Ever wondered how it is to be an MLS Referee? Nice documentary from Daltonic Films with behind the scenes footage. Do you want to become a professional referee?
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I officiated a weekend ago a u19 game and found an oline photo album. The photographer gave me permission to use the photo’s from me as referee at DHC A1 vs DSO A1. All photo’s of that game: Gert Wildering on Facebook.
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I posted another review this weekend, about 1970s favourite whipping boy referee Clive Thomas. Did you know he co-authored a book on fitness, training and nutrition that was actually quite good and in some ways ahead of his time? Yeah, it took me by surprise too. Read more here: Soccer Referee: A guide to fitness & technique
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Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, Johan Cruijff, Franz Beckenbauer: these are just some of the players who played in matches officiated by Lau van Ravens. These days, Lau frequents the parks in the west of Holland every weekend, paying special attention to the refs doing their matches. “Reffing has become much harder”, the 93-year-old former top-flight referee […]
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Until this weekend it was the Week of the Referee in The Netherlands. A special moment created by the KNVB (the Dutch FA) to thank the referees for what they do on the football pitch every week. After my holidays I found the following sweatband (where I can put a toss coin in) in my mailbox. […]
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Found some pictures online with a preview of the Euro 2016 referee kits. What are your thoughts on it? Do you like them better than the 2015/2016 Champions League referee kits?
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Rumours have been surfacing over the past few years confident that FIFA would abolish the age limit on international referees. Each time, it would return stronger in the form of news articles and even once, from the Third Team. Nothing concrete ever became of it despite the acceptance that it was a close-minded perspective to […]
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Referee news: Arsenal petition against Mike Dean, latest international referee appointments plus watching other sports and learn from it. Arsenal fans launch petition to stop Mike Dean refereeing their games – and it’s VERY popular. Over 100.000 people signed the petition now, so it can be discussed in parliament. The referee has sent off two Gunners […]
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I posted another book review last week, this one about It's a Knockout! favourite ump Arthur Ellis. Hope you like it!
Here's the link: Refereeing round the World
Marija Kurtes is a promising female referee from Germany. Earlier this year one of her decisons was all over the news. She made a mistake in Northern Ireland during the match Norway – England after a penalty kick. In this story on Dutch Referee Blog how referee Marija Kurtes felt like a prisoner in Belfast plus her personal […]
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Referee news: Collina teaches new offside rule, appointments for the first Champions League round and a new referee badge. Uefa is a bit late with a short explanation of the new interpretation on the offside rule. But it’s always good to see different people explain it. Here’s how Collina teaches new offside rule. Ahead of […]
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In Match of the Day Tony Pulis made my day wiht a surprising positive comment on referee performance. During football games the reaction of managers is quite emotional. But I’ve rarely seen managers explaining on camera that the referee made the right call. That’s why it surprised me what West Bromwich Albion coach Tony Pulis […]
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Baird gets two unusual yellow cards in the game of Northern Ireland against Hungary. He makes an offence, referee Cakir gives advantage. In the attack Baird makes another offence. Referee Cakir gives him a yellow card for both of the offences. Is that technically correct? What are your thoughts on it? Check the situation here: […]
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Hi, hope you're in for a longer read, as Jan Vorstenbosch, a Dutch philosopher who happens to be crazy about football, extends his views on the introduction of goal-line technology in football. The original article is from 2013, which is why, at my request, he recently added a postscriptum. Jan is working on a book that will include a chapter on referees, so your views will be most welcome:
http://refereeingbooks.eu/ill-have-a-ref-thank-you-by-jan-vorstenbosch/
Check the image aboven on this blog post. Would you flag for offside? There’s been a lot of offside discussions recently. Is a player making attempt to play the ball? Is it a deliberate play or a save? Offside is the main task of the assistant referee, but it’s also quite difficult. Not just the […]
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In a brochure the new Adidas referee kits for the 2015 Champions League were announced. No grey referee shorts which caused a lot of confusion last year. What do you think of the new outfits?
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When you will climb the refereeing ladder, you can also expect more opinions and views on the decisions you make. More reporters will be there and your games will be video-taped. Rugby referee Craig Joubert says you should not be afraid of it. “Embrace scrutiny on refereeing decisions. Accept it for what it is.” The […]
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The best way to get a good feeling for the new interpretation of the offside rule is seeing video examples of it. Here’s Liverpool’s offside goal or was it correctly allowed? In the 2015-2016 Premier League game between Bournemouth, Benteke makes his first goal for Liverpool. He was not in an offside position, but should […]
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It’s not often that IFAB comes out with a clarification on something from the Laws of the Game but when it’s something as special as Law 11, they can make an exception. We’ve talked about amendments in the past which generally happen on an annual basis as the sport evolves and things are being introduced. […]
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Check out these interesting articles in the refereeing world of last week. We got a red card quiz, a Swedish referee page and latest Champions League appointments. But first I want to notify you on a recently started blog by Matt Leary. He blogs as the AldershotRef and publishes his referee ramblings and an interesting […]
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