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I have come to the conclusion that some players are just a bit mentally simple who, because know the "rules" better than everyone else, will question every decision. On saturday, I had the shout "you are only giving it because they called for it", my response "actually I am giving it because...

Somewhere between to 18yard line & penalty mark when I looked over

Tough game today with a number of players being vocal about some of the decisions made No goal Orange keeper fumbles the ball and the ball squirms toward goal, orange defender gets back and clears but yellows appealing for a goal, oranges appealing for no goal, CAR not in line so ignored his...

Just to close this off, I have found this http://www.refchat.co.uk/threads/pre-match-instructions.7102/#post-63390

Ive had one of these Catch 22 situations before. Red team striker runs towards goal with the ball and is in/on the edge of the area, white team defender tackles from behind and misses the ball, 100% banker of a foul so i immediately signal for a penalty. CAR flag up so i walk over and ask "are...

Sorry he's a Level 3 and is the leagues referee secretary. He is aware I am looking to get on the promotion track this season and I have asked if he could come and watch some of my games to point me in the right direction so to speak so I expect him coming down as a NAR kills two birds with one...

Sorry, its an OA Sunday game although is the top division. I will take a look at some of the other forums posts

EEEK, i have just been appointed to my first middle with NAR's I know one of the NAR's is a L2 referee so no doubt he will have lots of tips and advice for me but if anyone has any tips they want to share ahead of time i would be grateful. Also, any protocol I should follow here?

I literally just remembered something that happened in this game, one chap who had been booked for dissent after telling me "the standard of refereeing is really bad" then asked me where I got my "refereeing licence!"

If its any consolation my first game was thoroughly enjoyable despite having to award a penalty and show 2 red cards for S1. Next few games went well and I thought I had this refereeing business cracked. Then, boom, a "nightmare" weekend of games that left me feeling demotivated and ready to...

Game yesterday Whites v Reds, red GK punts ball upfield its flicked on and I am sprinting like Usain Bolt to keep up. Ball lands in Whites penalty area at this point I am around 20 yards from goal. Reds player controls the ball and shoots amid cries of "hand ball ref", luckily no goal was...

thanks for the replies I wasn't going to say smashed him but was just having some some trouble articulating it!!! I had a clear unobstructed view I was no more than 10 yards away from the incident which happened on the penalty spot.

Hi Folks Just after some advice regarding a sending off which I need to submit via WGS 40th Minute, whites striker shoots at goal, GK fumbles it hits his knee and bounces upwards. GK gets to feet as Whites striker runs towards ball. White striker wins ball and heads towards goal, moments...

When should a yellow card be issued for Shirt Pulling? Had an incident last night, red player running through the midfield at the half way line, goes past blue player who pulled his shirt to slow him down. he had around 6 blue players in front of him still so i awarded a free kick and had a...

I did ask for his name but the home team denied knowing him , despite him being in the group of supporters on standing with the home team he was in a grey hoody and his most distinguishing feature was his dog

Had an incident today but not sure how to report it so some advice please Greens v Blue, Blue player slide tackles between two green players and the ball goes out for a throw in. All seemed innocuous but then Blue player head butts a green player. Was a clear red mist moment although its not...

@HertsFinest thanks for the reply there are certainly some valid points to chew over

@Tealeaf - this wasn't a game where the threat of physical violence towards the referee or each other was ever going to materialise and at 6'4 and around 18st its very rare that I do feel at risk or threatened. Most of the players were fine but there were a couple on each team who are clearly...

Thanks for the advice, it's great to be able to reflect and discuss decisions and match incidents All part of the learning Thanks again

I have previously refereed both these teams Seperately Away team had a player sent off for dogso in the last game and a couple of bookings for dissent but nothing major, his kicked out there ref or in the back ref Home team nothing too much from them really pushy in terms of verbal is ref...