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Anthony Taylor fitness tips and exercises for you in this blog post. The Premier League match official has given some insights in his training sessions on the Premier League website and below I’ll explain them to you Referee training exercise 1 One of the drills involves running four lengths of a football pitch continuously. “You […] Continue reading...
Referee Nathan Verboomen is carried by a positive flow: FIFA referee, officiating Belgium’s top-billing matches… “It appears I have not reached my ceiling yet,” he muses in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. In addition to offering a glimpse into Nathan’s career, this interview will spill the details of the weekly training regimen of an […] Continue reading...
The Euro 2020 training preparation for referees is crucial to set a top performance during the tournament. And according to Werner Helsen it is, amongst other things, due to covid a season that we will not soon forget. With competition stops, preparations with restrictions and furthermore a packed schedule with postponed matches to be played […] Continue reading...
A match-simulation session for referees is way to replicate the physical demands referees need for a game. Werner Helsen was so kind to share an example of a session, which he created for Uefa referees at Euro 2020. Read the full interview with Werner Helsen, Sports Scientist & Training Expert at UEFA and professor and […] Continue reading...
The 2021 UEFA Champions League final referee is Antonio Mateu Lahoz. He’ll lead a the refereeing team that officiates Manchester City – Chelsea. Below you’ll find the full details of the refereeing team. If quotes become available, I’ll add them too. Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Assistants: Pau Cebrián Devis, Roberto Díaz Pérez del […] Continue reading...
How to improve acceleration as referee? Being in the right position is crucial for referees. If you want to get there, acceleration is a key physical factor. In this blog post FIFA Fitness Instructor Stephen Oduor and Polish referee and fitness expert Michal Bobrek share some great insights on how you can improve your acceleration. […] Continue reading...
Michele Scarpino is expert in sport business management and also officiates in San Marino and Italy at national level. The Calabria-born Scarpino lives in Bologna, where he started refereeing during his studies in 2007. It’s also the area where Italian top referees Pierluigi Collina and Nicola Rizzoli come from. In this interview you’ll learn how […] Continue reading...
High intensity exercise for referees Premier League. I got inspired by Vicky Smith, physical trainer for PGMOL, the professional referees’ organisation in the Premier League. Explanation of the test The exercises is easy. You change high intensity with jogging. Let’s begin: You’ll start at the arc of the penalty area. You run diagonally to the […] Continue reading...
Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020. Teams announced by Uefa. Felix Brych (Germany) Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain) Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) Orel Grinfeeld (Israel) Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania) Sergei Karasev (Russia) Istvan Kovacs (Romania) Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands) Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Michael Oliver (England) Daniele Orsato (Italy) Artur […] Continue reading...
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