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Over the last couple of games I've officiated in on the British American Football Senior National League - we've been using a set of comms kit. http://www.baofengradio.co.uk/2016-bf-888s-plus-5pcs/ It's a set of the above radios that are clipped onto the belt (as we wear trousers with a belt...

I've been using a product that may prove popular amongst football referees - a different take on the pencil. They're called "Bullet Pencils" - and as you can see - the actual pencil bit is stored inside the barrel when not being used - so they are about the size of an Ikea pencil when not...

Does anyone know, on the off chance, of a High Street Retailer that stocks Fox40 Finger Grip Whistles in the West Midlands at all - or know where I could order one to arrive before Sunday (very short notice I know!)

Got my first assessment through by email for a game I did on Saturday in the National Juniors League (this is for American Football btw) The sense of fear and anticipation I used to get when an FA one used to come through returned in spades - but I was pleasantly surprised to read the report...

Been assigned to a busy weekend next week! Got my first ever game on the Senior British National League (as Head Linesman) with a short jaunt up to the Tipton Sports Academy (been there a couple of times when I was running the line in the West Midlands League) - for a fixture between the...

Had my first game as an official in another sport yesterday - with a pre-season friendly between the Birmingham Bulls and the Coventry Jets (this is American Football btw). First of all - there were 5 of us appointed to officiate the game - each with their own particular role. I was tasked...

I’d like to reproduce some advice given by Jim Briggs - who has 31 years experience officiating in sport. His book “The Manual of Football Officiating” is a good go-to guide for any official who wishes to improve their game and expand their knowledge of the mechanics of officiating. I'll...

So as detailed on the About Me… page – I have been retraining to become a Football Official (for the sake of clarity – “American Football” will be referred from hereon in as “Football”. Association Football will be known as “Soccer”). The whole process was extremely easy compared to what I...

Hi all, I'm trying to just update the kitbag - and am in need of a couple of specific items - but not sure what the best products nowadays are: I need a decent wristwatch with stopwatch capabilities - and really looking for a design where the buttons to stop and start, plus reset cannot be...

After a career of some 18 years in the world of refereeing soccer (as I must now refer to it as) - and growing more and more disillusioned with the politics of local FAs and the feeling that once we reached a certain age (i.e. not classed as "Young Referees") that we were left to our own devices...