Comments on: C. Cliff McCrath Named New NISOA Executive Director http://nisoa.com/2009/09/15/c-cliff-mccrath-named-new-nisoa-executive-director/ The Home of Intercollegiate Soccer Officiating Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:56:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gilbert Hageman, Ph.D. http://nisoa.com/2009/09/15/c-cliff-mccrath-named-new-nisoa-executive-director/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Gilbert Hageman, Ph.D. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0000 http://nymisoa.com/nisoa/?p=17#comment-37 2 suggestions: Safety: required ball retrievers must be a minimum of 14 years old. Younger children do not realize the dangers standing a few yeards off the touch line. And they lose concentration more easily. Consistency: A "shot from the mark" ends when it crosses the endline, is saved, loses its momentum, etc. These same criteria should be applied to a shot at the end of a timed period. Declaring a ball dead when it is heading toward the goal, just because a horn sounds, is inconsistent. Thanks for listening. Gil 2 suggestions:
Safety: required ball retrievers must be a minimum of 14 years old. Younger children do not realize the dangers standing a few yeards off the touch line. And they lose concentration more easily.
Consistency: A “shot from the mark” ends when it crosses the endline, is saved, loses its momentum, etc. These same criteria should be applied to a shot at the end of a timed period. Declaring a ball dead when it is heading toward the goal, just because a horn sounds, is inconsistent.
Thanks for listening.

Gil

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