I already posted this to the referee forum at bigsoccer - looking for reactions here --
HS JV game, so 2-whistle system is in effect. I am working the scoreboard from the press box at top of the stands at midfield. A player on Black team attempts to pass the ball from well beyond midfield (on my right) to a teammate behind him, but fails to connect the pass. The ball bounces and rolls 60 yards or so, with a White attacker chasing behind it. As the ball passes into the penalty area (on my left), the goal keeper runs up and picks it up. Whistle from the referee on my right. Much complaining from Black team, questioning "intentional?". Referees meet down near the ball and have a discussion for about 45 seconds. After the meeting, White is awarded an IDK in the outer reaches of the PA. After the initial kick bounces off Black's wall, a White teammate kicks a screamer past the Black GK.
HS JV game, so 2-whistle system is in effect. I am working the scoreboard from the press box at top of the stands at midfield. A player on Black team attempts to pass the ball from well beyond midfield (on my right) to a teammate behind him, but fails to connect the pass. The ball bounces and rolls 60 yards or so, with a White attacker chasing behind it. As the ball passes into the penalty area (on my left), the goal keeper runs up and picks it up. Whistle from the referee on my right. Much complaining from Black team, questioning "intentional?". Referees meet down near the ball and have a discussion for about 45 seconds. After the meeting, White is awarded an IDK in the outer reaches of the PA. After the initial kick bounces off Black's wall, a White teammate kicks a screamer past the Black GK.