Well another day at Kanga Cup is over and what a day it was. The day started at the AIS doing a tour. Our tour guide was Travis, a scholarship holder in football touring around all the interstate referees. And as it turned out, was also a player in his earlier life with Christian – it’s a small world in football sometimes.
Everyone was impressed with the new $17 million Olympic training pool where the coaches can instruct the swimmers whilst they are swimming via an underwater speaker system. We viewed the Olympic women’s gymnastic team in training before trials and final selection for the Olympic team.
By 10:30am the tour was through and coffee was sought out for the coaches before the seminar with Clive MacKillop, State Coach for Capital Football. Clive covered some issues from past Kanga Cups and emphasized teamwork on the field, cooperation from the assistant referees. Clive gave everyone some homework for the week to focus on:
Control of the game
Management of players and officials
Foul recognition
Positioning – was the decision correct, were you in the best position to make the correct position
Fitness
Enjoy the week
Respect the people who are coaching you – they coach for the love of the game
All good concepts and were received well by the interstate referees in attendance. A short break for a coaching meeting and then the briefing for all officials took place, conducted by Daniel Murphy.
A lovely long break then occurred, where the interstate ref’s took over the local synthetic field for a quick game of football! Nick S. sent off for DOGSO in controversial manner. D. Quinnlan also sent off for second caution, first for simulation. D. Lockridge also cautioned for simulation. K. Johnston was referee for this unsanctioned fixture and most likely will appear before management next week.
As a side note, the referee scored a “classic” goal. Final score, 3-1 to the coloured shirt team featuring referee as captain.
After a prolonged wait for the players to enter the stadium (4:30pm), the referee’s entry to the Opening Ceremony was accompanied with polite applause and a few whistle blows from the members. Tim Clarke, local 15yo referee took the oath of Fair Play on behalf of the officials. Paul J. critique of the Bollywood dancers rated poorly to middling but it was all over quickly and thankfully.
We got out of dodge as quick as was humanly possible after picking up Josh who had arrived with the team from Coughs Harbour.
Tonight is being spent quietly watching various DVD’s and perhaps the F1GP later, if I can get control of the TV – I may send them to bed early as games start tomorrow.
Hope to post pictures tomorrow when I can get a better connection.
David (Ruralref, on assignment at Kanga Cup ’08)
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