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I was messaging someone about this incident last night and outlined the various things that would be considered from the LotG and how the officials reached their decision. The reply I got was "fair enough but good luck explaining that on a Sunday morning" and I realised that it would probably be...

I know where you're coming from with that. I think this is the kind of incident though where if the decision was play on (ie no simulation) then people would say "surely it's a dive then if it's not a penalty". The one thing I'm sure of with this is that it's definitely not a penalty for me. I...

I only really do youth football and to be honest it was a while before I remembered about this. A lot of the time coaches start to come on when you go to check the player so I'm not too fussed then. However I did an u16 academy game recently and did enforce it then as I explained to the player...

If you've decided he's getting cautioned then that's it happened - the actual showing of the card is really just communication of this. So in your case submit the initial yellow and the straight red.

Just having a look at the one about the referee doing the coin toss. Sometimes at a game the referee will get a young mascot to do the actual toss which can be a nice thing to get them involved. My impression I get is that this would no longer be allowed though?

Must vary between regions - boys clubs are a flat £40 fee round my way from u13 through to u19. £30 flat fee for AR at Tier 6&7 which you can do after about a year or so after qualifying.

This is an interesting one. Around 02.52 into the clip below the St Johnstone player receives a caution (his second so is sent off) for pulling back the Dundee Utd attacker, despite the referee playing advantage after the foul. (Clip doesn't show the card being shown but does show the referee...

Approximately 02:55 in this

Opposite for me - I'm left handed but hold in my right hand. I use two clipped together on a lanyard, although I only really use one of the two as the second one is there as I find it easier for grip.

Can only agree about having to resit some kind of test every few years. I was talking to a family member recently - he's a coach for a grassroots team - and he was saying he's due to go on a coaching course soon to renew his "badges" he has that qualify him as a coach. I feel something similar...

Got 2 youth games - one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Saturday one called off today - presuming covid - but league is short so already been appointed to another game instead. Sunday game is still on but who knows if it still will come Sunday.

Yes. Changed last year I believe.

Just seen this from the Scottish Premiership this afternoon

Has happened at that level before if I recall correctly - albeit only one occasion I can think of. Sure it was Andre Marriner who gave Zaha a caution, quickly followed by a second for sarcastic clapping in reaction to the first one.

Had to stop play and give an indirect free kick and caution for dissent a few weeks back. Indirect free kicks - outwith offside - aren't very common so one of the comments was "is he offside?". Yeah mate I'm stopping the winger who's just run 10 yards up the wing to now pull it back for offside.

The other issue we have is we have the cards to deal with it, yet many seem to see us as card-happy, unapproachable robots if we dare to use them.

True. I try to avoid doing it as well. I managed to bluff my way out of one recently but that was because it was just after HT, so I made some excuse about "still signalling from the first half". You tend to only have a couple of minutes in which you can get away with that one though.

Had a good one when I was on the line yesterday. Clear reckless challenge on the home team’s young winger which caused a few afters as it was right in front of the dugouts. When the ref got round to issuing the caution, the home team wanted a red for the challenge as “he’s only 17”.

Add "you're just going with the shouts". Usually followed or preceded by "nobody even claimed for it" for another foul.

2nd one I’d agree. 1st one I can see why it’s given offside.