what do you do when the ball isnt even in play and players from the other team just come up and push you and you look at them like ok whats wrong with you and then they give you a really dirty look and push you even harder! i dont even get it. it is so rude! This girl on crossfire did that to me today and i kinda laughed at the time but it was rude! another girl pushed me when the ball wasnt in play 2 but she only did it once but then she was like ref #8 just pushed me and i was like what the heck! i just got so angry and tryed to take it out during the game by playing harder but there wasnt enough time! would you guys do what i did or would you retaliate (which hope you wouldent)
Ok, don't tell anybody I told you this and I'm fully prepared to deny any knowledge of you, this site, or anything soccer related...
Don't be a superwoman. If pushed, allow gravity to do what it does best. Then yell out for the referee's attention!!
I'm not saying to throw yourself to the ground -- diving will get you the WRONG kind of attention from the referee. But sometimes you're in a position to "help" the referee see the misconduct of your opponent.
Remember that referee's are sometimes learning the game much the same as yourself. Tell the referee what you'd like them to watch for. You can do this by verbally telling the referee, but body language can also help drive the point home.
Great advice, especially since I was going to say the same thing.
That spontaneous utterance of "ouch" or "hey" will get the attention of the Refs, but too much acting will not help. If there is an AR and they are close to the play, just ask "did you see that?" The weird part is that their answer doesn't matter. All you want to do is alert the CR and AR to this issue. Hopefully they will catch it the 2nd time. If not, the parents will, and then the CR will definitely hear about it!
Here is another way of looking at this. Why is your opponent doing this? Just to be a B**tch? More likely, she is trying to intimidate you. IMHO, the best way to show that you aren't intimidated is just to be too friendly to this player. During the course of the game, you hear everyone's name anyway, so call her by her first name. "hey Betty, nice pass!" Don't confuse this was the faux compliment--"good try" at a miss, or "you almost had that one" when an offensive player eludes her. Retaliation and Sarcasm will work against you in the long run.
Treat her like she is your new best friend, and she will look positively evil the next time she gives you that a gratuitous nudge (and you take Refdad's advice and let gravity run its course).
Remember, once you can fake sincerity, you have it made!
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