I was always amazed at some of the attitiudes that I was taught and how unprofessional some of the ideas were. I'm sure you are seeing them all, and not caving in to the absudities that are so prevalent in the industry. I understand exactly what you are talking about. Just look at Rob's last post and see how sarcastic it is. He obviously still wouldn't let you move onto the field and attempt to make the right off side calls, even if you were horizontally challenged.
Common sense dictates that.
I commend you. Of course, as I failed my assessment, I'd probably laugh at the assessor for telling me that I should keep the assistants off the field. In fact, the only items that fifa refs agree on are those universally weird situations, like this, that they can sink their technical teeth into. Thanks for making my day. Yes, there are those who are obsessed with detail so that form becomes more important than substance.