[ayso45-refs] [ayso45-coaches] U8G - slide tackling

[DAVID M STUBBS]

As a referee, I am going to protect the players on the
field of play, regardless of the age.  A highly
skilled player in a high level game can make a clean
slide tackle, but if he comes in and takes out the
player (even if he touches the ball) that can be a
cautionable offense (I've seen it go many ways in
professional soccer).  A very young player that
decides to perform a slide tackle and hurts another
player deserves (as a minimum) a very stern talking to
by the referee to help manage injuries on the field. 
I am far more concerned about a player taking another
out, than his right to slide tackle.

-Dave Stubbs

--- Martin family <martinville at pacbell.net> wrote:

> To avoid all the needless e-mails and considering
> this
> is the second season in a row that this issue has
> been
> brought up, I'd suggest adding this an agenda item
> for
> the preseason meeting.
> 
> That way everyone can have the same understanding of
> the rule.
> 
> I will have to say I am shocked about the penalty
> rule
> mentioned by two people.  I'm glad this has not come
> up in any of the games I have coached.  If it did, I
> would have had a major issue with the call.  We just
> can not, I mean "can not," make up the rules as we
> go
> along.  This teaches the kids nothing (I will admit
> I
> am wrong in my comments if someone can show me the
> law
> that states the direct and indirect kick comment
> that
> one ref has decided is the new law for U8 and U10
> since no one seemed to find the same rule last year
> when this issue was raised).
> 
> Overall, I really think we need to realize the ages
> of
> the kids before we make our comments.  Kids do the
> strangest things that we, as coaches, have
> absolutely
> no control over.  So, in reality, no one really
> cares
> about our experience playing the game, what we need
> to
> focus on is the age of the kids and what should be
> expected of them at their age.  
> 
> Keep in mind that I would suspect that the kids who
> slide tackle or try to slide tackle have older
> siblings.
> 
> Just one persons thoughts and frustrations.
> 
> Jim
> 
> PS - For the record, I do not teach slide tackling
> for
> my U10 team and I have in the past asked the other
> coach that the kids not slide tackle as well.
> 
> 
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