Recent content by BreakingBrad

Am sure he can deliberately kick it at a player if he wants (not sure why you'd want to though). However if the attacker challenges the GK as he releases the ball it should be an indirect FK.

Was badgering on about me not hearing the sound of the contact...I said I didn't need to hear anything because I had a perfect view

Completely agree, had this exact scenario at the weekend....team losing 2-1, striker through on goal, goes down under challenge in area but I conclude not careless and no foul (satisfied I got it right)....striker goes mental....am confident a sin bin at that point would have resulted in total...

When advice is to speak to the captain, do you try to do this whilst the game is going on or do you delay a restart to do it?

Thanks for very helpful replies so far. An additional point I'd make is that when I remind coaches pre-match that sin bins are in use for dissent (not that I've used them yet!), I would say only a small minority seem to be aware that they're a) mandatory in all grassroots football, and b) only...

The stress simply comes from wishing to avoid confrontation (especially with teens who are hardly renowned for their mature understanding of rights and wrongs). I genuinely would have no issue just blowing my whistle and issuing a simple card but for me at least the sin bin is not at all...

I'm a middle aged Level 7 referee with little/no interest in promotion and thankfully no need for the money. Just doing it for fitness and to be helpful to local youth clubs that need refs. Am confident my knowledge of the laws is excellent and my positioning is generally good (thus my...

Good point....I need to improve my understanding of disciplinary action of team officials which blissfully is rarely needed at my level.

Reffed an U16 game today....despite winning comfortably White coach contested every decision (eg "it's his first foul ref" after obvious YC for reckless challenge etc.). Late in second half I gave an easy FK for a trip to Blues and when I explained I saw a trip after the inevitable question I...