Ways of improving the refereeing?

[theticklemister]

I like to see a referee do the following when reffing games

1. Talk to the 2 teams before the game and tell them what he expects ( although the rules are the same for everyone; everyone knows refs ref in their own way)
2. Tell the player what the foul is for vocally (so they can hear what it is for) and visually ( as not only the player knows yet again; but also acts as a visual aid to other players and supporters)
3. Have respect for the player by chatting to them if a bad tackle was made or if a contentious decision takes place.

Any other ways we could help the referee to help improve the games?

[From the Bunker]

Have a proper advantage rule, that carries for say 10 seconds.

Use the other 6 (or is that 7) officials properly.

Third man tackle get card.

Professional foul get card.

Mouthing to referee get Card.

Get more ex county players to referee.

Have a sin bin.

Have a external game clock, like Rugby (untill the ball goes dead stuff) or like the womens game.

[squire_in_navy_slacks]

Yellow card for any outfield player or keeper waving or shouting "wide ball" 

Yellow card for shouting, chest pumping, and buttock pumping toward opponent like a cave man just because you have won a sideline ball or a free out /  or any other

[thewobbler]

The first thing to do is clarify the rules:

- Exactly what constitutes a personal foul.
- Exactly what constitutes a technical foul.
- Exactly what constitutes dissent.

This should be done in less than one A4 page of bullet points. The personal foul group is the most difficult, but it should explain what parts of the body can be used in the tackle, and what parts of the body cannot.


The second thing to do is clarify the punishment for each offence. With no greyness:

- What constitutes a free
- What constitutes a free to be reversed
- What constitutes a throw-up ball
- What constitutes moving a ball forward
- What constitutes a yellow card
- What constitutes a red card
- What constitutes a match abandonment

This should again be done on one A4 page of bullet points. Essentially, if a player strikes another player it is a red card. If a player calls a referee a c*nt, it is a red card. It should summarise if multiple punishments can be made.

The third thing to do is reiterate that these are the rules of every game from under 12C to senior county championship

The fourth thing to do is circulate the above to every GAA member, player, manager, official, spectator and pundit


And when all that is done, then we can expect referees to behave consistently.


Personally, I prefer to watch brutally hard football. I like watching players skelp each other. But watching that style of football one week, then basketball the next, is only confusing and frustrating. If there is one set of guidelines that every idiot (and genius) involved in the game can understand, then we will all at least know where the lines are. And then our players and coaches can work towards achieving that line, and not playing some sort of referee lotto every time they walk onto the field.

[crossfire]

Yellow card for any outfield player or keeper waving or shouting "wide ball" 
Yellow card for shouting, chest pumping, and buttock pumping toward opponent like a cave man just because you have won a sideline ball or a free out /  or any other

I agree totally.

It is difficult enough for an umpire to determine whether some shots are wide or not wthout players shouting at him and obviously distracting him.

[Farrandeelin]

Yellow card for any outfield player or keeper waving or shouting "wide ball" 

Yellow card for shouting, chest pumping, and buttock pumping toward opponent like a cave man just because you have won a sideline ball or a free out /  or any other

There'd be a lot given out to Waterford hurlers in that case!