[ayso45-refs] pushing before corner kick

Welch, Brent welch at acm.org
Thu Oct 8 22:16:51 PDT 2009


In a U10B game on a corner kick restart, I saw two players pushing
against each other shoulder to shoulder with their arms up around
shoulder level somehow interlocked.  I did not see it start, and while
I had a good guess as to who probably started things, I didn't see it.

I blew my whistle and told them to stop it.  I did not call any foul.
The corner kick was taken without any further issue.

What's the ruling?  I belive if anything it would be unsportsmanlike
conduct because play wasn't restarted?  And, in U10 you basically just
want to instruct the players about appropriate behavior.  In higher
divisions it would be a yellow card (if you so judged it) and then
you restart with an IFK?

I found this quote on http://www.corshamref.org.uk/corners.htm
"If players are misbehaving themselves before the corner kick has been
taken, stop play immediately by blowing your whistle loudly, and strongly
warn players about their unsporting conduct."

On a related note, especially because it involved one of the same players,
what about yelling and screaming as you either dribble or charge?  That
earned a sharp warning from me, but no whistle.  If it had kept up I
would have given an IFK for unsportsmanlike conduct.  More specifically,
I would have stopped play, spoken with the screamer, and restarted
with an IFK. Is that the right ruling?  Should I *always* stop play to admonish
a player, or can I just tell the screamer "stop it" as play continues?
--
Brent Welch


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