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L'arbitre Blog - Week 44

Friday Ugh… My breathing space was limited with the back of my palm on my forehead. I let out an audible groan as I was facing down towards the floor but just a few inches off. There was more pain coming… 20 hours later… Saturday Ugh… I wasn’t that confident after all. It was Lap […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Nike referee kits 2018-2020

Pictures of the Nike referee kits 2018-2020 are released. Eric from French blog Arbitrez Vous gives me permission to share pictures from his blog with my readers. Because they kits are in different colours than previous years, I hope you want to share your thoughts. What do you think of the new colours? The old colours […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Week 10 Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018

Week 10 of the weekly Laws of the Game Quiz. We’re starting with a shin guard question. Any experiences with players throwing shin guards? Bezig met laden… Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Tips for effective headset communication for referees

The importance of effective headset communication for referees was made extra clear during a recent friendly. It was my first time ever with headsets. In the beginning I had to get used to it, but in the end it went well. This blog give you some tips to keep your headset communiation effective. In The […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Week 9 of Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018

Recently the IFAB has launched Clarifications to the Laws of the Game. Have you seen them? Then you’ll get a good score probably. This quiz has four questions that refer to these clarifications. The other question refers to what Evra did with a fan in the Europa League last week. Good luck! Bezig met laden… […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Improving the Laws of the Game

Improving the Laws of the Game is can be great for football, but is always part of a public debate. Even referees don’t want the rules to change every season, which makes it sometimes more difficult to explain during football games. But I favour new experiments that make football quicker, more attractive and more fair. […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Core stability exercises for referees

Core stability exercises are also part of referee training. Actually, according to FIFA’s medical experts it’s one of the key elements of injury prevention. And if you look at weekly training plans for UEFA referees, they’ll practice 15 minutes of core stability twice per week. But how to train the core stability? In this blog […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Disciplinary action before game started: red card for Evra

Referee Tamás Bognár had to take disciplinary action before the game even started. In the Europa League match between Vitória SC – Olympique de Marseille Patrice Evra was reacting to angry fans. In the video you can see him kicking a fan in his face. But unfortunately the refereeing crew from Hungary saw the incident […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Week 8 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018

Last week referees asked me if I can do more quizzes. It’s good for you all to know I publish them every Friday at 12 pm (CET). It’s time for a new quiz. Good luck with week 8 of the weekly Laws of the Game Quiz. Bezig met laden… Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Refereeeing Assistance Programme 2016

Uefa has launched a Refereeing Assistance Programme with clips of the 2016 European Championships. You can install this on your pc or mac and train your refereeing knowledge. In case you missed it, it’s quite interesting material to develop yourself. Download the Refereeing Assistance Programme files Please note the files are links to WeTransfer files. […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Weirdest penalty ever seen? Great case study

Is this the weirdest penalty ever seen? Online these crazy penalty kick was everywhere. In this blog you’ll see the clip, decide what you’ll do and will read an explanation below. We are going to Thailand for the weirdest penalty I’ve seen so far. Bangkok Sports Club and Satri Angthong are taking penalty kicks, because the […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Week 7 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018

Some quite interesting questions in Week 7 of the Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018. Let me know how you’re doing with them and if you need any specific topics questions. Good luck! Bezig met laden… Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Clarifications to the Laws of the Game 2017-2018

The IFAB has released clarifications to the Laws of the Game 2017-2018. You’ll find them below. For a copy of the LOTG 2017-2018, check the page with laws of football. Want to test your knowledge? Check out the weekly quizzes. IFAB has written in circular number 11. You can find them in different languages on […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Week 6 of Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018

The quiz from last week was quite difficult, although I thought it would not be. Lots of wrong answers, but I hope this week you’ll do a little better. It’s week 6 now. Good luck with the new LOTG Quiz. Bezig met laden… Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Share why you love to ref and win some goodies

Got a nice gift from RefStuff. Where Refsix is going digital, this hand held device wants to make it easier for you to keep track of the scores. I like the idea of this new product. Will test it myself during my next game, but can already share one with you. Want to get one? […] Continue reading...

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Dutch Referee Blog - Lessons from Stan Teuben: making his pro level debut at age of 21

Stan Teuben thought he made his debut as the youngest referee in Dutch professional football. Another ref appeared to be 31 days younger than him. It doesn’t make him less happy, because this first game was just the start of something beautiful. In this story you’ll get some tips and lessons from this young referee […] Continue reading...

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The 3rd Team - Final Whistle for The3rdTeam

Dear Referees, Dear Faithful Readers, This step has been planned for months and we believe the right moment has come to take it. All things come to an end at certain points of time. After several years of blogging as The3rdTeam, our team has come to the conclusion that it is time to close to the blog. The last years have been an insightful journey of following and discussing about refereeing Continue reading...

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The 3rd Team - Europa League 2017/18 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following referees to handle MD3 of 2017/18 Europa League group stage. Group A, 19 October 2017, 17:00 CET Astana Arena, Astana (KAZ) FK Astana - Maccabi Tel-Aviv Referee: Serhiy Boiko (UKR) Assistant Referee 1: Oleg Pluzhnyk (UKR) Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Volodin (UKR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Yevhen Aranovskiy (UKR) Additional Continue reading...

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The 3rd Team - Champions League 2017/18 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 (II)

The following officials will complete the appointments for MD3 of 2017/18 Champions League group stage. Among others, Slovenian Damir Skomina will be in charge of Chelsea - Roma in group C. A| 18.10.2017, 20:45 CET Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon (POR) SL Benfica - Manchester United FC Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Continue reading...

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The 3rd Team - Champions League 2017/18 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 (I)

UEFA has chosen these officials to referee Tuesday's clashes of 2017/18 Champions League group stage MD3. Among others, Polish Szymon Marciniak will be in charge of Real Madrid - Tottenham Hotspur in group H. E| 17.10.2017, 20:45 CET Stadion Ljudski vrt Maribor (SVN) NK Maribor - Liverpool FC Referee: Assistant Referee 1: Assistant Referee 2: Additional Assistant Referee 1: Additional Continue reading...

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