Referee Anthony Taylor spots foul before offside offence, but is he correct to award a penalty kick? In this case study you’ll learn what to do. Because it’s good to think first, try to ask the following question first. What do the Laws of the Game say about fouls and offside situations? […]
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New quiz and it’s the last quiz from February. That means: the last chance to win the refereeing goodies by RefsWorld UK. An interesting question this week: Team A has been reduced to seven players. At that moment one of the players deliberately leaves the field of play. Only six players of Team A remain […]
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In this blog post you’ll find 10 ways to be a better referee mentor. Because I like them so much, I asked AYSO to use their list on my blog. When mentoring new referees, keep this in mind. Be sure to get the person’s approval to be mentored. Nobody likes unsolicited advice! Help the person […]
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Week 20 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. There’s lots of news about Mauro Icardi being a captain, but lets talk about his skills. He takes a penalty kick the Panenka way and scores. Four of his team-mates are running into the penalty area before he kicks the ball. The ball does not enter the […]
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VAR disallows goal in Champions League. A historical decision, but is it the right one? A case study from a refereeing point of view. It’s a match situation in the game between Ajax and Real Madrid. The referee is Damir Skomina and the video referee is Szymon Marciniak. Check out the highlights of the situation. […]
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Ingrid Jonsson is the first female Women’s World Cup Final referee. In this interview with Dutch Referee Blog the Swedish referee and FIFA referee instructor talks about this experience and the development of female refereeing. “In the future I guess that many more female referees will be involved in men’s football and not because they […]
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Good luck with the quizzes. It’s time for Week 19 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Bezig met laden…
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It’s my 2019 birthday. And that’s a reason for me to give a nice referee whistle away. RefsWorld UK has sent me lots of gifts and I’ll give a whistle away to one of my readers. All you have to do is share your goal for 2019 as a referee. Check out the video below […]
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The new quiz is live. It’s week 18 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. How do you like the quizzes so far? Thanks all for participating. An interesting one this week. How would you handle in the following situation? A player is in offside position at the moment of the pass in his direction. At […]
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Scoring directly from a corner kick. Is that allowed? But does the referee need to whistle? An interesting case study with AZ player Oussama Idrissi. The referee gives no signal to take the corner kick. Whistle or not? The Laws of the Game give advice on when you whistle as referee, but a referee […]
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It’s Week 17 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Good luck! Bezig met laden…
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Week 16 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. What happens when a ball becomes defective at a penalty kick? And what if a player hits a 4t official in the face when doing a substitution? Good luck with the test. And a quick note: one of last week’s questions is also on YouTube now. You’ll […]
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It’s a time for Week 15 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. Some interesting questions again for you all. If you want to win the goodies by Refsworld UK, then make sure to enter the same user name as in the first quiz of January. Good luck with the quiz. Bezig met laden…
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A new fitness exercise: building up intensity of referee training after a break. Usually after the season and in the half-way break you try to take some rest as a referee. Dutch pro referee fitness trainer Hilco de Boer has an important tip for you. When you get back into your fitness regime, make sure […]
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It’s time for Week 14 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. The first quiz of the New Year. Every month I give a price to the winner of the month, sponsored by Refsworld UK. In November Henrik from Denmark won and he just send me a picture. Will you win in January? Make sure you’ll […]
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Visiting the Southend Referees Society was one of the best refereeing experience in 2018. It was great to meet their chairman Jamie Pope and I hope he’ll get his RA to the next level in 2019 with more and more guests showing up at the events. And it all started with a direct message on […]
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Winter break fitness tips for referees. Who thinks about doing sports with Christmas and New Years Eve. But don’t forget to think about your fitness in this period. Hilco de Boer, the fitness coach of Dutch pro referees, shares his advice with you in the KNVB newsletter. Take a rest based on lenght of your […]
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The 10 best read stories on Dutch Referee Blog for 2018. Enjoy them and please let me know on jan@dutchreferee.com what you want to learn next year and I’ll try to write some interesting stories about that topic. 1. World Cup 2018 referees The most popular story was about the World Cup. Who are the […]
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It’s week 13 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. The last normal quiz of 2018, as you’ll have the 2018 Referee Quiz next week on the 29th. Some great prizes to win there.
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It’s time for week 12 Laws of the Game Quiz 2018-2019. This week a question about Thomas Müller’s high leg in the Champions League. Don’t forget to register for 2018’s Referee Quiz on 29th of December. Ther are some great prizes to win. Apply via the form. Bezig met laden…
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