Dartford 7's marshelling

[Marc0]

I my opinion I saw a lot more very good calls and only one bad.

Marshalling a tourney of this level is flipping hard work, as anyone who has done it will agree.

I have marshalled a few tourneys ( M25 league and the winter series ) and am the first to admit I was not flawless with my calls at all times. You can only call it as you see it and if you make a mistake then admit to it and put it right ( if possible ).

I did witness a incident on Sunday when a team member that was sitting out a game shouted at a marshall on field 2 when he failed to spot a hit on the top of a players hopper during a paint check.

Instead of being glad he been assisted with the call, he got verbal with the guy outside the netting.

Tough call if its your team on the field screaming at the marshall where the hit is and he puts the guy back in with the hit still on has hopper.

As I say really tough call, but could you keep a lid on it in a simular position ????

This was however the only incident I saw to question great reffing on all three fields all day long, and I do mean long.

Big up to all the Marshalls and other staff who worked there asses off.

Later

 

[SHERIFF]

Its all very well saying only experienced marshels should do the job and we had players asking us to marshall the next one .
But guys we want to play to thats why we are here .
There was not one marshell there that tryed to screw over a team just for the hell of it and they all done there best and i for one thank them.
If you dont like the marshelling then do it your self , if you dont want to do it then dont have a pop at the ones that do...
Big up to dave and see you all at the next one

 

[A.B]

Firstly i have loads of respect for all the guys who marshalled all the fields, i've not marshalled tournaments but have done a hell of a lot of rental marshalling- can't say i fancy tournie marshallin much.

My only constructive critisism would be:

For marshalls who are new to tournament marshalling they should be instructed to ignore any calls from outside of the netted area.

If a spectator is communicating with marshalls and having a direct influence on the game then that is cheating in my book- this ain't X-ball! If more experienced marshalls listen to spectators calls and decide they can check the player without affecting the game then thats great- if the player is hit, well they're outa there! If the spectator is wrong or has some other motive and in calling a check on a player has a direct effect on a game then that is not on, That said apart from one very bad call call the marshalling all day on all fields was swift and sure.

Well done marshalls

A.B

 

[L J]

Originally posted by jonhaley
2. Listen to the players' calls more - often a player will shout "check him" in a fairly vague and hopeful way. But when a player is telling you exactly where a hit has gone, he is more likely to be right - "Marshall - back left stand-up has a direct hit on his hopper" is a pretty direct statement that deserves checking out.

ah yes, all is well and good, but some teams strive off of distracting marshalls so they can wipe/get attention off of them etc

 

[Troggy]

I agree wholeheartedly with AB, the ref's should just ignore the sidelines.

Everyone always rants on about how paintball should be a sport, how good it would be on tv blah blah blah

oh look what we have here once again...I hate people standing on the sidelines shouting at marshals.

What a fun atmosphere it would be if we all sat in silence and watched the games...think about it next time you watch your favourite footy/rugby...insert any sport with referee hear...

On the whole the marshalls I saw did exactly that, ignored us.

 

[skullicious]

Okay Troggy....

By sideline marshalling I was referring to old, no game ,toothless big mouths swearing and abusing marshalls and telling them how "F*cking Sh*t" they are...yeah that's alot of fun..Let's televise it.

I think comparing a rugby/football crowd to a more personal event such as paintball (where I will probably end up standing next to or near to this abusive spectator at some point during the day) is slightly different.


If I hear a spectator say to check a player it I'll more often than not have a quick look.Entirely up to the marshalls discretion(sp?) , much like when another player requests a paintcheck on another player.

 

[Troggy]

Ok I hear your point...mine wasn't directed at any particular person nor related to this weekend.

The trouble is the whole thing gets outta hand to the point there was one field in the semis at campaign last year who told teams to tell their supporters to shut up for the entire game or they would be 1-4-1'd! Hows that good for the sport.

Unfortunately you will always get the odd one or two that get aggressive from the sidelines - like I said, you, as a marshall should learn to ignore that and move on not react to it. There has been far too many games where marshalls get drawn into arguments with spectators which is not a proffesional approach.

 

[skullicious]

My reaction was laughter

Vocal supporting of a team is difficult issue because of the nature of the game I suppose.
I know I can't help but cheer.....Even when I'm marshalling and I see a good move

 

[Sharla_Bounce]

The only way you gain experience is by learning from your mistakes ..right? so the only way to get an experienced marshal is to start from the bottom and work your way up......the fact that these guys are all players is a good start, because I'm pretty certain they would rather be playing anyway.

We all know it is a thankless job, filled with abuse and slagging off and loads of painful welts at the end of the day.

There are always going to be 'bad calls' but guess what sometimes it is going to be in your favour and then you're not going to be complaining too much about it are you?

It is an adrenaline pumped sport and as a result bad language and bad attitudes will prevail, everyone is guilty of losing it once in while....but you know what get over it ..thank the players who are prepared to marshal and if they can keep a good attitude about it all then well done lads.

So a huge thank you goes out to the marshals on sunday for being patient with the chrono issues, the attitudes and a job well done.

 

[SHERIFF]

I for one will be happy to see all the marshells back for next month as they will all be better after this month.
Just think the marshells sunday were beter than most from campaign last year now they were bad.
Keep up the good work lads ...
If every yeam put up an extra £5 and that could be given to the marshalling team of the day may be it would help .