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Professional referees on goal-setting: make sure you have ambitions and goals. That will guide you along the way on your referee career path. In this blog post tips and advice from top referees like Björn Kuipers, Uefa referee boss Roberto Rosetti, Kateryna Monzul and many more. Kateryna Monzul: have a dream First of all, having […] 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...

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 […] Continue reading...

Week 17 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 Video starts at 1 minuted and 59 seconds. The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Week 10 Laws of the Game Quiz 2023-2024. A new quiz season has started. Next Tuesday a new quiz. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Video is starting at 15 seconds with a challenge in the penalty area Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Jan from Dutch Referee blog organises a webinar on the 2021-2022 Laws of the Game changes. This webinar will be held on 31st of July 2021 at 10 am CET. You can ask live questions in the Zoom session. Want to register for this event? You can sign-up here and tick the webinar box or […] Continue reading...

Reindeer FC are meeting their rivals of Snowmen United in the decisive final of this year's Christmas Cup. The tournament's Referee Committee, headed by the notoriously demanding Chief Officer called 'Krampus', has selected 'Santa Claus' of the USA to officiate the game. He is accompanied by his assistant referees called 'Knecht Ruprecht' from Germany and 'Zwarte Piet' of the Netherlands. Continue reading...

Serie A referee IBC and VAR centre. That’s where the modern technology for referees is situated. In this video you’ll get a nice view about this centre. Plus Gianluca Rocchi shares his experiences. Continue reading...

Referee Damir Skomina announced his retirement. The Slovenian top referee had to undergo another medical operation and decided to quit, despite “his will, desire and effort” to continue. That’s what he wrote on his Instagram @damir.skomina. He has some great tips for you too when you struggle with an injury. Career of the Slovenian match official […] Continue reading...

Referee Felix Brych ends his international career in 2021 with the Champions League game Real Madrid versus Internazionale. After a few unsuccesful tournaments, he announced his retirement after Euro 2020. “I was still missing a big, successful international tournament in my career. Now my career feels perfect”. In this story some pinnacles of his outstanding […] Continue reading...

Referee development is crucial to become a better referee. But it might be difficult for you to find the best ways to progress. In this blog Carol Anne Chenard shares a few techniques and will give you tips that get in the right mindset to develop and improve. I’ve spoken with the former Canadian top […] Continue reading...

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Watching other referees makes you improve, says Russian referee Sergei Karasev. On the Uefa website he said that he watched a lot of Champions League matches on tv as a young referee. He learned from all of them and put new tools in his toolbox after every game he watched. Although there wasn’t someone who […] Continue reading...

Week 18 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 Clip starts at 1 minute and 19 seconds. The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

A professional referee training programme is built around match days. There are sessions to prepare for the game itself, but also a lot of attention for recovery. Werner Helsen talks us through a week of training for top match officials. The primary focus is on the next match day., says Werner Helsen. During a tournament […] Continue reading...

Week number Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

What is resistance training? This is a form of training that increases muscle strength and endurance through applying resistance to the muscle during muscle contractions. Commonly associated with lifting weights in the gym. This helps build muscle strength and size, meaning your muscles can work more efficiently. More efficient muscles means less energy used and […] Continue reading...

The match-decision-making exercise for referees is highlighted in the story with Werner Helsen on a professional referee training programme. “This type of exercise is not physically challenging, but important for team-decision making. Hereby, both referees and assistant referees have to fulfill their role”. How the match decision-making exercise goes Referees do a speed and agility […] Continue reading...

Match preparation for referees. Some great examples from top referee Clément Turpin, who’ll officiate this week’s World Cup Qualifier between The Netherlands and Norway. You’ll read how a top referee prepares for a game. Clément Turpin organises the match prepration around 4 topics. He shares his experiences in the documentary Men in the Middle by […] Continue reading...

Explosive movement as assistant referee is very important. Just after the deep pass, you have to sprint and keep up with the secondlast defender. But how do you train for this? Angelo Doyle, CONCACAF and FIFA Assistant Referee shares how he works on this explosiveness. Physical exercises without running “As an assistant referee explosive movement is an action we do all the time during a game”, says Angelo Doyle. “Therefore alot of core activity is needed”. Angelo Doyle highlights some core stability exercises he does: Not familiair with them? Google the names and you see what they are and how to perform them. On my blog you also find more about core stability for referees. Short sprints to work on explosive movement But it’s not just...