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| Go To Responses | Does a ref have to signal when a goal is scored? Posted By: SteveH On 10/23/2009 3:07:48 PM Morbid curiousity, I guess, but days later, I still have to ask this question. After a team scores a goal, is a referee "required" to blow his/her whistle, use hand signals or in some way recognize or signal a goal? I know this is an awkward question, but for first time ever, I actually witnessed a center ref not signal or recognize a goal, each time one was scored, at least for us. This was a U11 game, where goal lines were not evident/visible and not every goal hit the back of the net making it obvious. Even when it was immediately obvious and no question of an AR call, there was not a signal, gesture, whistle, cough, sneeze etc. The ref casually reached into their pocket, pulled out their pencil and card and marked it up, without even eye contact or acknowledgment to either team. (all 4x and almost begrudgingly...) Granted, this center does not like my club, as they shared that info with me 3 years ago after a U14 game, but come on... | 2 | 10/26/2009 11:22:08 AM |