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One of my biggest bug bears when refereeing is folk constantly asking How long to go ref, half the time I just make up a number, I often completely ignore them or pretend I never heard them, then for the next few mins, Ref,Ref,Ref how long to go ref!! Agghhhh! what kind of niff naff trivia...

So my 1st match as a referee was carried out at the weekend, the match was an U14 friendly, so therefore no team sheets or proper substitutions were taking place, subs rolling on & off with my discretion. The “away” team only had 10 players so had to borrow a goalkeeper from the “home” team...

Hi folks, Refereeing my 1st game tomorrow so got about 50 things i have racing around my noggin. Bit nervous but really looking forward to it. I'm sure this has been asked a million times,however I will give it a bash, what whistle sound do you fellow refs do at half time or full time? I cant...

Hi folks, recently passed my Category 7 basic referee course. I have yet to referee my 1st game. I am in the process of purchasing my referee kit & essential items. So my question is where do you guys/gals, buy your clothing from? Do you spend the money on buying the official referee strips? or...

Well last night I passed the Referee Introductory Course. I actually found the exam quite difficult, there was a good few questions that required serious thought & you had to work out the situation in your head. However some of the questions where basic, which was expected for my level. The...

So referee’s out there, what’s your match routine? Experienced ref’s ,inexperienced ref’s what do you do on a match day, what time do you get there? Do you inspect the strips & players? How long do you take to go through the team sheets? How long do you take to inspect pitch,nets etc, Do you...

Hi, I’m sure this question has been asked several times, I have my basic referee category 7 exam next Monday (5th Nov). I was wondering if anyone could share any hints or tips that would be useful or your knowledge of doing the exam? Does anyone know where I can find any mock exams online? I...