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Hello all (again), 2 questions here please. I wrote down from my training 2 years ago that handball coming at close range from the opposite team (obviously, if they haven't made their body unnecessarily larger, or moved their hand deliberately towards the ball) isn't handball. But I can't see...

Hello all, I've been arriving 30 mins ish early for youth matches but my appointments chap said I should arrive 45-60mins early for the adult matches. I arrive in my kit and ready to inspect the pitch, brief the teams and brief the ARs - last week was just subs doing it so I couldn't brief...

Hello all, I'm going for promotion to level 6 this year so I've got some adult games coming up. When am I supposed to see the team sheets and what am I supposed to do with them?? Should I be trying to ID the players against the sheets?

Hello all. My card wallet is falling apart. Any recommfor one that isn't too flimsy, isn't too thick and has a pencil holder? My cards are fine,I just need the wallet. Thanks

Hello all I've got my first men's match today. Do I check studs and jewellery with them before the match? Thanks

Hello all. In the notes from my referee course a couple of years ago I wrote that handball is not an offence if it comes from the opposite team at close range or if it touches their arm directly from their body. But I can't find these in the laws. Was it just advice on probabilities from the...

Hello all, advice please: "A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s)." What is the sanction for a player who does challenge? An IDFK seems a bit weak. Just going over the laws before tomorrow's games.

Hello all. I am convinced by other threads here that whether someone got the ball or not is largely irrelevant when assessing whether a tackle was careless/reckless etc. I also have noted comments that players can choose to avoid being tripped or can choose to leave a trailing leg and fall. In...

This wasn't my best game ever. So, U15 Cup game, both in the Premier league. Team A winning 2-1. I blew for a push in the box from a corner kick against Team A. I could tell immediately from both sides that it shouldn't have been a penalty and it would have been unfair to change the game on...

Please could someone explain this part of law 12? It looks like it is saying that the goalkeeper is allowed to pick up the ball after they have tried to kick it after a back pass or throw in. Is that right? 'touches the ball with the hand/arm, unless the goalkeeper has clearly kicked or...

What do you say to the teams before the match? I keep switching my pre match patter and am not sure of the best version yet.

Hello all. Can you foul a member of your own team? And, a related question, what would be the sanction for a goalie swearing at his own players when he doesn't save a goal? C1 unsporting?

Hello all. I'm finding this forum very helpful so thank you to those who moderate it. This has possibly been covered before, but as I have my first U16 match this Saturday (having done a grand total of 2 x U13s then all U12s before that), please could you give me some pointers as to how you...

Hello all. Is there a law which covers when two are tackling one player? I let it go today but it felt wrong and I checked with the ref on another game and he said it wasn't allowed. Is it under the careless or reckless tackle rule with a direct free kick? Or is there a specific law which...

Hello all, I was under the impression that throws have to go in the air, not straight down at a team member's feet. But this isn't mentioned in the Laws of the Game. Is a throw legal as long as it is from both hands behind the head?

Hello all. My daughter used to ref youth games and when she gave up, I trained. I can see why she gave up - it's quite a stressful job! I'm now starting my 2nd season and am looking forward to getting more confident. I did start to enjoy it by the end of the season. Looking to take the...