2016 could be your year as a referee. But you won’t improve your skills without putting much effort in it. Refereeing is hard work – especcially when you want to get better. That’s my goal as well. I want to help you getting better by publishing useful information on my blog. I’ll do that by […]
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It looks like it can’t go wrong any more for those who want to start the tests with video referee in football. IFAB, the international organisation who decides on changes of the football rules, gave a strong recommendation for experiments with this new technique. The final decision will be made during the 130th Annual General […]
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Reflection and goal-setting is how the ambitious achieve what seems impossible to the ordinary. As a result, I’ll be keeping in check with this habit and giving me more accountability in developing as a referee and a blogger. Common Sense Easier said than done. I approached 2014 believing this wasn’t difficult and that I needed to […]
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It’s a quiet week having returned from a long haul flight but things are about to return to normal with the refereeing routine. Almost a month off since the last game. What is tomorrow? The first assessment in almost a year and a half and I’m looking forward to the game. Referee bags prepped but […]
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Have a look at the best referee stories of 2015. The Fifa fitness test for referees and assistants. By far the most popular story on my referee blog. A useful test for who wants to check how they physically perform and if they can keep up with the top refs. Offside exercises for assistant referees. […]
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A round-up of weekly referee news from around the world. Cuneyt Cakir referee of the year 2015, say the experts of The 3rd team. And more news and interesting links below. The news of last week was the announcement of the headline on the blog the 3rd team. Their experts say: Cuneyt Cakir referee of […]
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Do we need video referees in football and how will they be used? The Football Association in England has send the professional clubs a survey about the use of it. “Video referee in Premier League step closer”, writes the Daily Mail. The use of goal-line technology started in 2013 in the Premier League. First time […]
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Day 4 I came into Day 4 with three goals: Aiming for the highest appointments Selling referee equipment to at least one referee Learning the names of as many referees on the roster as I could This was a nerve-wracking day. They would announce who would be appointed to what game and the appointments would […]
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Bjorn Kuipers is on one of the referees for Euro 2016. He is picked along with 17 other referees. Two referees from England are selected. That means that both Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg will join Kuipers in France for the European Championships. Full list of referees for Euro 2016 Martin Atkinson (England) Felix Brych […]
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Want to have a laugh? Watch Teofilo Gutierrez in the Europa League this week. He got booked for stealing referee spray from German referee Manuel Grafe. What would you do in this situation?
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Uefa has come up with the new lists of referee promotions and demotions. The Uefa referee categories for winter 2015-2016 are already published in the blog The 3rd Team. Last summer Uefa promoted refs to the Elite group. This time the biggest changes are the new referees in the First Group. Promotions To Elite group: […]
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As you may have noticed, I’m far behind on blog posts. As a result, I’ve decided to tell this story in flashback because there are tales and stories to tell about the last six months. I will tag posts and title them with Past/Present as we jump back-and-forth. Present I begin with a jump to […]
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Last weekend showed us a great case study for offside. Second last defender is the key word for it. Have you seen the game Chelsea vs Bournemouth? Check out Murray’s goal for Bournemouth. Was the referee correct to allow the goal? At offside situations you usually look at the last person in a kit of […]
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Pulling shirts and shorts in football, Neymar giving the referee a shirt and more news. Photo series: Pulling shirts and shorts in football Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant publishes a photo series in the middle pages of their newspaper everyday. Last week they made a collections where playres pulling shirts and shorts in football. A nice […]
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How the national squad of Eritrea ended up in a small Dutch town. Read their story: Eritrea.
The article (which is about nine months old) has even sparked a documentary, which can be viewed here. Please note that it is in Dutch.
Day 3 It was a relaxing start to the day because I had plenty of time before my games. I was initially afraid I had arrived late because the dressing room was empty. I frantically got changed into gear and rushed out to look for everyone and where I was assigned to. The first set […]
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Nice short video on Youtube from the LFA Referees where they tell something about their courses and how they try to get young referees ready for the game. What can you do to keep your officials and prevent them to walking away? That’s a good question for LFA Referees while the number of referees is […]
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Dutch FA announces the Referee assessor now in advance for all amateur referees. That led to some curiosity online. I also heared about the first referee who called off his game because he saw in the online portal that a stern assessor would visit him. That latter is a bad thing. My solution would be […]
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Few news stories this week: South-American referee gets police protection, video of Dutch dj’s who tried to referee a game (which was quite challenging) and few more interesting links. South-American temper … I am happy I’m not a referee there. Doesn’t get better after reading headlines like: “Soccer-Referee gets police protection as Boca win Copa […]
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In addition to memoirs (Jack Taylor: World Soccer Referee), 1974 WC final referee Jack Taylor also wrote a short book in an attempt to encourage young people to take up refereeing. There's a brief review of this book on my website Refereeingbooks.
Enjoy!