Ref Base – Mentor Evaluations

At times in his matches, Onur could have moved closer to the location of play. Part of this was anticipating where play was going to next. We discussed this between games.

At one point in first match, the NMSA goalkeeper gained handling possession of the ball, then while running forward in her penalty area, accidentally dropped the ball. Onur called a second touch of the ball on the keeper. The IFK resulted in a goal for the opposing team.

After the game I advised that this was not a proper application of that law and not a true offense by the keeper. I explained the law for this was intended for situation where the goalkeeper purposefully releases the ball into play followed by a regaining of handling possession. I advised that in the future he allow goalkeepers to gain possession of the ball after an accidental release.

Onur did well to recognized contact of a defender against an attacker after the ball was played away, and the ensuing interaction between those players. He called the foul. Before allowing the free kick he spoke with both players about their behavior, likely diffusing further problems.

For situations where fouls needed to be called, Onur made those calls.

Generally Onur signal correctly and in a timely manner.

On small issue, Onur tended to signal simultaneous with both arms, such as point to the spot of the foul and signaling for an indirect kick. I suggested he separate his arm signal/body language. My specific suggestion in this situation was to immediately signal IFK for the offside, then lower his arm and point to the location of the free kick. And then after moving to the expected drop zone, show the IFK signal again.