Recent content by Redref34

Ended up with no NARs 😂 happy Saturday everyone.

Hi all Step 7 game - only one appointed NAR so far. Any advice on how to approach this apart from obvious? Thanks

I had to watch it twice to see it was outside the area so yes 100% agree. My point was - in a hypothetical situation - if the first handball was inside the area and then the second handball as h got up was outside would it still be a red card if the free kick is given as at the point of the...

I saw this on X. Would it be correct in saying that if the goalkeeper dives at an oncoming striker in a DOGSO location, and handles the ball inside the area - then as the striker reels away with the ball remaining with the keeper - the keeper handles the ball as he gets up - this would not be...

Do everything you possibly can to prove you are ‘in control’ on the game. Loud big signals - even for non fouls ‘NO’ be the biggest version of yourself. And yes, the odd humour can help. Someone told me today to get a grip of the game and I repeated it loud in front of everyone and said...

this doesn’t enter the ‘excessive force and brutality’ catergory for me and therefore can only be a yellow card in this situation.

Can I just add here - try to focus on the positives (I know this is really difficult) - it sounds like you handled these difficult situations very well - especially as a young referee. Comments like - ‘I appreciate your opinion but can only give what I saw’ is a really good calm response to...

Assumptions that if you were a manager you would a) know the competition rules and b) be clever enough to do this 😂

Precisely my point the other day on another post.

It is one of my instructions to my ARs now. Do not let me restart play if you think I have made a massive mistake. I would much rather explain a messy looking decision when we got to the correct conclusion then have to admit we all got a fundamental law wrong.

I just think there is still some confusion (mainly from non referee footballing folk, but also myself I am happy to admit) about a ‘stoppage in play’. Whilst I understand and have read the protocol - the situation you described still allows players to go down feigning a serious injury when the...

Yeh - I mean this was only step 7 but they didn’t have a clue and so therefore got very irate when it had to happen.

And as I understand it… if in this situation, the player decides to leave the field for treatment instead of the trainer coming in and there is no delay in play - he / she can return when ready and does not have to serve the minute.

Sorry another hypothetical situation here. Team are losing - foul happens free kick given, player needs treatment, player than has to go off for a minute because he got treatment despite the fact the team are losing and he has not wasted any time in the game? I have re-read the protocol as...

Great, thank you all.