Equipment Check
- Thread starter Freddie Saunders
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This is very true. I had a team give me one of the balls that teams use on the football league. I did the check with my hands and thought this doesn't feel like it's got enough air in...... I got my gauge out and it was nearly 18PSI
Needless to say I let some air out of it.
Charlie Jones
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@RefJef surely not! that must have, almost definitely, affected your match control!! 
I have a pump, Sondico - Sports Direct - £3.50 ... haven't as yet got a gauge, but I'm sure the players will soon let me know 30 seconds in if its too flat or too hard ... I did have a gauge but it got sucked into the mystery hiding place that is my home!
as for the shinpad sleeves - they are tidy inventions - if you have nice big calves like me - I only put tape around the sock under my knee, then fold the top over just so the sock doesn't slide down when playing - nobody cares what colour it is then! and Ive never had a ref mention it when 30 minutes in my sock rolls up a little and exposes the tape
surely not! that must have, almost definitely, affected your match control!! I have a pump, Sondico - Sports Direct - £3.50 ... haven't as yet got a gauge, but I'm sure the players will soon let me know 30 seconds in if its too flat or too hard ... I did have a gauge but it got sucked into the mystery hiding place that is my home!
as for the shinpad sleeves - they are tidy inventions - if you have nice big calves like me
- I only put tape around the sock under my knee, then fold the top over just so the sock doesn't slide down when playing - nobody cares what colour it is then! and Ive never had a ref mention it when 30 minutes in my sock rolls up a little and exposes the tape
A Freethinker
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Personally, in my bag not including uniform, I have 7 whistles (different colours to match my tops sorry poser!), three match wallets, three sets of cards and a cheap set I give away sometimes to players children (they love it showing the cards), pump, gauge, various coins, match sheets, league cards, about a dozen or so pens/pencils, tape different colours, sock ties, two pairs of shin guards, two sets of flags, deep heat spray and small first aid kit! haven't managed to squeeze a pair of gloves in yet but I have most eventualities covered!
Russell Jones
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In case the players kick him ... it's rough in Northern Ireland apparently
A Freethinker
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I just carry them, have arrived a few times for youth, ladies and open age games and a player hasn't had them so rather than them not playing I just threw a few pairs in my bag, you can pick them up dirty cheap and players/managers/parents always very grateful.