Good match officiating means a good game at the end of the day. A linesman in team sport refers to that assistant to the referee that whose work is to signal on-field offenses in terms of fouls and whenever the ball is ought of play and other fouls that the referee cannot see. For all this to be catered for he needs to have a good set of linesman tools.
This is a variety of tools that are out in the market and depend on the type of sport that a particular linesman is in. The field sports that have the position of a linesman are football in this sense, soccer, American Football and finally Rugby. Rugby is the father of the other two sports. Ironically, it is the least popular of the three. Soccer being the first in terms of global following. The tools used are of a variety they include: watches flags, whistles, boots, jerseys, and earpiece sets for communication.
This have contributed to key, fair and on point decisions. The many controversies that have bedeviled Soccer, the most popular sport on earth, are the on field poor officiating. The 1986, hand of gold, goal scored by arguably the best player in the world, Maradona on England, was a clean handball.
Such a handball could be easily been avoided if the match officials were well equipped, skilled and to some extent had the input of technology to a reasonable extent as their present companions have. A handball, for the little who know, is controlling of handling of the ball with a players arms. Football players do contrary to what the NBA players do. This is the reason as to why goalkeepers have gloves on to handle the ball.
They at all times has to be alert and be able to make decisions in making decision correctly within a split second of time. This needs well equipping of the linesman. In the English Premier League, Linesmen are equipped with flags, earpiece sets to communicate, jerseys and for the other match officials they get minute boards and watches to keep time.
The need for flags in field sport is vital. Flags communicate a language the referee and players involved understand. It would be tedious to shout to the referee as a way to communicate or send a message to him. This has eased this process. Linesmen however are well trained in this and have confirmed that a flag is the effective in match officiating.
Earpiece communication sets are common in Soccer, especially in the English Premier League and American Football. The earpiece is a vital tool for wireless communication and has been termed as a revolution invention in soccer. Referees can counter-check with them wherever in the field without actually going to the linesman, ensure professionalism as the sets can record every word they say. On the other hand linesmen can do the same to other match officials to ensure a more comprehensive sound decision that has in recent times reduced the possibility of the 1986 ordeal.
It goes without saying that watches, boots, jerseys and whistles play an essential role in all team sport. It is a must to have them and for that matter some significant level of recognition ought to be accorded.
This is a variety of tools that are out in the market and depend on the type of sport that a particular linesman is in. The field sports that have the position of a linesman are football in this sense, soccer, American Football and finally Rugby. Rugby is the father of the other two sports. Ironically, it is the least popular of the three. Soccer being the first in terms of global following. The tools used are of a variety they include: watches flags, whistles, boots, jerseys, and earpiece sets for communication.
This have contributed to key, fair and on point decisions. The many controversies that have bedeviled Soccer, the most popular sport on earth, are the on field poor officiating. The 1986, hand of gold, goal scored by arguably the best player in the world, Maradona on England, was a clean handball.
Such a handball could be easily been avoided if the match officials were well equipped, skilled and to some extent had the input of technology to a reasonable extent as their present companions have. A handball, for the little who know, is controlling of handling of the ball with a players arms. Football players do contrary to what the NBA players do. This is the reason as to why goalkeepers have gloves on to handle the ball.
They at all times has to be alert and be able to make decisions in making decision correctly within a split second of time. This needs well equipping of the linesman. In the English Premier League, Linesmen are equipped with flags, earpiece sets to communicate, jerseys and for the other match officials they get minute boards and watches to keep time.
The need for flags in field sport is vital. Flags communicate a language the referee and players involved understand. It would be tedious to shout to the referee as a way to communicate or send a message to him. This has eased this process. Linesmen however are well trained in this and have confirmed that a flag is the effective in match officiating.
Earpiece communication sets are common in Soccer, especially in the English Premier League and American Football. The earpiece is a vital tool for wireless communication and has been termed as a revolution invention in soccer. Referees can counter-check with them wherever in the field without actually going to the linesman, ensure professionalism as the sets can record every word they say. On the other hand linesmen can do the same to other match officials to ensure a more comprehensive sound decision that has in recent times reduced the possibility of the 1986 ordeal.
It goes without saying that watches, boots, jerseys and whistles play an essential role in all team sport. It is a must to have them and for that matter some significant level of recognition ought to be accorded.
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