Bit of a random post to be honest. Been refereeing for 4 years or so recently promoted to L5 and was on the promotion track to get to Level 4. I had been really enjoying my refereeing and have "achieved" quite a lot in my short time including appointments to FA Vase, FA Cup, Cup Finals, League deciders etc but for some unknown reason I have really fallen out of love with refereeing and when considering if I want to do it anymore I am really not fussed.
I have withdrawn from the promotion scheme to L4 as I dont feel fit enough so its one less thing to worry about and some of the rule changes haven't helped either. I decided to re-register incase I do want to officiate this year as it may just be a "spell". I thought a year off the promotion scheme seemed like a good idea to allow me to focus on refereeing without worrying about getting in games or observations etc and I can always rejoin next year.
But has anyone else lost their enjoyment/motivation for refereeing and if so how did you get it back?
I have withdrawn from the promotion scheme to L4 as I dont feel fit enough so its one less thing to worry about and some of the rule changes haven't helped either. I decided to re-register incase I do want to officiate this year as it may just be a "spell". I thought a year off the promotion scheme seemed like a good idea to allow me to focus on refereeing without worrying about getting in games or observations etc and I can always rejoin next year.
But has anyone else lost their enjoyment/motivation for refereeing and if so how did you get it back?