Sitting in our offices overlooking the most majestic of the Capital's views and enjoying some delightful refreshments, we started to think, what would most people involved with the game discuss the most? The answer, in our opinion and not really surprising was, Referee's. This has always been a bit of favourite topic with players and coaches alike. However, in our view there has been a marked improvement in the organisation of these most valued people and we also believe in their performances. Of course, they don't always get it right on the day, but neither do the players or coaches. What must improve next season though, is the manner in which they are treated. There are far too many people involved in the game, who are quick to abuse those in the middle.
Abuse should not be tolerated!
and it is the responsibility of coaches, captains and most importantly the clubs, to ensure that all officials are treated with respect and courtesy. Referees should in return, make an obligation to know the Laws, be impartial and officiate fairly. They should also be open to discussion about the game, after the match and be prepared to take constructive criticism. We know that a lot of positive work is going on behind the scenes and that has to be applauded. Coaches can also help by educating their players in the Laws of the game, after all they are responsible for training their players in the art of rugby, if (and there are some), the coaches don't know the Laws, how are the players going to understand when they are penalised? Providing that the improvements continue then this will have a positive effect on the game and the standard of play will also improve.
Finally on this theme, why do referees get paid more to officiate at Men's matches than Women's? They both play to the same Laws and for the same period of time. In a country such as Sweden, to find this blatant sex discrimination seems most peculiar.
Jag tycker också att det är bedrövligt att domarna får mindre betalt för att dömma en dammatch. Dessuom tycker jag att det är anmärkningsvärt att man endast flyger in domare utifrån till herrfinalerna. Inte till damfinalerna. Det finns inga ursäkter i ett land som ska föreställas vara världens mest jämlika!
ReplyDeleteJag håller med artikelförfattaren att bemötandet av domaren måste bli bättre, det är det som skiljer oss från andra sporter speciellt fotboll. Jag håller även med att i år har vi set en klar förbättring av organisationen av domare, bra Julian.
ReplyDeleteDärför att döma en match med kvinnor ställer inte samma krav som att döma en herrmatch. Allting går fortare och herrspelarna kan reglerna bättre och kan därför tänja dem. Som domare blir du även hårdare granskad i en herrmatch.
Därför får du mer betalt för en herrmatch.
If you were paid the same would you ref men or women? No one would want to ref the men
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know a few of us referees are looking at proposing adjusting the way referee fees work to promote teams of three for games, with womens and mens matches being given equal weighting and touch judges also receiving a fee. Nothing official yet, but it will be worked on and propsed to the SRF during the winter.
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