District 7AAA - 2011

[mjuhb]

The press box may also have a great view of the field

i was announcing so i saw the whole thing she was off

[TheFactsOnly]

...credibility, nor am I trying to increase mine.

 

Congratulations, you were successful.

[Whitey]

First off, Im did not question anyones credibility, nor am I trying to increase mine. Fans and coaches (even myself on occasion) disagree with calls all during games that quite honestly we have no clue what could really be going on. There is ONLY 1 angle that an offsides can be correctly called from. Im sure that there were a few people who may have been on line with that call. However, the claim that you, another knowledgable referee, and some other person were EXACTLY on the line I find very hard to believe. Who knows, maybe you were, I'm sure Tullahoma parents on the opposite end of the field felt that they knew 100% that she was offsides, and they have no clue. The press box may also have a great view of the field, but unless the offsides call is made exactly at half field, they have no idea.

 

Also, if a player receives the ball 4 yards behind a defense in front of the goal, this could be the result of a failed attempt at an offsides trap perhaps? Many possibilities. The referees, although not perfect, miss ALOT less calls than the fans and coaches think.

 

I don't know what to say to you. Regardless of what I say you are going to believe what you want to believe. I was even with the AR and she was holding the line on the last defender. The player was offsides when the ball was struck and she received the ball in an offsides position. Tullahoma was not running a trap. The Oakland player made her run too soon and ran past the Tullahoma defenders. After, she was past the last defender, the ball was played to her. Now, maybe the AR was distracted from what happened in the middle of the field because her attention was focused on the other Oakland player that was standing offsides just a few yards in front of her or what. However, it was a missed call. No doubt about it.

[siegelsoccer]

Region 4AAA Championship Game

 

Siegel 2

Oakland 1

 

Sectional match ups:

Siegel hosts Cookeville in a match up of former District 7AAA rivals. Saturday 5:00 at Siegel High

 

Oakland travels to Soddy.