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Depends on your comfortability. I've heard referees say to these ARs that they only want them calling ball in/out, and others full responsibility. I tell these 'linos' before the game (and in front of both teams, in case they change around who is running the flag) - I do not want them flagging...

This is why I enjoy watching the videos put out after each matchday of the MLS and NWSL by PRO

Thanks guys: My understanding is that the game wasn’t abandoned until after the player was taken from the field of play, and even then, no ambulance was actually called, just taken away in parents car. I probably would have abandoned the game straight away with a serious injury and had to wait...

Asking this to just sort of gauge opinion on how well this was managed. Unfortunately this is all anecdotal info from a family member who asked my opinion on this (being the trained referee in the family) and.. I don't know. Something seems fishy. Cup semi-final match, White team vs Blue team...

Very interesting to read all the comments about Tori re: YC and game management. I essentially thought this of her across both the Semi-Final and the Final. Objectively, I don't think she did much wrong (if at all) and by that I mean she gave fouls where she needed to, let play continue when...

In hindsight a few months on: Probably.. I was the AR administering the penalty, so I heard the fans jeering before hand. Honestly not sure if the referee had a word with the player about that before taking the penalty. Had my back to the incident afterwards though (this was my first game AR in...

Slightly reminds me of a game I AR’d in this season just passed, where early in the first half, home fans were making their way to the stands behind my sideline, and had to walk behind the goal (behind the fencing, so everything there is all good). At that point, the away team was awarded a...

I use a series 6 now, but previously used a series 3 (both cellular/GPS models) using RefSix as it does my match card stuff, as well as heat maps/distance, and records it all into Apple workouts. the series 3 was horrible for battery life. I’d have to try and charge the watch between games to...

I agree. The ones that were straight red were, at least to my perspective, pretty clearly given for DOGSO by handball. what some players/pundits/coaches need to understand is that outside the penalty area, the goalkeeper is just another player..

As much as I probably still wouldn’t have, I can live with that explanation as to why if it was given VC

I didn’t really see anything wrong with the Chiellini yellow. Could never really be more than that. But Jorginho getting off with a yellow.. 🤔🤔😬😬 And I’m saying that as someone who was supporting Italy over in Australia.. The only really diminishing factors that I can see considered (and this...

Haha told by who???

Cobra Kai never dies

Depends on how close to the ball he got I think to be honest. But, in most instances, I wouldn’t be hesitant in calling the goal

Ah interesting. I was actually going to ask this exact question after I had a.. I guess I can call it a query, with the captain of a team when I told him to take the ball back on an IDFK from an offside a couple weeks back. I don’t know if my markings make sense. But, the red on the sideline...

I’ve never worn a bib, I just bring my associations three choices to every game (volt yellow, black or blue) although, I have made an away team wear bibs on one occasion. Home team just got their new kits, (all white with black stripes), so they didn’t bring their clash kit. Away team for some...

Yes, I was heading back quite slowly. This altercation happened near the halfway line though (Yellow #9 was a striker, Green #5 was a winger), which explains why it happened close-ish to the technical areas. Unfortunately, had CAR's and that one was situated on the other half and couldn't hear...

Had a couple weeks off to just recharge my batteries, and came back to I think my best weekend in my 2 years so far. Did a reserve grade game where everyone was quite clean, just one yellow card to give out for a bad slide tackle (that was a bit mitigated by it starting to get wet, but still)...

I hope it's not my armpit, that would be one smelly line

So, I ended up asking what our protocol here is regarding non-neutral ARs in our league, and was basically told: * Try not to get them to do offsides * IF you trust them to do offsides, recommendation was to use the non-neutral AR's on their clubs attacking side, because 'if/when they do flag...