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I appreciate that. I had a coach loudly disagree with a decision recently and this attitude inevitably spilled onto the pitch with his players - not a good look imo when you have 6 and 7 year olds using phrases like ‘I never touched him’ for the rest of the game.

Well, as I mentioned, I haven’t issued any cards yet and feel uncomfortable doing so hence the reason for posting. I hope that gives you a clue re my persona. Part of the guidance for mini football does have the referee acting in a semi-coaching capacity in some limited terms e.g. if a throw-in...

I’m a relatively new referee mainly refereeing matches at U7 and U8 level. I’m unsure about the use of cards at this level and would start by saying that it seems obvious to say that it’s preferable to avoid using them. That being said, in recent weeks, there have been one or two occasions...