. Then, during the game, after a substitution (which at this level is a wave of players entering and leaving the field), Graeme counted and noticed a team was short a player, and advised the coach. Two good examples of awareness! In this clip, Graeme is following play, watch as he makes small movements to keep play in view. Ball crosses the touchline, he blows his whistle and signals direction. You don't need to blow your whistle every time the ball goes out (cause then the whistle loses effectiveness), but considering this is game #2 in his career, OiA doesn't mind. Well done Graeme!
Dylan is a new official who attended several pre season training sessions, and the results certainly show. Dylan demonstrates confidence and control as shown by his opening kick off routine as shown in the next two clips.
In clip 1, Dylan *carries* the ball to centre and places it on the mark. No unprofessional dribbling or throwing the ball here, no siree! He goes to his kick off position (correctly standing to the left and slightly behind the ball) and awaits the other team. Jump to clip 2 and both teams are ready. Dylan *counts* the players, starts his watch, blows his whistle and makes a great arm signal.
In this next clip, we catch up with Dylan in the middle of a substitution. Remember, the story about Graeme counting to ensure the correct number of players before restarting? We see Dylan do this, then he blows his whistle to restart play and gives a direction signal. Play moves and he crosses the field to keep it in view. Well done Dylan!
Marissa is a friend of the show. OiA caught up with Marissa as she was completing an injury procedure. You can see the coach assisting off the injured player and Marissa sets up for a drop ball to restart play. She correctly positions herself and drops the ball. Perfect. A couple of notes... if a coach or trainer enters the field to assist an injured player, that player needs to leave the field, or be substituted. This happened here. Next, because Marissa stopped play when the ball was on the field, proper restart is a drop ball where the ball was when play was halted. Again, this happened here. Referees don't want to 'direct' the restart (eg. tell the players who can participate or tell a team to kick it back), that is for the teams to decide. Marissa restarted the game properly and with no fuss. Well done Marissa!
Sophia is a new official and this is her second game in the middle. During the game she (correctly) called several fouls. We catch up to her just as a goal kick is coming in. She has good position then follows play through to another goal kick which she signals. Well done Sophia!
Finally, OiA watched Jared in action. Jared is a returning official and this clip shows Jared demonstrating several positive attributes.
First, ball goes out and Jared signals direction. Throw comes in and Jared determines it is a foul throw, so he blows his whistle to stop play. He does a quick demo of why the throw was illegal (lifting the back foot). The next action he does is subtle, but shows awareness - he points to where the throw should come in (because the other team wasn't certain). Another foul throw which Jared whistles back (showing consistency) and then play finally resumes. Play comes at him, he makes way and turns his body to always be watching and moves easily to keep it in view. He makes it look easy. Well done Jared!
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