Recent content by JoetheRef

Hi all, I have been appointed to a youth cup final with NARs. I am fairly sure that they haven't been on the line before and so I was wondering what I should expect of them and how I should tailor the pre-match briefing to reflect this. I'm not sure if this is relevant but it's also my first...

Thank you very much!!

Hi Guys, In my U16 match this morning, off the ball I heard a player call another a f****t, however I didn't see which player said this. Obviously had I seen it would have been a red card. As I didn't see, I didn't do anything, should I have?

For me it often depends on the game, most of the time, at the ages you're doing, the game doesn't need a yellow card in order for you to manage it. I am always reluctant to book players at that age. I've had U14 games where a card is very necessary to calm the game down and others (the vast...

Firstly you have my respect for jumping straight in with Men's football. As people have said above these comments do harm your confidence, at least to start with. Make sure you focus on the positive aspects of the game, both in game decisions and procedurally, for example introducing yourself...

I think we all enjoy officiating but would you do it for little-no money?

I wish my league had that. That would make things so much easier.

Thank you for the advice.

I had an U14 game where I correctly disallowed what would have been a late equaliser for handball. The offending player promptly told me to f**k off so I gave a sin bin for dissent. When I asked for his name he sounded unsure of his own name. At full-time I checked with his coach and it was a...