Got my second game in the middle tomorrow and I’m really nervous for this one now.
For those of you who didn’t read my last thread my game last week was my first ever game, Sunday league 3rd division men, in a big open playing field typical Sunday stuff, substitutes was lino’s and the game was a relative successs.
Tomorrow I’m doing county football, premier division 1st vs 3rd in a actually ground with two league appointed AR’s.
Few questions a few more experienced refs could answer;
1. I am meant to have a brief with my two AR’s on what I want from them communication wise etc (I think they are both level 6’s and this is my second game) what do I say?
2. As there are official dressing rooms home/away should I enter them and do the kit checks there or on the FOP?
3. Can someone talk me through how they ask/conduct the FA Respect handshake? I asked my two teams last week, they did it, but clearly wasn’t use to doing it they was very unsure how to line up etc and one player even said to another “well played mate” which made me tickle.
I know the LOTG don’t change and my refereeing shouldn’t change but I am apprehensive as it seems a very formal setting being in a private ground and top of the premiership clash
Thanks
For those of you who didn’t read my last thread my game last week was my first ever game, Sunday league 3rd division men, in a big open playing field typical Sunday stuff, substitutes was lino’s and the game was a relative successs.
Tomorrow I’m doing county football, premier division 1st vs 3rd in a actually ground with two league appointed AR’s.
Few questions a few more experienced refs could answer;
1. I am meant to have a brief with my two AR’s on what I want from them communication wise etc (I think they are both level 6’s and this is my second game) what do I say?
2. As there are official dressing rooms home/away should I enter them and do the kit checks there or on the FOP?
3. Can someone talk me through how they ask/conduct the FA Respect handshake? I asked my two teams last week, they did it, but clearly wasn’t use to doing it they was very unsure how to line up etc and one player even said to another “well played mate” which made me tickle.
I know the LOTG don’t change and my refereeing shouldn’t change but I am apprehensive as it seems a very formal setting being in a private ground and top of the premiership clash
Thanks