Search Forum Home   Discussions  Ask the Ref Doctor  Double Kicks...  Double Kicks    6/12/2006 3:30:44 PM Joe 25 posts Double Kicks I need a consultation at a recent tournament I noticed several players who still hit the butt pretty hard with first kick of a double kick. I am of two minds on dealing with situation: 1) Old School: This is incidental contact, go ahead and let the players play. 2) Since points have been allowed to the back: When a referee can infer that a player is purposefully kicking at a non-target area. Stop the match, penalize and remove the illegitimate point if necessary. Please help my head is hurting?  6/12/2006 4:32:08 PM bckwh 104 posts Re: Double Kicks Mr. Aguon, I believe that it is the Referee's responsibility to address every perceived impropriety, such as attacks below the belt, to include the gluteus area. We, as Referees and judges, encourage the continued use and development of techniques such as double kicks by awarding points for the successful execution of such techniques. However, we can also help with the demise of techniques such as the double kick by being very strict in the enforcement of penalties for accidental low first kicks, and by not scoring double/triple kicks. As a Referee, I would handle the situation by first stopping the match and giving the attacker a verbal warning, urging him/her to keep the kicks up. The second occurrence might result in a kyungo, and any further occurrences would definitely result in a kyungo. By the third time, intent would have firmly been establised in my mind. Any time the kyungo is awarded, if a point was scored by the judges, it would be invalidatted As a Corner Judge, I would score the second kick if it met the criteria for a valid point, with no consideration given by me to the action or non-action of the Referee. Perhaps the fairest way to deal with such situations is to remember to always address them, don't just ignore them like they never happened. A key to giving penalties is having a clear determination of intent in mind before giving the penalty. This is ascertained by addressing the infraction with a verbal warning first (unless intent is obvious with the first occurrence), then excalating to a kyungo once intent is determined in your mind. ~BHarris  Page 1 of 1   Discussions  Ask the Ref Doctor  Double Kicks... Flat View Tree View Oldest To Newest Newest To Oldest