From the work of the Association of Creative Teachers:
Dyslexia – a known or unknown problem?
On October 22 of this year, a senior junior football match was held. Facing each other were the teams of BK.S Bolesławiec and Bielawianka Bielawa. The home team won 2:0. Toward the end of the second half, an unpleasant incident occurred on the pitch. A visiting player fouled our player. The foul occurred in the heat of the battle. The kick “from behind” was strong, but certainly unintentional. Our player—probably under the influence of pain—made a gesture that I describe as offensively defensive.
The referee showed the visiting player a red card (entirely rightly so under the new rules). Then the referee “allowed himself” to call the visiting team’s captain (the goalkeeper) to the scene of the incident. A conversation took place during which the visiting captain used an obscene expression, most likely insulting the referee, because the captain also saw a red card.
In writing this text, I deliberately used the expression “allowed himself,” because I believe that the referee had no right to call the captain. Showing a red card unequivocally means that the player receiving it is automatically sent off the pitch. There is therefore no need to additionally inform the captain.
I would like to mention that until the red cards were shown, the match was played in a calm atmosphere (with perhaps only one three-minute sending-off). Given that the result was rather certain, the visitors were numerically weakened, and little time remained until the end of the match, no escalation could have been expected. After the match, a bet arose between me and my colleague, the well-known football referee Stanisław Giza. He is the author, editor and publisher of “Biuletyn Sędziowski” for the Jelenia Góra district and of the unique edition “Od trampkarza do juniora”.
Mr Stanisław took the referee’s side, while I believed that the referee had made a mistake. Under the terms of the bet, Mr Stanisław was obliged to present proof (the Laws of the Game) within a week. Three weeks have passed and there is still no proof. For formal reasons, I could consider myself the winner, but I am not interested in winning at the green table. Therefore (this time in the pages of “Głos Bolesławca”), I call on you once again, Staszek.
When considering who could act as arbiter, I came to the conclusion that there is one candidate acceptable to both of us. It is the well-known football referee Mr Andrzej Szczełkun, by virtue of his position as President of the Jelenia Góra Referees’ District and the rank of his qualifications (after all, one does not become a top-division referee for nothing).
I leave the formal matters to you, Staszek. As for the stake, I am ready to exchange a crate of beer for a bottle of GUINNESS (we did not previously agree on the brand of beer), although my victory is almost certain. Nevertheless, I leave the decision in this matter to you.
Since I chose the written route, I expect the verdict in writing, although not necessarily in the newspaper.
With sporting regards, J.Kubica.