Recent content by zizou

I also gave my fist red card yesterday. First YC was for dissent by action, he kicked the ball away (this was actually the second time he had done this, first time it was petty, maybe kicking the ball 15 yards away, was warned not to be so stupid) after I gave a free kick against him. He carried...

That second photo is definitely from down my way in South West Scotland. He's been a referee a years in the Sunday amateurs.

I never said I only made one. If I did please feel free to point it out. There will no doubt have been other similar ones, especially with getting the correct decision on throw ins when there's two players or more challenging for the ball on the touchline. I had no AR's. I also had very little...

Enjoyable game last night. Got a throw in decision wrong I think, managed to sell it pretty well though and they accepted it. Coaches on the touchlines and parents were absolutely fine. Can't remember one shout aimed at myself and there was a good 50-75 watching. One player for Workington Reds...

Thanks for the advice. Appreciated.

Its more the parents I'm apprehensive about. They all think the little joey is going to be the next Messi and God forbid a referee has a stern word with them :) I may find the game itself is actually a little easier, at 14s the balls is forever going out for a throw in, careless tackles every...

I'm now five games in to this refereeing malarkey. Thoroughly enjoying it. However I've mainly had U14s games and its all been pretty nice and friendly. Tonight I've been given the chance to referee a friendly between Queen of the South U16s v Workington Reds. I'm expecting this to be a whole...

I think as a new referee he might be referring to the referee, without AR's getting offside decision's correct. Which is nigh on impossible when it's a tight.

Had game number four yesterday afternoon. U16s friendly match but it was very competitive. Cracking game, with some real quality goals and nice football being played. One very vocal coach but he didn't cross the line. Issued my first two bookings. The first one was for persistent fouling. He...

With the throw ins, for the most part I signal. There is times when I have just let the game run though. I have signalled for every goal kick/corner though.

I have a question on this, Do I need to be signalling for every throw in, even if it is completely obvious and the players are just getting on with it?

I am three games in and have yet to caution or send off a player/coach. There has been absolutely no reason to do so. Do you have a separate note pad for writing down times, what the offence is, number etc. The notepad I have, once all the team lines etc are written in there is little space for...

I was in a similar position to yourself. Nearly 20 years of playing at a decent level I have just started the refereeing to keep myself involved. I have done two U14s games and an U16s game and they have been brilliant for helping me find my feet. I've had 3 managers compliment me on how I've...

On our course there was 3 of us over the age of 30, the rest were significantly younger. Guess which 3 have gone on to referee a couple of games?

I did my first game yesterday. It was an U14's game. Top of the table clash and there was easily 60-70 people there watching so I was thrown in at the deep end a little bit. Went well enough though, I got some nice compliments off both teams managers. Not that that really matters. I made a...