The Macron referee shirt will be introduced in the Uefa Champions League in 2019-2020. On Dutch Referee Blog you’ll get an exclusive preview. Below you’ll found the sketches first. Because the real kits are produced now, I can share you some details of that as well. The real colours The real colours of the shirt […]
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The referee plays advantage perfectly when you let the non-offending team build up an attack. But where do you apply the advantage? In this blog post you’ll see video examples, plus criteria to keep in mind when giving advantage. Because of a great example in the last UCL round, I thought about writing this blog […]
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Last quiz month of the year, so last chance to win goodies from RefsWorld UK. Good luck with Week 29 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Bezig met laden…
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The 2019 Uefa Youth League referees have the pleasure of being mentored by Roberto Rosetti and Marc Batta. Three referee teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland and France will officiate the most important youth games. And not just the players are talents for the future. The referees too. Because of that they are being urged […]
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Week 28 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I’ve tested a few of these questions at the Ibercup 2019. They were part of a quiz with refereeing questions, won by Jeremy Laroche from Canada. Some seemed to be very difficult, so I wish you good luck. And as always, you have a chance to win […]
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Stéphanie Frappart is the first female referee in Ligue 1. The 2019 World Cup referee from France will officiate the game between Amien SC against RC Strasbourg on the 28th of April. The French Football Federation (FFF) wants her to prepare the best way possible for the World Cup. Because the video referee will be […]
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The benefits of refereeing abroad. The experiences and lessons from 2019 Ibercup Referees in Portugal, where I was an observer. I personally loved the fact that every referee was eager to learn and develop themselves as a referee. And the tips and lessons they learned are shared for you in this blog post. Working with […]
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Right. Here is my April quiz.
https://form.jotform.co/90762625531861
Same deal. 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 and message me the name you used, I can message you back with the content of your quiz result.
Answers are discussed in the thread so best to do the quiz before reading the rest of the thread :).
Week 27 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. What if another person than the identified taker kicks the penalty kick? How do you handle? The Quiz Bezig met laden…
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Being a club referee in The Netherlands, that’s a unique chance to referee games as foreign referee. Clarence Leow can’t referee games for KNVB, because his stay in The Netherlands is too short. He thinks he’ll only train at the referee association … But luckily for him there’s a club referee system and he officiates […]
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It’s time for week 26 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I’ll start with a moment from the German cup game between Bayern Munich and Heidenheim. Niklas Süle fouls an attacker, see picture below. What is your decision? The questions Bezig met laden…
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Hi All,
I have started putting together monthly LOTG quizzes for our RA members. I though of making it available to the wider referee community after it is done by our RA. You may see some questions in there you have seen before. Give it a go:
https://form.jotform.co/90548957009871
You will see your score once you submit. If you put a correct email address in, all questions, your answers and correct answers are auto-emailed to you. Your email is not used for anything else but if you don't want to use your email and message me the name you used, I can message you back with the content of your quiz result.
Week 25 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Good luck with the new quiz! PS: last week you might have seen that you could score 6 points. This week subscription to the newsletter, which was accidentally given a point, is no longer a point. You’re totally free to subscribe and it won’t change/influence if you […]
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Game management for referees is so important. It’s very important to remain confident and that you’re not going to hide when players react negatively to your whistling. That’s one of the key learnings I’ve taken with me from the keynote Howard Webb gave during the Ontario Soccer Summit. Howard Webb stresses that you need to […]
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It’s time for week 24 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. An interesting one with a few questions I made for Tournaments Abroad Referee Academy. For example with a player who’s outside the field of play and wants to come in while standing besides the goal-post. He sees that a shot is going […]
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Week 23 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. It’s time to bring back an older situation with Patrice Evra. Do you know how to handle it? Have a sneak peak at the case study about it. Bezig met laden…
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Kepa vs Sarri: case study when a player refuses to leave. I always thought this situation was reserved for my weekly Laws of the Game Quizzes, but it really happened in the Carabao Cup. How do you deal with this situation as a refreee? When a player refuses to leave A unique story in pics […]
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Two separate cautionable offences in close proximity. It has never happened to me that I have to show a player two yellow cars plus a red card within seconds. How about you? The only situation I remember is with Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır, but that is a while ago. During the Uefa Champions League game […]
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It’s time for Week 22 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. I was a bit too busy last week, but got a quiz for you now and will be back every week again. Good luck with week 22 of the quiz. Bezig met laden…
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Laws of the Game changes 2019-2020. IFAB announces some changes. Biggest changes is on handballs and the place subbed players have to leave the field of play and the position of the goalkeeper at penalty kicks. Download pdf with all decisions Handball changes On the topic of defining handball, a decision was taken by The […]
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