How every referee can be a coach: a blog story based on a session by KNVB instructor Patrick Voogsgeerd. He explains crucial factors that will make the coach-referee relationship work in the best way. Plus he explains how you can be a coach to your peers as well. A blog story about the right attitude […]
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How does VAR work at the 2018 World Cup in Russia? In two video’s below you’ll see two clips about the VAR in the World Cup 2018. What is the effect of slow motion reviews? An interesting fact is published by Werner Helsen. He is co-author of a new study. “Our results revealed that referees penalized […]
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How do you put together a gym training plan? Having a plan of action is important for your progression. You can set yourself targets and goals to work towards. Whether it be in the gym or out on the field running, having some data to work with means you can see growth, but more importantly […]
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The career of assistant referee Ian Bird changes immensely in 2015. “[Untill then] I was still only picking up the flag once a month so found it difficult to improve”, he says in an interview with Dutch Referee Blog. “It was in 2015 when I became a Specialist Assistant Referee in Wales”. And then things […]
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How ARs train and prepare for their games is a little different than the referees. Werner Helsen, Sports Scientist & Training Expert with UEFA and professor and scientist in Performance Science at KU Leuven, gives you in this story a sneak peek into their preparation. “On our website http://perception4perfection.eu are a few interesting clips that […]
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How a referee got nominated as player of the week? Jochem Kamphuis officiated the game between Vitesse and PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie, the highest football level in The Netherlands. Nathan scored the 3-1. He took off his shirt to show a message in memory of two of his friends from football club Chapecoense who died […]
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How a bit of jealousy can help you grow as referee. A post on Lifehack made me think about jealous referees. It’s the end of the season and your refereeing colleague got a nice play-off match that you’d like to … Continue reading →
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Honest football players do exist. Yeah, really.
Marius Ebbers from Sankt Pauli scored with his hand against Union Berlin in the German 2nd Bundesliga. Referee Tobias Welz and his assistants missed it and allowed the goal. “I told the referee that I touched the ball with my head and my hand”, says Ebbers after the match. The referee cancelled the goal and game went on. Sankt Pauli won the match with 2-1 with a goal in the last minute.
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Verbally abusing someone because of his race is not done, says Karin Blankenstein. “But homosexuals still have to cope with being abused.” As if that’s normal. Blankenstein fights for gay acceptance in sports in The Netherlands. I interviewed her during a meeting at The Hague’s Referee Association during last season. Big news this week with […]
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Every game on the Primeira Liga started with one minute of silence after the death of Paulo Paraty, a Portugese referee who officiated for Uefa and in highest league of Portugal. The moment in the game Boavista and Uniao da Madeira was the most special. Referee João Capela wrote RIP on the pitch with his […]
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Youth players took part in a football tournament with historic rules. The original Laws Of the Game, the so-called “Sheffield Rules” were used for the first time in over hundred years during a tournament at Hallam FC last month. Who … Continue reading →
The post Historic Sheffield rules used during youth football match appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials.
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In this blog post you’ll find high-intensity exercise #5. During this month I’ll highlight a new exercises on every #FitnessFriday. In the end I’ll add the links to all related exercises, which give you an opportunity to vary. I’ve also published an Uefa exercise before and there’s a blog post with 5 benefits of HI training, including more […]
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In this blog post you’ll find high-intensity exercise #4. During this month I’ll highlight a new exercises on every #FitnessFriday. In the end I’ll add the links to all related exercises, which give you an opportunity to vary. I’ve also published an Uefa exercise before and there’s a blog post with 5 benefits of HI training, including more […]
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In this blog post you’ll find high-intensity exercise #3. During this month I’ll highlight a new exercises on every #FitnessFriday. In the end I’ll add the links to all related exercises, which give you an opportunity to vary. I’ve also published an Uefa exercise before and there’s a blog post with 5 benefits of HI training, including more […]
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In this blog post you’ll find high-intensity exercise #2. During this month I’ll highlight a new exercises on every #FitnessFriday. In the end I’ll add the links to all related exercises, which give you an opportunity to vary. I’ve also published an Uefa exercise before and there’s a blog post with 5 benefits of HI training, including more […]
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High Intensity Training Sessions are very important for referees. Most fitness tests focus on this type of referee training. The FIFA fitness test is also called the High Intensity Interval Test (HIIT). It shows the importance of interval training sessions. But how do you train then? Harvey Newstead, a young and talented referee from England, […]
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A new high intensity training exercise by Uefa. Below you’ll find the explanation of this exercise. I’ve also published an Uefa exercise before and there’s a blog post with 5 benefits of HI training, including more examples. Explanation of the exercise In the below image I use the term high intensity. In the UEFA explanation […]
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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 […]
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A HI referee training session that is given by myself at my referee assocition. It’s a session of just over 1 hour, with lots of exercises that help you train at high intensity. In an earlier blog post you’ll read about the 5 benefits of HI sessions and you’ll see a few more exercises. Warm-up […]
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HI exercise for referees – example explained by Werner Helsen, UEFA fitness expert. It’s also shown in the story on what a professional referee training programme looks like. Explanation This box-to-box exercise is for referees. The referee starts near the sidelines, in the extension of the penalty area line. On both sides of the field […]
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