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I played what I thought was a good advantage today but ended up with a bit of grief from a coach. A pretty fast player was making his way through the opposition towards goal, two or maybe even three had a go at stopping him with them all making some sort of contact and slightly putting the...

I reffed an U11 game a couple of weeks ago. During play a player was running down the wing at speed and I'm pretty sure it was a parent not a coach that shouted 'Take him out (player name)...'. Fortunately he didn't and nothing happened. Should we as refs take any action for shouts like this ?

Ahh Ok I've got it now thanks. Makes sense !

I've been doing some tests from this website 'areferee.com', a supposed FIFA Laws of the Game test. I came across the question that I got wrong but I'm sure I've read that you cannot be offside in your own half. I'm finding different answers on the internet, can anyone clarify ?

It's easier to give a penalty here than not so well done to the ref, very brave. There looks to be contact but the attacker is clearly looking for it. I'm 50/50 on it but I would probably have given it.

Yes I dont mind the how long left question as you say it's pretty common but I felt the same way about the specific times, it's too much. I wear two watches, one that counts down and buzzes when done and one that counts up as a back up. Thanks for the advice.

Reffed my second match today, U11's, went OK. Very good standard of football IMO. One thing I need a bit of advice about is when to call the offsides. I've been waiting until the offending player touches the ball before calling offside but what I'm finding is there are plenty of shouts for...

In this instance it was just a case of one kid saying something to another and the other replying with the F-Off. I got a good response from the player when I spoke to him so decided the warning was enough.

Thanks for the advice !

So had my first match today U11 boys and things went pretty well. Did a pitch inspection first and then a kit safety inspection. Asked one of the coaches if the team all has shin pads on. Yes was the reply. Noticed one kid without so pointed this out. Coach ordered kid to get his shin pads from...

That's good advice. Thank you for replying !

Thanks for your reply! Just one other thing. I'm hoping not to be issuing any cards but are they common at this age group? All the games I've done so far have not come close to needing a card. However at a summer U10 tournament the other week, embarrassingly my own son deliberately handballed on...

Hi all, I recently completed the FA referee course and now my first match is this coming weekend. It's an U11 boys game. I've refereed lots of games already but for U10's where they do not play offside and things are a bit more relaxed. Just wanted a bit of advice on general things like how...

Thanks for the replies. I'm in the UK, have completed the online learning and looking forward to the course now !

Thank you for this very helpful !

Hi all. My first post here. I've been helping out as a referee for my Sons football team for the last couple of years or so, he is now age 9. It's been a great experience, however as they are getting older I recognise things are getting much more serious and competitive. To this end I have...