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Week 10 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Laden… Continue reading...

Week 9 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. New month, new chances. I wish you much luck again. Laden… Continue reading...

Week 8 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Good luck this week. Laden… Continue reading...

A proper warm-up for referees is needed for both training sessions in games. It will improve your performance and reduces your risk of injury. The blog post is based on lessons I followed as a referee and notes I took. Physical effects of a warm-up The physical effects of a proper warm-up for referees are: […] Continue reading...

Week 7 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. A new quiz, so a new chance to score 5 out 5. Last week the question about the substitute was a bit tricky, as the problem was the player coming onto the field of play. For everyone: you can check the answers after each quiz on the […] Continue reading...

These 5 training principles for referees are very important. They’re something you need to keep in mind when scheduling your training sessions. If you want to improve you need to find the right balance: don’t go to heavy on yourself. But it also means that you need to stimulate your muscles to be able to […] Continue reading...

Week 6 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Can you score 5 out of 5? A quick recap of week 5. The most difficult question for you all was: The ball seems to go over the boundary line. A coach of team A stops the ball, but at the moment he touches the ball it […] Continue reading...

A training session at your own referee assocition, that’s awesome. And I don’t get one per week, but two. What does a training at the Hagues Referee Association (HSV in Dutch) look like? Check out our 1 hour session in the blog post below. Warming-up We started off with warm-up laps around our pitch for […] Continue reading...

Another quiz for October: Week 5 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Not many new LOTG subjects in this one, but it’s good IMO to also know the rules that have not changed. Good luck! Laden… Continue reading...

The substitution procedure is new in the 2019-2020 season. The biggest change: players leave the field of play at the nearest point on the boundary line. But what if players refuse? Or what would be a good reason to do differently? A nice case study with video examples for you. T When can a player […] Continue reading...

Simon Breivik from PGMOL gives fitness tips. I’ve been reading a lot about fitness and found some interesting tips in the FA and RA’s Refereeing magazine. I’ve distilled 5 important lessons that are very useful for every referee. During a referee conference they asked Simon Breivik to teach about fitness. He’s the Head of Fitness […] Continue reading...

Week 4 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. I’ve made all quizzes for this month at once in August. Now I publish them I think this one is quite easy. So can you score 5 out of 5? Laden… Continue reading...

The Pierluigi Collina fitness tips are part of my second blog post on Fitness Friday. After watching the Pierluigi Collina Master Class I started reading his book again. It’s from 2003 and at that time he already stresses the importance of fitness for referees, because the games are going faster. Run, referee, run Run, referee, […] Continue reading...

It’s time for Week 3 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. A quick correction from last week’s quiz. The question last week should have mentioned whether it was a careless or reckless challenge. I’ve been in touch with IFAB about the question where the sanction is administered at the next stoppage, because you let the […] Continue reading...

Fitness Friday is the new section on my referee blog. Lots of referees ask me for fitness plans, tips for their running or ways to train your physical ability. Fitness Friday is for you, because you are the referee who wants to get physically fitter, better positioned. You want to become a better referee. Football […] Continue reading...

The first test of the new season was well-received. Thanks all for participating. I’ll try something new this year. The tests will now go live on Tuesdays, the day my newsletter goes out. On Friday’s you’ll get something back: fitness tips. So remember: Test Tuesday, Fitness Friday. Good luck with Week 2 Laws of the […] Continue reading...

The new quiz season starts. Are you prepared? Good luck with Week 1 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. I was triggered by a quote from Riem Hussein, Women’s World Cup referee in 2019. She says On Deutche Welle (in English): “In theory, there were a huge number of changes. My fist thought was that […] Continue reading...

Pierluigi Collina Master Class. I case you haven’t seen it, it’s worth watching. Below you find 5 important lessons from the masterclass and in the video Collina explains them. Tips from the masterclass “It is not only important that you are good. You also need to look good. Football needs athletes as referees.” “What makes […] Continue reading...

Handball before goal is scored. A new situation in the Laws of the Game, explained with text and video in this blog post. Make sure that you know how to handle from the 2019-2020 season onwards. Because of the recent law changes, you need to make a different decision as referee compared to previous seasons. […] Continue reading...

This is the last quiz of our season and is based on the 18/19 IFAB Laws of the Game (should be same for 19/20) - dedicated to our finals series games which are knock out games https://form.jotform.co/91899275738883 As always, you will see your score once you submit. If you put a correct email address in, all questions, your answers, correct answers and LOTG references are auto-emailed to you. Your email is not used for anything else but if you don't want to use your email, message me the name you used and I can message you back with the content of your quiz result. Oh and watch out for those tricky ones. Answers may be discussed in the thread so best to do the quiz before reading the rest of the thread.