Young match officials can become better by going to the Young Referee Development Programme. Thomas Whay was one of the guys who could go there and learn from it. Daniel Meeson, The FA’s National Referee Development Manager responsible for Volunteers, … Continue reading →
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Daniel Curcio is the referee director at the Ibercup and other big international tournaments. He tells you how you can become an international referee yourself. “Referees can learn a lot from refereeing international teams”, Curcio says in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. It is a great way to develop yourself as a referee. Referees can […]
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Remain focused during first friendlies of the football season. That’s sometimes a quite difficult job. I am happy to be back at the football pitches, because it gives me a great feeling. Football, I love it. But a game needs a different focus than a training session. How do I keep paying attention? After the […]
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I talked with George Postma, a Fifa instructor, about a course he gave about Beachsoccer refereeing in Tanzania. He went there in 2013, but story is still interesting to give an insight in what referees can do to develop refereeing … Continue reading →
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How to restart play after animal enters the pitch? Good video example of the match Heracles versus PSV with referee Richard Liesveld. The answers follows after the marten left the pitch. http://youtu.be/f0DA0guTOpc The answer is: a drop-ball.
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Earlier this week I blogged about the fact that European referees will not be tested for doping. But they should summon players to be tested if there’s suspicion of using performance enhancing drugs. Referees have an active task next season … Continue reading →
The post How to recognize doping in football matches as referee? appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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How to prepare for a fitness test? That’s a crucial question before the season starts, but also when you have to pass the test later on in your season. In this blog post you receive tips on how to prepare by Stephen Oduor. He is a trained FIFA and CAF physical fitness instructor and a […]
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Svein Oddvar Moen, a Norwegian referee, didn’t do a proper coin toss earlier this month. It was quite a funny moment. He flipped the coin in the air, but it didn’t land in his hand or on the ground. It landed on the head of one of captain Espen Bugge Petterson Watch the clip from […]
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How to deal with encroachment at penalty kicks? An interesting situation in the game between Newcastle and Burton. This case study is written as educational story to show referees how to handle in particular situations based on the Laws of the Game. The situation. Newcastle has been awarded a penalty kick. Matt Richie takes it and […]
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How to deal with a long period without games to officiate? You are now out of necessity in a period without matches. Mentally this can be quite a challenge, but what is the best way to deal with it? This is a question that was posed in the KNVB newsletter for referees. And I am […]
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Dutch Referee Blog wishes you a great start of the year. In the first blog of 2015, Australian World Cup referee Ben Williams gives you 4 things to keep in mind to become a top referee. So, wow to become a top referee? Be the best you can be Football is a reflection of life […]
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When a referee arrives at a club he get welcomed. Every club has organised that differently. Sometimes an 10-year-old kid who gives me a cup of tea, sometimes it’s a former referee who had to stop due to an injury. That got me thinking how professional clubs would do that. This is how referee liaison […]
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How does referee Alan Kelly stay fit during the Covid 19 crisis? Alan Kelly talks about this on a webinar by Silbo, a company that automates sports officiating administration. The MLS referee has a daily morning routine – Covid 19 or not. He wears a Polar watch that measures his fitness and sleep. “First thing […]
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Premier League referees prepare thoroughly for the season. “Players become better, so we have to do the same”, says Michael Oliver on the Premier League website. And every referee wants the best games in the league. “This means I have to keep my standards high as well”, says Martin Atkinson. Preparation of Premier League referees […]
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Nice short video on Youtube from the LFA Referees where they tell something about their courses and how they try to get young referees ready for the game. What can you do to keep your officials and prevent them to walking away? That’s a good question for LFA Referees while the number of referees is […]
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You might think you’re ready for all your games. You are a physically fit referee, but you still don’t earn your promotion or some negatives thoughts are keeping you behind the others. That’s because you find it difficult to deal with negative feelings or you don’t know how to deal with setbacks. “Now is the […]
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Ever wondered how it is to be an MLS Referee? Nice documentary from Daltonic Films with behind the scenes footage. Do you want to become a professional referee?
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In June season was over. The last games were great: play-offs and the appointment for the u17 cup final. And then it was time to relax. This is how I took a break from refereeing in Africa. Taking four weeks off from work is good, but I also like it to have some days off […]
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Becoming a better referee instructor is the goal for this season. KNVB organises a whole year of courses, because that’s how they want to help me and the other students. A good experience, because it gives me a lot of tools. In this blog I’ll share my experience and tips. January 31st is a special […]
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I heared a story of a few talented referees who quit refereeing before they reached the top level. Not because they were not good enough, but they felt they were not treated the right way. Such a waste of quality! And when I read a story from Jeff Weiner, CEO at LinkedIn, I thought it […]
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