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I was under the impression that one of the reasons for doing away with U12 championships was down to the moronic behaviour of mentors and parents. Competition is one thing, but being possibly intimadated out of a 'sporting' pursuit is another. Therefore players walking away at 12.

Applying the advantage rule is not easy, requires good judgement and ability to see the wider aspects of the game.  Funny thing is, in a number of cases where a referee has been praised for good use of advantage - it has often been a mistake (referees will privately admit to this in some company).  They have been distracted by something else going on in the pitch and by the time they return to the play the team has made use of the opportunity.

BTW - A referee is supposed to run with his hand in the air, counting out to 5 in a loud voice for everyone to hear.  (Good one!)

The proper implementation of the rule is to give 'further' advantage e.g. having already being fouled and awarded advantage, a player is fouled again - the ref is to award advantage again - but from the point of the latest foul.

Problem that arises there (apart from almost everyone wanting to take your head off), if the advantage breaks down and the defending team regain posession to launch an attack - how do you remember who commited the fouls, have you applied the requisite disciplinary measures, do you stop the game to apply those measures or wait to the next break in play? 

David - that is how referees where instructed to apply the advantage rule.  That came down from the Administrators in Croke Park (Pat Doherty at the time), Pat McEn (chairman of ref committee) and supported by senior intercounty referees.  In fact they quoted an O'Byrne Cup match Dublin v Westmeath, where such an incident occurred and cited it as good practice. 

As for applying advantage, it can cause more problems than it solves.  A ref could use it to free up play a bit especially in a foul ridden game, refs hate those games as much as spectators.  Some days you'd be better blowing the foul as it happened.

Only if said balls up is within the allotted 5 seconds.

The rule regarding advantage is defined under section 4.36 and 5.39. However what is not specified is that if the player given the advantage commits a foul - technical or aggressive, the normal rule is applied. That is why Paudie was correct in his application of the rule.

He was 100% correct in his application of the rule.

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