Recent content by CiaranK

Went to see my youngest brother play today as I was nursing a cold and honestly couldn't believe what I saw. This was an U10 game and one player was punched in the mouth whilst another player committed 3 tackles that each on their own would have resulted in a red card. The parent ref did nothing...

Ah.you've spoilt my illusion now Charlie. Tuesday's game was fine and feedback for Asst assessment was fine, just told had a good game,no areas mentioned. Yesterday's Refs assessment I feel was okay. There were 2 there, assessor and a trainee assessor, they asked how I thought it went, I dais I...

Thanks, I don't hold back on cautions, if it is deserved and the right pathway then that it the way I go.whilst I don't go through life trying to make enemies I don't try to be everyone's friend, you just set yourself up to fail that way I think. Both assessments are in county league so they are...

Thanks for the tips, I will be going through the competencies. Funny thing it is about knowing what the assessor is looking for as one assessor last year gave me grief for not cautioning a player who had ran and got the ball to pass back to an opponent for a throw in thus speeding up the game...

Bit apprehensive as I've got my first 6-5 assessment on Thursday, first middle of the season and just had two middles in pre-season. I know beggars can't be choosers but just would have liked a couple of games in the middle after the summer break. It's my 18th birthday Friday so hopefully I can...

I did this for my PE GCSE last year and just refereed like it was any other game, my PE teacher who assessed knew how I refereed and accepted it as it was. I think if I tried to referee to a different set of criteria it would have gone wrong. I did caution as well and have for a number of school...

Unlucky Stuart, good luck for the next promotion season. Maybe our paths will cross as we're both on the county league list. On the positive side you now have a clean sheet with the points to develop already known.

I started at 14 and it has been the best thing I have done. There are lots of skills I have learnt from refereeing and the spin offs, such as speaking in public at meetings etc. However, I do feel that it is one of those things in life that you do get out what you put in and the reason as to why...

Had my promotion letter drop through the letter box this morning and pleased to have my level 6 now for next season. Got my laws test on Wednesday for the 6-5 promotion so will just refresh myself after this afternoon's game. Thanks for all the advice and tips I've received from yourselves since...

A few flu/cold meds still contain ephedrine which is a banned substance in sports. I'm sure there are a few teams that have thought I either was on drugs or needed to be on them during their games.

I think credit needs to be given where it's due, a ref that knows every foul or no foul, can mind read so knows whether there was intent to foul or not, to injure or not. I think rather than mock we should be open to learning from such divine wisdom.

Studying for my 4 A levels at the moment and learning to drive. Alongside Reffing I'm on the county youth council and undertake observations for new Refs and help deliver the training sessions we put on. Was Boxing and coaching the young boxers until this season when time ran out to fit it all...

I recall my dad telling me that intent use to be in the laws when he did his course in 1985 and they eventually got round to binning it as you do not know what someones intent is, so how do we know if it's a genuine tackle and the player is just really rubbish or it's a player with a bit more...

Thanks to both of you, that was helpful and given me some food for thought.

Got my assessment through and it just compounds things for me. Nothing said now about cautions that should have been but a statement that I was fair to both sides and had good match control with no dissent to my decisions throughout the game. Got below expected level for positioning and...