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      markref reacted to AW93's post in the thread First Game at Academy with Like Like.
      Hello, first time poster and new referee. Had my first game in the middle today at an academy U12, 9v9 with offsides. I was told prior...
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      markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
      Positioning… when on your own you have to compromise… and you will learn how much you can run and when to take risks. Best advice I had...
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      markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
      Good advice above:) On your own with offsides… the first time 2-3 defenders look like lemons standing appealing, after the play remind...
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      markref reacted to TartanTyke's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
      Cheers, I'm a little older than most new refs (37) so while I'm still building confidence, I have a half decent baseline that younger...
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      markref replied to the thread Interesting Start.
      Well done for the way you handled the CAR. That’s something much more experienced referees have problems with, so to deal that...
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      markref reacted to TartanTyke's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
      New ref here, I've been reffing for my lads under 11s team but now currently doing my 5 games to get my level 7. Had a double header...
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      markref replied to the thread First Game at Academy.
      As Rusty says, a wider angle can help with offsides. Another thing which really helps is using field markings. For example, you may...
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      markref replied to the thread Backpasses.
      This is where the term “back pass” does us no favours. The direction of the pass does not matter - what matters is whether it’s an...
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      So, this thread was not meant to be about Academy football… it was about getting referee training and joining your local schemes if you...
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      markref reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread "trifling" with Like Like.
      Not any more. Which I think is a miss, because I think it still lurks strongly in the SOTG. At its core, I think the concept of...
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      markref reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread "trifling" with Like Like.
      So nearly 30 years ago, a significant percentage of today's referees (sadly not me) wouldn't have even been born.
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      markref reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread "trifling" with Like Like.
      Right you are about the Decisions. Here’s the language from the Law V Decisions of the International Board from the early 70s.
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      markref replied to the thread "trifling".
      It was in the “decisions of the IFAB” for law 5 up to the 96 / 97 LOTG. It basically said that football is meant to be played with as...
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      markref reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread "trifling" with Like Like.
      It was in the preface to the Laws for a long time. I think it came out in the great rewrite that brought us C/R/EF—the 90s? It was in...
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      markref replied to the thread Level 5.
      I do two games a month on the SCEFL and two on the Kent County League. This season the SCEFL has had the Premier division for level 4s...
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