Search results

I’d gIve the restart (free kick) to whichever team is in their defensive half if giving two reds. No way on your one and only look at that you can pick out who fouled first.

Just seen this. Took me a while to work out what has happened- it seems the ball has hit the wheel at the base of the goal and spun back onto. 5he pitch. Defender has then caught the ball and thrown it back to the keeper. Nearly everyone (including ref) thinks it’s a goal kick, but there is the...

Hi Ross, a copy for me too please Ross. Thanks for organising this again.

Me, I’m allowing this (both the U11 & U13 girls scenario) At this age and level, its all about participation. Do this, and the youngsters will enjoy themselves more, and learn more. Don’t do this, and someone from the losing side may well not bother next week as they’ve had a miserable...

When I was thinking of taking up the whistle, I thought about getting a bodycam, only to then discover I wasn’t allowed to wear one. The reason why I thought wearing one would be a good idea would be so I could then review the footage and analyse my decisions, to see what I got right and what I...

On my Sunday league, I was appointed to ref a side I had officiated before, the Musketeers FC (a pub side from, you’ve guessed it The Muskeeters Arms) so I had a look at their recent form: Not bad, they’d had a winning spree, followed by a high scoring draw: All 4-1, and one 4 all

It depends on how far through the competition it is - until the latter (semi-final?) rounds its up to the home school to find and appoint a referee. Regardless, enjoy the game!

At circa 4 mins 30 he gives a dropped ball as the ball has hit a tree branch. But the dropped ball is contested … haven’t seen one of those in a while

Delighted to hear that you are enjoying teaching, and congratulations on your new role. When I took up refereeing, my years in the classroom helped me on the pitch; you’ve made the move in the other direction and I have no doubt that your experience as a referee will have helped you in the the...

Whether I’m doing youth, OA or vets, when a penalty is being taken I always turn to the players standing on the edge of the area (& check none are in the D) and say: “remember - you can come into the box when the ball is kicked, not when I blow the whistle..” A useful reminder, and also maybe...

You’ve probably already seen this, but in case you’ve missed it, can I present “Referees with big collars” Enjoy:

ONS figures show that those working in education were 37% more likely to have Covid than other workers. just saying

Surely they could just use club marks? ;)

Thanks for the recommendation. I read about it yesterday and wondered whether it was worth a watch, given your comments I’ll watch it on catch up. Nothing to do with refereeing, but as a teacher (with a pastoral role in addition to my classroom teaching) social media causes a huge amount of...

I was thinking along similar lines, and what would I do if something like this happened at one of my games (in amongst the weeds of grassroots) And this is what I thought … If we have a spectator invade the pitch at my games, its only us (“players, coaches & me) that are available to deal with...

After two red cards and a mass conf you want to calm the game right down. Give a free kick to the team in their defensive half. Basically you want nothing exciting to happen from the restart. FWIW, I can picture what happened. May not be a likely occurrence at higher tiers, but in amongst the...

Doesn’t have to be a specific spot (I get why others are concerned at parking in the designated ref’s spot), just making sure we have somewhere to park. I’m thinking, for example, of Wells City. The club’s pitch is adjacent to tennis courts, a municipal pitch, archery etc. - if you get there...

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. Have always enjoyed your posts, and you have my utmost respect. Still just hanging in there myself - finding by doing fewer games I’m starting to derive some enjoyment from it again. Yesterday morning I did congratulate myself on my decision to not...

Just a thought, but this season’s lack of refs has once again rightly brought into focus (too often lack of) respect for referees. Wouldn’t a really simple way to show a club values their match officials would be to reserve for them a dedicated parking spot. Reckon pretty much any club, big or...

At the moment the keeper kicks the ball, could he have thrown or kicked it without impediment to his left or right? Yes he could. The only reason he didn’t is because he had no one there from his team to pass the ball to. So the attacker hasn’t prevented him from releasing the ball. Simple...