Sian Massey-Ellis is doing a great job in the Premier League every weekend. The female refereeing news this year was about Bibiana Steinhaus’ debut as center referee in the German Bundesliga. But on the line woman have shown they can easily keep up with the men. One of them is Sian Massey-Ellis. And I don’t […]
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It’s time for week 15 of Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018. It’s a quiz you have two weeks for. I’ll take a break myself in the Christmas + New Year’s period. This quiz contains the six most difficult questions of the first half of the season. I wish you good luck and all the […]
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The 10 best read stories on Dutch Referee Blog for 2017. 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. In the next few days I’ll come up with a series on goal-setting and giving your referee […]
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It’s time for week 14 Laws of the Game Quiz 2017-2018. How did you score? Good luck! Bezig met laden…
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A physical training programme is launched by the Referee Committee of the Madrid Football Association. They want to improve their local referees and prepare them for the increasing standards of refereeing. One of the goals is to “position Madrid’s men and women referees at the forefront of Spanish refereeing.” I talk on my blog with José María […]
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The referee smartwatch app Refsix ensures I do not write anything down during the games. I record everything on my watch: goals, cards and substitutions. I am very pleased with this new piece of technology. Since last season I am avid user of the app Refsix and satisfied about it. The recent update makes it […]
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Going out the door to excercise is so important. Just the fact you're going out proves you have motivation for it, says Abdelkader Benali. He is a Dutch writer and amateur runner. In the new blog section "Tips from the sidelines" I'll share useful info and thoughts from sports people, players and coaches that will […]
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It’s great to have you here again for Week 13 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. Good luck! Bezig met laden…
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A new case study: “Offside when defender leaves field of play”. CSKA think they score a goal, but does it count? A screenshot from the situation. To give some extra info: the player in black right in front of the goalie touches the ball. What is your call? I hope you made that call right […]
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The Abu Dhabi referee seminar is a very important one for referees on the World Cup shortlist. But will they become a center referee, a VAR or will they not be selected? Bjorn Kuipers tells us what international referees do during a training camp. “I’ll show you what a typical at the training camp looks […]
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It’s Friday again. That means a new referee quiz. It’s week 12 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. If you like this, please use the share buttons on this page to share this link with one of your refereeing friends. Much appreciated. Bezig met laden…
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Week 11 of the Laws of the Game Quiz. Good luck! Bezig met laden…
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The Centre of Refereeing Excellence is a great experience for John Andrew Jones, because it helps him a lot as referee. The Welsh (assistant) referee got his CORE diploma and gives you insights from his visit to the Uefa Headquarters. Congratulations with getting your CORE 36 diploma. How important is that for you? Thank you, Jan. […]
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This has truly been one of the hardest things I’ve felt I’ve had to learn in the game so far. You can watch tons of videos and gameplay on fouls and misconduct to get decisions right when it comes to fouls and cards. It’s not quite the same for anticipating play. Here’s my theory why. […]
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The World Cup 2018 referees are announced. Below you’ll find a list with all the referees. The role of the referees is not clear yet, because some may only be a video referee. Got permission via new blog Law 5 – The referee to publish the list here as well. The source of this big news […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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…
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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 […]
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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… […]
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