mikedn
Referee/Mentor
When i used to watch my son at his U10 games(He's 21 now) i was appalled at the decisions made by so called "club referees" obviously biased towards their team,and the linesmen were no better .Then my son and i would stay behind and watch the mens match refereed by a qualified referee and i used to say to my son " Now that is how you referee a match," It was then i decided with a little help from his team manager to register on a referee training course.In April this year i've reached my 10 years as a referee and only just applying for Level 6,inactive for a couple. In all that time i can quite honestly say i have never cheated,bent,changed,adapted the rules of the game in any way... yes i've made errors in judgement... but nobodys perfect ... you pick yourself up and be the better referee.
But to read on different forums that some people are not applying the Laws of the Game as stated in the handbook.Yes, true sometimes commonsense must prevail in certain situations, but sometimes it seems as if club referees have infiltrated the site... much to my dismay.....
But to read on different forums that some people are not applying the Laws of the Game as stated in the handbook.Yes, true sometimes commonsense must prevail in certain situations, but sometimes it seems as if club referees have infiltrated the site... much to my dismay.....