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Never easy at Grassroots level, but this was a step 6 game with ARs. Not sure the referee noticed he returned to the dugout.

Thank you, just as I thought. I was surprised to see him return.

My game was off today, so I went to watch a step 6 game as I'm aiming for my 5-4 this season. An away team player was sent off in the first half and left the field of play. However, I noticed that after getting changed, he returned to the away dugout. My question is: should a sent-off player...

Contact the league and ask for the competition rule book.

From what you describe, I would not award a penalty as no deliberate act or prevented goalscoring opportunity.

Remember to read the questions a few times. The wording often trips people up.

I’m well on my way to achieving Level 4. I’ve completed the Laws of the Game (LOTG) twice, attended the promotion seminar, and had three observations with an average score of 72.44. Just one more observation to go!

I expect to be relocating in the summer to a new county FA, currently Level 5 but expect to be promoted to level 4 by the end of the season. Can I go straight in as a level 4 at new county / Location?

I've never heard of pre season friendlies or friendlies during the season counting towards any promotion pathways.

Maybe relocating that way. What are appointments like for middles? At present I get about 3 middles a month and up to two ARs a month.

Can anyone please tell what leagues around Suffolk & Norfolk a level 4 would be appointed to as referee & Assistant Referee. Thank you

I agree with using the step approach, but if it doesn’t work, we need to utilise the tools at our disposal. Otherwise, games can get out of hand, and you might lose control, as it appeared the referee did in the original post.

At the grassroots level, this is what it's like. My advice: use your tools effectively. For dissent, use sin bins, especially if the dissent is clear. For reckless challenges, issue a caution; there's no need to over-explain your decision. Also, for careless fouls, once the free kick is awarded...

They are not changing LOTG. Competition rules permit adjustments to game time. Similarly, when an adult team plays a doubleheader at the end of the season, the halves can be reduced to 30 minutes each.

The best approach is to actively referee as much as possible. Complete the online FA workshops for referees and apply for promotion to Level 6. This could potentially lead to an invitation to join CORE for the next season.

NO colour clash, Just get on with it no need to get involved. As referees we don't need to go looking for problems.

If your happy to post and have time, I just wanted to look at the wording.

Can Level 4 and above referees share questions from previous months’ LOTG exams? Of course, this excludes questions from the current month

Different club and referee obviously made the call with information they had and the incoming weather, not everyone will agree and another referee may have played the game. As we know it's a game of opinions.

As you know, matches at step 6 and above are rarely called off without a valid reason. However, in park football, the decision to cancel a match is sometimes taken out of the hands of the clubs and referees, and is instead made by the council