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    DavidObs reacted to JamesL's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Haha Haha.
    Wait til you have to run the 75 ;)
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    DavidObs reacted to JamesL's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    It's a rolling sprint. But it isn't worth much. It's 1 stride effectively. The old 2600/2700 cooper tests were a mental battle if...
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    DavidObs reacted to Big Cat's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    They upped the Level 4 test to 2600m by the time I took it I didn't like that test. I needed an immediate 6 pints of Guinness the one...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread 5-4 promotion.
    Just make sure that you take on board plenty of liquid (isotonic) & that you keep your leg muscles warm/supple in an attempt to prevent...
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    DavidObs reacted to Kes's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    There's an old observer saying from that (to the referee): "When the ball goes dead - you come alive!" ;)
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    DavidObs replied to the thread 5-4 promotion.
    In my day - going back quite a few years ago, the L4 test was 2400 meters in 12 mins and even though I was about the same weight as Big...
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    DavidObs reacted to Big Cat's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    The fitness test is not particularly difficult (I'm 52 and over 15 stone) Quite honestly, I wouldn't want to referee Step 5/6 games if I...
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    DavidObs reacted to Cgvii's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    You have to pass the fitness test by September 20th to formally be admitted on L5-L4 promotion. Usually the CFA send you out with the...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    It may be a better approach to ensure that barring any injury problems, you will pass the fitness test, and going to it full of confidence.
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    DavidObs reacted to ChasObserverRefDeveloper's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    Ask your RDO, as the approach seems to vary.
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread 5-4 promotion with Like Like.
    So passing a fitness test as a level 5 isn't essential, as that's nothing to do with the FA... all you have to do for the FA is pass the...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Ear moulds with Like Like.
    Haven't actually received / tried the earpiece yet, but I've been very impressed by the service compared to VOGO. £25 for the impression...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread THE FA NO LONGER PROVIDING FREE KIT FOR LEVEL 2, 3 OR 4s.
    I can understand your disappointment about kit etc, but your comments came across to me at least as being rather negative. Yesterday at...
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    DavidObs reacted to ChasObserverRefDeveloper's post in the thread Germany vs Curacao with Like Like.
    You asked for it! "According to Curacao's own regulatory authority, the country was assigned the code 'CW' by the ISO in 2010 after it...
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    DavidObs reacted to cwyeary's post in the thread Qatar v Switzerland with Like Like.
    Watching ARs in Serie A running with the flag in the outside hand and flagging while running always made me laugh.
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