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I use write on stickers with a black sharpie. I clean the write on stickers with a small spray of deodorant and a microfibre cloth. Works very well. I do find that if I get the yellow card out I should just show it and not delay. So I also carry a match card which I keep with my yellow that I...

From your description potentially could have gone either way. My general starting point for handball based on my interpretation of the law at the moment is, it has to be a pretty unnatural position before I’m even considering giving it, especially in the penalty area. That said, a movement...

Not sure I fully understand your question. I think it can be split into different parts. How I ‘sell’ a decision to a player and how I explain a decision to an assessor could be very different depending on the situation. If you give us a couple of specific examples I am sure people would be...

Spoken to the Mrs and she was more up for it than first thought! Have to wait for the season-season one now as Annual-Annual deadline has passed. Thank all for advice!

For me he moves the arm towards the ball it was across his body to start with. Ball travels a fair way. Arm is in natural position but he moves it towards the ball. Could go either way.

Well I don’t after this thread 😂

Understand your point. You’re never too overqualified to referee a lower level though. I know for a fact if the County FA need me to do a Sunday league cup fixture I’ll be getting appointed to that L4 or not! Basically, because one might not want to commit to travelling and the time etc you...

Very useful information from everyone thank you. I think in summary it is definitely something that I know I will enjoy and will seriously consider in the future. I do think it is a shame you can’t progress through the levels no matter what level you referee at but I understand why.

Yes Ref took home 60 odd plus expenses so probably more worth it, this is why it makes it a difficult decision. Tempted to go for it and see what happens.

I am in the South East. My concern is.. County Prem game.. £45 all in. Leave house at 12:30 for a 2 kick off, back by half 5. Yesterday, I was AR for a Step 5 game. Left house at 12 back at 7, 33 miles - took home £48. Cannot justify this to the Mrs!

Our local Senior AO has literally just sent out a message saying please do NOT open dates with more than one league, he is obviously experiencing this himself. Again, what a strange system where an experienced referee could be without a fixture on a Saturday just because they have to wait...

Fully understand and appreciate that thank you. So let’s say for the month I leave all my Saturday’s open and only get one appointment. I can’t then take some games to fill those Saturday’s up, I have to wait with them open to see if I get appointed and if I don’t then I just have a free...

Yeh. It’s a catch 22 for me really, I really want to go for promotion to 4 but I really enjoy refereeing at County Level. It’s challenging enough, a good match day experience and I get a game every single week without fail. Why would I want to go through promotion to 4 to potentially get one...

Cool thanks. I am up for the challenge and the commitment and am not looking to do as little as possible whilst at Level 4, o fully understand that it is a commitment and this is what I am trying to weigh up. I currently do very few midweek but I do still get in 25-30 games a season at county...

Thank you. So let’s say, I only referee 15 games in the season and close all midweek games, I stand a risk of being demoted back to 5?

Hi all I know there has been multiple posts regarding the criteria for promotion etc.. What I am asking here, in order to decide if I can commit to the next level is, What is the Criteria when you reach level 4 in order to remain at level 4? I currently referee mainly at County Level, with...

Appreciate this isn’t the case here as they have comms, however.. applying this to the majority of forum users. Let’s say you are a less experienced AR L5/6 at a step 5 game and the referee and other AR make this call. At what point would you (standing on the touchline on the half way line...

there is a clear action to play the ball in the flick. Did it interfere with the goalkeeper? I think this is subjective. The goalkeeper does move both feet slightly as the attempted flick happens and therefore is technically repositioned and probably wouldn’t have been if that attempted flick...

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