Sara Cox is rugby’s first professional female referee. She got a full contract at the Rugby Football Union. “It is a lot more relaxing to do this as a job and not to have put pressure on my boss in a 9 to 5 job.” I want you to share this story with you, to […]
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8th of March 2015. That was the day Pieter Vink officiated his last game in the Dutch Eredivisie. Since then he was injured. On April 1 2016 he will be back after more than a year of absence. Whatcan you learn from the comeback of Pieter Vink? 1. Only whistle when you’re top fit Vink […]
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As referees you need to know how you perform. If you see how much you run, what your heartrate is or where you run on the pitch, you’ll get an idea of how you perform during a game. And you’ll see how you can improve. On Twitter I got in touch with Louis Bird and […]
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Johan Cruijff and refereeing, not always the best combination. The Dutch football legend, who died on March the 24th 2016, was critical about referees and their decisions. He discussed a few in his newspaper stories. Some interesting views about en from Johan Cruijff about key “situations” with referees. And finally the minute of applause in […]
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Players do crazy things to influence match officials. Some gestures to the referee are well-known all over the world. From the players who show the referee they other person dived or the player gives a sarcastic clap after a referee’s decision The video I found online points out some general gestures to the referee that can […]
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A nicve photo series: Feyenoord u16 vs Utrecht u16. I officiated a game between the teams last weekend. The home team scored an early goal, but never came back after two Utrecht goals right before half-time. The final result: 2-5. Photo’s are courtesy of Hans Warnaar, who was so kind to send me the pictures. […]
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Water bottle goal: correct or not? You might think: a what? Here’s the match situation that happened recently in the game between Twente and Zwolle. Jason Cabral, a FC Twente player, receives the ball on the right side. He dribbles to the edge of the penalty area and curves the ball towards the goal. In […]
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Can a referee cheer during a game? I once officated a youth game in my home town. I gave a free kick. The team took it fast to a player who was not in offside position, but the ball was still moving at the moment it was taken. I whistle and ordered a re-take. Many […]
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A review of a totally different book this time. It deals with the earliest history of the FA and the LotG. Not much in it for active referees, but a must-read for historians of the game. Click here to read the review.
Ceri Williams has officited for big crowds, “for a man and a dog” and even went to Dubai. It’s a very interesting journey for her as a referee, she says in an interview with British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS). And good to be part of the referee family. “It’s a fantastic experience.” Williams is […]
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About 10 years ago, just after quitting refereeing, Jeff Winter published his memoirs. Hate him or like him, he does have something to say. Read more here. Don't be shy to comment ;)
The Belgian FA has published two video’s on their website and gives an explanation later what the outcome should be. But you should jugde yourself first in these Denying goalscoring opportunity case studies at KV Oostende – KAA Gent. During the first situation Lasse Nielsen (blue) is challenging Knowledge Muson (blue). Please ask yourself the following questions: […]
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Have you ever had a thought that you do not want to referee? Days that you dont want to pick up your bag and go out to your game? That’s waht happened to David Humphreys. He talks on this blog about refereeing and depression. You told me you got your own personal experiences with depression. […]
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The referee of the first ever World Cup final, in 1930, happened to be a Belgian: John Langenus. As fortune has it, he spoke Dutch. In fact, he even wrote in Dutch: memoirs of his refereeing career and the travels he made. Good for me, as I'm Dutch. And good for you, as I can tell you about it :) More about his life here: John Langenus. Enjoy!
It’s not a foul to be in an offside position. It will be if he’ll become active in play. As assistant referee you need to wait and see. Last week’s blog story was about the Dutch FA willing to get rid of the club assistant referees. My game last week proved that some club assistant […]
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Always interesting news when a kit supplier shows the new outfits. Check out the Nike referee kits for 2016-2018. There’s of course a black outfit. The yellow one is much lighter than before. There’s also again a green one. And the new colour is purple. What are your thoughts on the different colours? The picture […]
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Refereeing is fun, but also hard work. “Like any other sport you have competition, I like to think it keeps you on your toes knowing that people are working for the same thing as you”, says Ryan Hedges, a level 5 referee. I got the luck he has written down some answers about refereing for […]
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The Dutch amateur leagues make use of club assistant referees. Members of both the home and away team that will get a flag and help the referee. One of the biggest annoyances in the lower leagues are those club assistant referees. No, it’s not personally, but the problem is that some are not neutral. Players […]
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Refereeing a different football culture can be quite good for your development. It would be good for you to officiate a certain foreign tournaments and get experience with players that act different on the pitch. I got the chance to be the assistant referee at the game of ADO Den Haag under 19 versus the […]
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Dutch international referee Serdar Gozubuyuk thought he could not make it. He was Turkish, so probably was not good enough to achieve things in The Netherlands. “That’s what I thought in earlier days”, Gozubuyuk told magazine NuSport. He heared the same thoughts from other boys in his neighbourhoud. “Then parents said: nonsense. There are half […]
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