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Just thought I'd bump the post, the player has been charged today: Serious Case under E3.1 for Physical Contact against a Match Official. Does anyone know what happens next as the email just says I'll next get an update when the charge has been heard.

Thanks all, taking a break from the men's game till the new year to do more at assistant & womens game. On a positive note the player has been charged by the FA, thanks for the comments and advice, my support from other refs here and locally/CFA and RA has been outstanding

I think in future leaning on an early card to set a tone could help, not for every game admittedly but a hard affair like this could have done with it. Yes, the vice captain was the goalkeeper and actually the levell-est head on the field just a shame he was so far away to really impact his...

Well.. Just back from 3 weeks break, wanted a game so got assigned a local district game. From minute we kicked off, clear one team only interested in playing any actual football. You know when one team act like they get every decision against them? This was that game. Certainly didn't intend...

Yes, and OFFINABUS was met in this example.

I appreciate some of the views/comments on this, I think it's particularly helpful for others, not only me to go into future games. For context this has happened 15 games in this season, 20 including my 'first 5'. So I can see both sides of the argument here. So this league, NCYFL typically...

so this is what I said after the game to the coach. That the player has chosen to run past me, turn and say rather than run past and try win the ball back. If it doesnt have the swearing then I can argue for dissent or a strong warning, but because he's sworn at me it meets offinabus. Obviously...

Phew where to start.... I officiated a fixture yesterday in the U14 League 1 division of the local combined youth league This game was fraught with issues, specifically on the home side. The game was largely unremarkable, apart from a sin-bin for Player 6 in the first half of the game. Time...

thanks all, i'll use some of these suggestions on my matches this weekend and report back.

Hi all, just after a general consensus. I was at a game on Saturday and there was another fixture in a different league at the club. This ref got their team sheet a little earlier and put all the names on his cards/book so he doesn't necessarily have to ask for names if handing out cards. For...

I've listed this as open age but really applies to anything, I've done Vets, Open Age Men and Women and Youth games. This weekend I've done an academy U15 game for Norwich City. Brilliant football, facilities absolutely unreal but the moaning. Players after the game "where do we get these refs...

I've had a few, I've got metal frames as I have a fat head so perhaps that's probably why he is anti-glasses. I've had players in the proper polycarbonate lenses, and players with plastic frames & the band at the back so they kind of are acceptable. I think it's really difficult at the level I'm...

Hi James, re the blisters - same with X I will have to give these all I go, I got blisters first 2 or three games in the boots then not again and was only after doing 3 games this weekend has it come back. Its solely back of the left foot, never on the toes or the right foot. So the two tops...

Hi X, Cheers for the reply. So I was at a RA meeting last night and the 4W said to probably avoid it. I have worn it once at a youth fixture no one batted an eye as you say it's more the potential "why are you wearing that". It is a shame as it's a lovely kit, the old EASports badge I can...

I thought I would do a roundup of my first five games. I attended my course at the FDC, Norfolk FA on the 29th June. Given it was close-season it certainly felt like ages to get the 'first 5' done and dusted. What I wish I'd realised was learning a little more, as now I am into a full season I...

Hi, My first post so hopefully I've done this correctly. I passed start of August, did my first 5 games at a variety of ages in pre-season and now find myself as a L7 on 7-6. Quick query about kits, I love a matching Nike kit. Not really a fan of anything else, the same as most buying the kits...