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I would suggest... Visit a few lower level OA games and you will quickly realise you are better than many of the referees out there (I say this because you are here wanting to improve rather than just turning up to do a game and then forgetting your a ref until the next match). Realise that...

The scope of review should be defined by the on field referee (e.g. can you tell me if that was offside, or was there a foul in the lead-up to the goal). Problem now is the review takes way too long with every possible infringement reviewed in an overly scientific way. Limit goal reviews to 30...

I am going to try defend how it should almost always be a penalty, just for fun... If a similar situation happened on the touchline (ball went out a fraction of a second before a player was cleaned out of it), we would all give a DFK and there would be no arguments. In the OPs situation...

You say you should have booked the #9 to avoid the revenge from the #5, but ignore the revenge challenge - the #5 decided to make that challenge, not you. Was #9's challenge a caution that you let go because it was early in the game or only a caution because of the later challenge by #5? As...

My first ever red card was last summer for the exact same reason. It was probably my 5th game ever as well. Sent another lad off in the same game 15 mins later for two yellows in the space of 60 secs - both for dissent. He just wouldn't shut up mouthing at me.

Physically, it depends on the referees level of fitness. Mentally, yeah, it can be tough, but when there is a shortage of officials, what's the alternative? I often tell coaches and players that the abuse is forcing those left to pick up more games. When I used to do back to back 3 games and...

Yeah, the initial body language of the referee doesn't really help. A little more compassion may help diffuse the situation. I also often wonder why referees get drawn into conversations with players. A simple "touching ball a second time which stop an obvious goal scoring opportunity which is...

No way was that a red card challenge. Sure, foot was near waist high when challenging for the ball, but Chalobah also has his foot at the same height, and his speed in moving towards the ball meant the force was more so from his movement as it was from Keita's foot being high. Oh, and agree...

Ok, what about this scenario? Leaving the field of play without the referees permission. IFK I believe? What if the player left the field of play and punched a sub/team official. Red card, but IFK as first offense or DFK or VC?

I posted earlier in the season that I changed my 90 min decision to a corner after I gave the GK. I changed after about 3 seconds based purely on player reaction (defenders initially didn't see me indicate for GK and ran back into box to defend corner. Attackers who noticed went mental). I knew...

Rugby has no problem with communicating openly, in part because, whether right or wrong, the calls are accepted. We allow too much second guessing and on field questioning of decisions. I think that, and the idea of broadcasting live ref mic's would result in a barrage of language from players...

Page 102 Delaying the restart of play to show a card Once the referee has decided to caution or send off a player, play must not be restarted until the sanction has been administered, unless the non-offending team takes a quick free kick, has a clear goal-scoring opportunity and the referee has...

I'm at a loss to understand how anyone can complain with the decision. Burnley player was within 2 yards of Varane, on edge of penalty area, when he was blocked by Maguire in an offside position, as the FK was taken. Surely the Burnley player could have been involved if he was not blocked???

Personally, I don't see all 3 statements you originally listed as the same. In fact, each one is less offensive to the previous. If I was to give a red card for the first statement (which I may do), I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. The player thought it was okay to say such a thing, and let's...

Thanks @es1. No, sorry - the yellow I gave for leaving the field of play was the first, and only card, I gave the keeper.

Game weekend (u18), blue vs red. Blue winning 6-1 with 30 mins to go and very comfortable. Blue keeper starts coming up for everything - taking all the FKs, going up for corners. His team mates revel in the fun of it all and all having a laugh every time. Red team was getting demoralized and I...

I had a game recently where a couple of players turned up in trainers, and I've let them play. For me, it depends on the age, skill level, and type of trainers (all leather vs canvas). Realistically, many boots offer little protection these days, so biggest risk may come from lack of traction...

I think it best to steer clear from giving any guidance to players during the game, no matter the age or ability. We wouldn't advise a player they can pass the ball to the winger or they can head the ball, so why advise them they can use their hands. It also avoids possible confusion where the...

Crikey. That's like getting done for speeding by two speed vans 100m apart. Not disagreeing, but anyone strong enough to give two YCs? As an aside, if this happened in one of my matches, I'd need a good 5 seconds to think about how to deal with it, replaying it in my head a few times and...

I do 3 back to back games every weekend. Last week was u15, u17 and u18. As mentioned, if you're fit, then it shouldn't be a problem, but some things to watch out for... If calling teams, call them by their colors. I sometimes mistakenly call a later team by the earlier team name. Have whatever...