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Good replies all and thank you all for the advice/comments. I take on board the chattiness, I only get good feedback for it at the younger age groups, (and I dont do it in adult games) and this u18 game in particular was not a very good standard, so I feel justified in staying chatty as they are...

Just after a bit of a straw poll here, I know it's subjective but I'm interested in what other refs think as I've not had this happen before. Level 6 ref going up to 5 this season. I'm quite chatty on the pitch, giving players an idea of if the things they are doing are likely to result in a...

Thanks @GraemeS ,it makes sense as I say it's a learning season for me, a lot of the situations I've had issues with have been what I would consider edge cases, things I wouldn't have thought about (a kid punching another kid as I look at the AR to see who's throw in it is for instance) and when...

Riiight, no I get it. Handbags is a caution for both players. Tackling player causes the ruckus with a poor foul tackle (not reckless or dangerous) so deserves the yellow for retaliation in the following altercation anyway, knowing the aggro lad is going to come at him. Justifiable YCs...

WIth regards to @Anubis comment about not booking the two players, in junior football, to me it feels like a card needs to be clear and obvious to everyone, it's not like adult football where cards are used in almost every game. I reffed a game of u13s that was a nightmare to control, I tried...

@CA1992 not late challenges, just little bits of 'afters', a little attempt at a kick out after a missed tackle, verbals with other players, walking 'accidentally' into players after free kicks given - just low level aggro. Nothing specific which is why I just had a word with him to calm it...

Ok thanks for the responses, I understand a little better - decisions sometimes relate to who is involved (and where it is) so in this case as it's the little aggro fella who has been fouled, and its in the middle, get on the foul and blow up early to make sure there aren't any handbags. I feel...

I see you're an experienced ref there so your point interests me. If the game is getting fractious towards the end and I start increasing control (free kicks and cards and slowing it all down) isn't that making it in the interest of the winning team to make the game more fractious (which they...

Fair points. Trouble is, and I understand it in regards to how I have described the situation, what if it's the same offence, the same players but it's an obvious goal scoring opportunity? Do you allow the advantage and possible goal at the expense of the situation becoming volatile, or blow...

Hello again. Nearly there with my first season, had an interesting one yesterday which was ok as it happened but made me think about it afterwards. u15s lower league boys, decent game, one of the top teams against one of the bottom teams but the weaker (home) team were winning and had been...

I had a captain win the toss, decide to choose ends, and kept the same end.

yeah first season officially reffing. Thanks for the advice all, It's been a learning curve certainly. I've disallowed a few goals recently for challenges on the keeper where they have a hand/hands on it, I think I was clouded on this one by the backpass (or not as it stands!) I don't think...

Ok so it's a judgment call on the intent of the pass, fair enough. If it had have been a back pass and the keeper handballs it to DOGSO whats the sanction?

Interesting one from Sunday, u18s girls at a decent standard - home team are winning 3-0 with a few minutes left. Away team midfielder under pressure in the centre circle plays a straight ball back to a defender who isnt expecting it, the ball runs through to the keeper but a striker has seen...

Hello there. Recently qualified ref although I've been around football for 15+ years. First game back today, a league sanctioned friendly. Between two u13 teams, first games at 11 a side. Game started ok, evenly matched teams and a medium standard, everything went OK. Second half one team...