"Your positioning needs to be improved". That's what your assessor often says. You ponder to yourself and ask, " was I not running?" "How come I still missed the incident?" The FIFA diagonal system of match coverage is only a guide to match control and positioning. Being in the area of positioning recommended does not mean that you are correctly positioned. The general guide in positioning is to have the PLAY always IN BETWEEN you and your Assistant Referee. Firstly, we must ask ourselves why are we moving or running. " Near is convincing" - but this does not neccessary be true all the time. We move because we want to see and we have to see. We want to see CLEARER and to decide BETTER. To be able to achieve that, you then have to move to be NEARER.
Secondly, football is a game of high mobility thus the position of the referee must not be static. If you cannot see through all the players between you and your assistant then you should move to a better position to be able to see in between all players. With that, you will be able to detect and judge any pulling or tripping fouls or a mere simulation. Next, during play when the ball is moving, positioning becomes a more difficult task to achieve. Lastly, a better referee will able to read the game and move EARLIER to be in position and thus will be in the place of incident before the ball arrives. In conclusion, the BETTER Referee must be able to move EARLIER, to be NEARER, to see CLEARER and thus, decide BETTER.
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