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Last game of the normal season today and it ended the same way it began. With confusion and outrage about my handball decisions. One pen shout that I didn’t give when ball went directly but accidentally from defenders foot to outstretched (but naturally positioned) hand (he was tracking...

Focus on a few things. A confident whistle, good positioning at angle and early intervention if necessary. Remember the role is about safety first and then fairness and enjoyment for the players. Have a great time and don’t expect too much of yourself first time out. Refereeing is an enjoyable...

Help your Centre to make the right decisions by listening carefully to his / her pre-match instructions and carrying out these to the best of your ability. Listen particularly carefully to what he / her wants to happen for any penalty call. Signal / don’t signal / run to corner / etc. Be...

Thanks Kes, that’s very helpful. An pre-game informal approach sounds like the way to go.

Hi everyone, we are having a mid season review shortly and the issue of culture and relationship with coaches is one of the issues on the agenda. To date I haven’t really gone out of my way to be actively involved with coaches if I can help it as most of the time they are expressing frustration...

Three thoughts:- 1. try not to beat yourself up. We all have bad experiences and sometimes more than one in a row. 2. Get back out there. No good comes from avoidance or over analysis. 3. Change something. A lower tolerance early sounds like it might help but also things like change in...

Well said Nic and nice to hear about your progress and game experience. Great advice about different levels and competition types. I am not sure I really think enough about these adjustments. To reinforce the wisdom of your point about each weekend being different I had a bit of a challenging...

All good Nic. Sounds like a tricky situation and one of those ones that lingers in your mind afterwards. I am not sure what it is like where you are but my region is really well supported with referees and that means I rarely have to deal with CARs. If I do, it’s generally only on one line. When...

Hi. I started refereeing at 13 and am now in my fourth season. I am just beginning to take on centres for adult football and have worked my way up through juniors at various levels. The better I get and the more I understand the more enjoyable it has become. I am not sure there are many...

Thanks everyone. Adjusting the tolerance bar and knowing when to ratchet up control is definitely something I am still learning. I know it in theory but need to work on making it instinctive in games. it is raining on the east coast of Oz this weekend and most of my games have been postponed. I...

Thanks Paul and Graeme. These are really helpful tips for a young and developing referee like me. I think I just needed a circuit breaker but for some reason struggled to find it in the moment. In hindsight, playing advantage was crazy and just added fuel to the flames. On reflection I was...

Thanks es1. Yes. Lesson learned.

Hi everyone, Today I did a seniors age group school game. No AR’s but both teams think it’s sheep stations. It is wet, damn wet actually, and there are timed and sometimes miss-timed slide tackles going every which way. To be honest, almost every tackle could have been a foul. I thought the...

Thanks one. I am on the Sunshine Coast. I just do the local Sunshine Coast comp and a bit of junior NPL through Football Qld. I could have been wider and should have definitely seen the flag earlier. I am glad I got this stuff-up out of the way during pre-season. There will no doubt be many more...

Thanks Big Cat. That makes sense. Much appreciated.

Thanks Social lurker. That is very helpful. We have truthfully been very lucky here in Oz. Hopefully you can all get out there again soon...

Hi everyone, I am a 15 year old referee from Australia and love the fount of knowledge available through this forum. I know many of you are doing it tough during lockdown and hope you are able to get back onto the pitch soon! We are thinking of you.,. Anyway... doing a pre-season U16s game on...

Hi everyone, I am a 15 year old referee from Australia and love the fount of knowledge available through this forum. I know many of you are doing it tough during lockdown and hope you are able to get back onto the pitch soon! We are thinking of you.,. Anyway... doing a pre-season U16s game on...