Watch this NHL Life Series which showcases NHL Referee Tom Kowal. “A referee’s Life” is a short documentary about a referee in the highest hockey league of the USA and Canada. Tom Kowal tells about a flood on June 20 … Continue reading →
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Hi referees, happy New Year? How are you doing? Hopefully you started 2014 well. The Dutch Referee Blog wishes all referees a happy 2014 http://youtu.be/A2-S58iMTEg What are your refereeing goals in 2014? Do you have any special plans? Please share … Continue reading →
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The Dutch Referee Blogs publishes interviews with referees from all levels of football every now and then. Here are the 5 best read referee interviews of 2013. Kevin Blom. The Dutch referee who wrongly gave a penalty kick to the … Continue reading →
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The referee is having a bad day. What’s the first thing you think of when you read that? A bad performance of a referee? Or did you think about a referee being beaten up? Just watched a video on YouTube … Continue reading →
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Are you creative and want to try something new? Make your own wooden referee whistle. If you have the right equipment, it’s very easy to make. Steve Ramsey shows you how to do it in the video below. Ramsey: “This … Continue reading →
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Buy Zeinstra referee outfit for charity Serious Request. The highest bid is now on evening of the 24th of December: 255 euro’s. The referee shirt from assistant referee Zeinstra is used during the European Championship of 2012. On the shirt … Continue reading →
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The post Dutch Referee Blog wishes you a Merry Christmas appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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We all have it, but some were given more of it than others. It's something that cannot be bought, but can be acquired through experience. As a referee, this is an essential component to success. Without it, you are destined to fail.
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Seen Despicable me? These minions are from the movie and someone made a great clip with them about diving and football refereeing. A short clip to enjoy about the minion referee.
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The suspects of the death of Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen were again given prison sentences. The father of of the kids got six years inprisonment. During this second tril the father and five kids were found guilty of manslaughter. During … Continue reading →
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An interesting Laws of the Game question for you after an incident in the Turkish competition. A second ball entered the field of play, but did not influence play. The ball was picked up by Kasimpasa defender Ryan Donk. He … Continue reading →
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A question in a tweet from the Aldershot RA got me thinking. It says: “What do we thinkg gives us credibility as a referee?” They asked referees during a meeting, and I think it’s a very good thing referees should … Continue reading →
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Mehdi Carcela suffered an ankle breaking tackle. It was the second harsh offence on him, both punished with a yellow card. But this second time he couldn’t control himself. He slaps the offender Bjorn Ruytinx in the face. Carcela is … Continue reading →
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An intesting news story from 16th of October 1978 in magazine Shoot! Their question? “Will we ever see women see referee our League games?” Oh My – what a lovely referee #Shoot! 1978-09-16 pic.twitter.com/uaStvEtIqa — Scottish Footy Cards (@ScotsFootyCards) December … Continue reading →
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I got a Fifa referee badge much earlier this year, but for some reason I never made a photo of me with this beautiful badge. Finally, here it is. (And thanks for sending it over – much appreciated!) I’ve also … Continue reading →
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Football match fixing scandal in Europe: investigation proves that the price for a referee to let him manipulate a football match is £20,000′, says a fixer to The Telegraph. This claim is also examined by the National Crime Agency. The … Continue reading →
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Referee Horacio Elizondo, who refereed the World Cup final between France and Italy in 2006, has not seen the Zinedine Zidane headbutt on Marco Materazzi’s chest. It was fourth official Luise Medina Cantelejo who advised him to give a straight … Continue reading →
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How do you prepare physically for a match as referee behind the goal? Check out the video: “Funny warming up additional assistant referee” and read below what Uefa says about their match preparation. Read more about it in brochure “Practical … Continue reading →
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Ball smashes in face of assistant referee. Luckily it has never happend to me. Hibernian captain Liam Craig wants to clear the ball away from his defence and tries to shoot the ball over the line. It did, and the … Continue reading →
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Bulgarian football fan on hunger strike: he is demanding a life ban for referee Stanislav Todorov. The CSKA Sofia fan Boris Borisov is not satisfied with the punishment Todorov got earlier this month. “I want to attract the attention of … Continue reading →
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