If you hadn't guessed, I spend a lot of time on YouTube 
There was an account shared last week of a ref who was wearing a body cam for games, which was a really good insight to refereeing at grassroots. (Until the CFA asked him to stop recording).
This account takes it a step further, leaning more into the Football YouTube scene with sideline filming and cleaner production. The referee is really good at being open and honest about potential mistakes or areas for improvement. He was also awarded referee of the year by his CFA so is certainly operating at a good standard. However, my issue lies with the persona he adopts, which comes across as overly self-promotional. Particularly in the video below, he overplays the suggestion of bias due to his friendship with one of the teams. Instead of brushing off this accusation, he chooses to play it up for engagementāor what the kids are calling "clickbait". Which to me is just poor taste and why refereeing and YouTube are just not compatible.
Ref's World
There was an account shared last week of a ref who was wearing a body cam for games, which was a really good insight to refereeing at grassroots. (Until the CFA asked him to stop recording).
This account takes it a step further, leaning more into the Football YouTube scene with sideline filming and cleaner production. The referee is really good at being open and honest about potential mistakes or areas for improvement. He was also awarded referee of the year by his CFA so is certainly operating at a good standard. However, my issue lies with the persona he adopts, which comes across as overly self-promotional. Particularly in the video below, he overplays the suggestion of bias due to his friendship with one of the teams. Instead of brushing off this accusation, he chooses to play it up for engagementāor what the kids are calling "clickbait". Which to me is just poor taste and why refereeing and YouTube are just not compatible.
Ref's World
