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I’ve actually found the grassroots and pro DNA kit to be very different. Puma referee shirts have always been horrendous material and quality and the grassroots one mirrors just that like the previous version. I did find the pro DNA much better but sticking with Nike as still preferred. Puma...

Will go back on easy enough with an iron or if not some adhesive. As others have said, most have an issue with it curling, terrible badge. I just buy the vinyl version like the county badges material, lasts much longer and isn’t £8 a pop

It’s poor that the big players like Ref Stop are throwing this kit around like it’s the next big thing for everyone, when it’s just not. Grassroots can obviously wear any brand they like in reality, so they could wear Puma, but as others have said, as step 2-6 MUST wear Nike, most will...

The FA has a long standing contract with Nike until 2030, so it’s entirely possible and somewhat likely that the grassroots kit will remain Nike until then

I Pre ordered the grassroots version and will probably keep it as a spare as it’s not a bad price for a full kit, even if Puma isn’t the greatest quality Won’t be getting the jacket or drill top they are even more expensive than Nike Following on from the Fa’s email that all step 2/6 and 5-4...

The pro one has hidden pockets, the grassroots are just on the outside

I believe you’re right with that, it’s an FA competition There’s also no guarantee the FA will move to Puma, they may do a new deal with Nike

Aside from the fairly reasonable price, the Puma kits are awful. Glad the FA has provided clarity that Nike remains for a further season for non professional referees, as I for one will be keeping mine

Nope For a County appointment it may be considered good practice to do so, but it’s not a requirement

There is actually a Nike lookalike kit on eBay for 24.99; it doesn’t have the Nike tick but it’s identical otherwise. I bought one as a spare but unfortunately didn’t last very long 😂 On the plus side, there are frequently good offers for actual Nike Kit on eBay! A few companies already...

Only AFA these days, and it’s a Vinyl badge, not sewn on, haven’t done those for years

Don’t waste your money if you’re only Lvl 7 and doing Local matches. A badge would go a long way to looking the part but is not necessary. Your grassroots kit is more than adequate, but the Nike one is Nice and the Joma one is cheap and popular if you wanted something branded. As others have...

We all do things differently don’t we, it’s part of the game. If an 11 year old told me to ‘F**k off’ I wouldn’t be dismissing at that age. I’d be asking the coach to remove them from the FOP for the remainder of the game, as well as telling them why. As for kicking another player, it depends...

Spot on. These are the ‘alternative techniques’ which any County will suggest. If you are throwing cards around in U8’s football you can expect your development opportunities to be somewhat limited. It shows a complete lack of control if nothing else.

Yes and no. As per association laws for mini soccer, normal rules for fouls and misconduct apply as per association football (except all free kicks are direct), but are you really going to dismiss an 8 year old for a sending off offence eg DOGSO? Unlikely. The same association laws for mini...

Don’t use it unless you’ve been told you can, certainly never in a competitive grassroots or semi pro fixture. We’ve used it at ‘informal’ summer tournaments etc before as a gimmick, just be careful. I give my little lad mine and he uses it in the garden and the field when we go and play!

I suspect there will be plenty of variants of answer to this. Personally, when I used to do youth games I wouldn’t even consider it before U13. In most seasons / cases, it was rare to issue any for U14’s either. There is no benefit when many of the players are in the early learning stages and...

The 1/4 zip drill and the jackets are part of their expensive new 25 ranges, which is probably due to PGMOL choosing that. However, the polo and t shirt are from the cheap range, plain black too, so the old range could be worn for these or any plain black puma top and no one would have any idea...

They won’t have launched the wrong kit, the company has PGMOL Refs within, they’ve probably just been told to take it down until it’s released. They are just a private company after all, not the PGMOL or anything to do with it

They’ve not even bothered to launch the Nike 25-26 training kit yet, it’s been on the fa referee store for weeks