Recent content by ramref

Good - i find most problem managers have a history of poor behaviour so if it's a repeat offense he might be in for some bigger sanctions

Personally that's a yellow for me - however if you feel particularly offended by it it's right to dismiss. What he said after though definitely warrants a red anyways - worth adding in the extraordinary report that he refused to leave for a while

my league says 5 mins for half time, usually by 3 or 4 minutes both teams are ready and are back on before me. i usually just sit down and have some water, no one will care or notice you. if they aren't on after you're ready just give them a whistle and a polite nod that you're ready to go. best...

I like to operate in a "3 strikes and you're out" for what I consider mild dissent - more serious dissent (calling me useless/blind etc) is final warning and offensive language from players is a strong yellow - coaches are much older so get less chances and harsher sanctions

I was refereeing an U11 game this morning when one player who had been questioning my decisions all game committed an act of dissent again for the 3rd time now after I told him twice I'm not having it. YC and sin bin. He told me his first name but I didn't get his second as he had already...

I'm new to refereeing and this site, I started refereeing back in September and it's been going well so far. I'm doing U11 9v9 games at grassroots every Sunday morning, 3 games per day. I'm a level Y1 and I was wondering what to do when I feel ready to move to Y2. I was wondering how to get the...