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I had an observation report come back from Saturday and there are a few things which are interesting. The observer said that my pre match instructions need to be clearer to my AR’s and particularly to whose responsibility it is in which half of the pitch. However, he wasn’t there when I...

I know ! I heard from some of your buddies (🤣) Maybe move down to the best part of the country ? Great fees 🤩

£20? We get £45 flat fee to run the line for step 5 and 6 and when I do the middle on step 6, we get £60.

I think even our u18’s cup final gets observed on ! 😳

I think what the men want is someone who communicates with them. They want a referee who will tell them why they’ve made a decision. Usually something along the lines of ‘you may not agree with my decision, but I saw you trip his legs, that’s why I’ve given the free kick’ works for me.

Maybe it’s part of trying to cut down on the number of level 4’s as they know that there are too many ?

I think it’s to do with the ERDP, and he doesn’t as such ‘have a level’. Or that’s what I have been told. Apparently they are ‘reclassifications’ rather than promotions. I don’t know much about this, but this is what I’ve heard.

I was in a similar boat to you not so long ago. I’m 18 now and have my first step 6 middle in a couple of weeks. One thing I do is at the coin toss, ask the captains their name and note it down on my hand. I ask them if I can call them by their names and I also say ‘my name is Dylan. Feel free...

I don’t think you have access to them until you get to level 4. Some counties may tell you what your average is, but where I am they won’t tell us.

I have been told by a level 3 to avoid saying things like ‘this is your last one or you’re booked’. It’s just incase you don’t follow through with that, it can make life difficult. Or the opposition may start screaming for a yellow card if he commits the smallest infringement. It really...

Thank you !

I am observing my first game tomorrow and was wondering what attire is best ? I’ve seen some observers dressed in sports tracksuits and some dressed in what you may consider smart casual. Odd question I know, but I don’t want to be incorrectly dressed ! 😂

I’m in Sussex. We seem to have a similar problem to some extent. However, we have too little level 5’s who have passed the fitness test. It’s interesting you say that step 7 is refereed by level 5-4 candidates ? As a level 6, we can referee step 7 down here. I’m currently waiting (and hoping)...

Thank you. That is indeed what I meant with how to know when it’s ended. I always find sudden death is especially where I have gone ‘blank’ with it. I guess it’s something I’ll learn over time.

I seem to have had some….odd.. moments in penalty shootouts this season. I was in the middle for a county level u23 game (league cup) a few months ago and penalties were taken and I blew to end the shootout early (realising very quickly I had made a mistake and we still needed a penalty to be...