Roadblock Theory

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Roadblock Theory

• Player Management Techniques
  
• Referee Level 3

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Roadblock Theory
Player management is a series of control
techniques. These can be viewed as a series of
roadblocks
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Roadblock Theory

• Its like driving down the road and seeing a
  series of yellow advisory signs which provide
  information.
• The more important red sign tells you to STOP.

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Roadblock Theory
Red card
Yellow card
Public Warning
Quiet word
Free kick
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Roadblock Theory
Captain
Public Warning
Yellow card
Red card
Free kick
Quiet word
Return to fair play
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Roadblock Theory

• Players are responsible for their own behaviour.
• The referee is responsible for ensuring the match
  is played according to the laws of the game

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Roadblock Theory

• A yellow card is a tool to help a player stay on
  the park.
• It should not be seen as something that has the
  player halfway off.

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Roadblock Theory

• Free Kick says
• That was unfair ... give the ball back to the
  your opponents!

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Roadblock Theory

• Quiet word
• Friendly advice given to player and delivered
  unobtrusively

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Roadblock Theory

• Public Warning
• Referee takes the player to one side and publicly
  admonishes him

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Roadblock Theory

• The Caution
• Make the caution
• effective. It should
• be the final tool in modifying the behaviour of
  the player.

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Roadblock Theory

• Using the Captain
• Is used infrequently
• Youre the captain
• Hes your responsibility
• Any more and hes off!
• Youre the captain
• You are responsible
• You fix it.

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Roadblock Theory

• IF ALL ELSE FAILS!