Umpiring Should umpires be coached during a game?

[jc12]

Gotta ask...why is this an issue?

Why is it an issue to cover up corruption?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Why is it an issue to cover up corruption?

No, why is it corruption?

I might be naive, but what's the issue with an umpire being coached during a game?

If they're missing stuff, or sucking, what's wrong with an observer with better perspective telling them?

I'm happy to be corrected, but I'm unsure what the issue is?

 

[hoss]

Couldn't hurt. They seem scared though and not able to make a decision against the crowd at pivotal moments. Not sure coaching can help that.

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[RedV3x]

I might be naive, but what's the issue with an umpire being coached during a game?

All umpire's above a certain level are watched and given feedback

 

[Erakor]

It’s not even the fact that coaching occurs during the game, but that the AFL decided it needed to be secret.

Nothing shady going on at all when big organisations feel the need to do this.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

'Coached' is an interesting play on words as what one can consider coaching another can consider instructing.
And thats when you have to ask, is an umpire making a decision on how they interpret what they see unfold infront of them based on prior coached example or are they being instructed to make or not make calls in the moment based on a desired outcome.

 

[RedV3x]

'Coached' is an interesting play on words as what one can consider coaching another can consider instructing.

It's the same - trying to manufacture a desired result.

And thats when you have to ask, is an umpire making a decision on how they interpret what they see unfold in front of them based on prior coached example

that's usually the case.

or are they being instructed to make or not make calls in the moment based on a desired outcome.

it's called fine-tuning. It easily could be discussing recent adjustments to interpretations.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

I think they absolutely should.

Examples of Hawthorn players driving their own heads into the turf may not be easy to identify by the field umpire on the ground - but the rest of us watching on TV could see it clear as day.

Those types of situations should absolutely be relayed to field umpires so they're aware of it.

Grundy pulling GWS' ruckman's jumper all day during ruck contests is a similar example. It happened at every context, but the the field umpire's view was impeded (by desig by Grundy).
It was an obvious tactic to grind and wear down the big guy from the Giants over the course of the day. And it worked. He was spent by the last quarter.

Umpires should definitely be instructed of these things. I see zero reason why they shouldn't?

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Grundy pulling GWS' ruckman's jumper all day during ruck contests is a similar example. It happened at every context, but the the field umpire's view was impeded (by design by Grundy).
It was an obvious tactic to grind and wear down the big guy from the Giants over the course of the day. And it worked. He was spent by the last quarter.

Grundy is doing it again tonight already.

I can't understand how the umpire don't see it?

 

[RedV3x]

I can't understand how the umpire don't see it?

All ruck contests bar centre bouncedowns are illegal under the old interpretations.
IMO all ruck contests should mimic the centre bouncedowns.