The Ref Stop

what's in your kit bag?

Ryan

THE REF
Level 7 Referee
It's been a while since someone did this but you turn up to your game and open your bag, what do you expect to find inside?
 
The Ref Stop
what do you expect to find inside?
Hopefully - my kit!!
Seriously though. I have to admit that I don't really take that much. Boots in plastic bag. Towel and shower gel. One set of full kit. Short sleeve skin 360. Long sleeve undershirt. Matchpad and one set of cards in a wallet. Pen. Coin. Flags. About 5 whistles on a string. Wrist lanyard. Watch. (I'm already wearing one). Two sports drinks/home made sports drinks. Ball pressure gauge. I think that is about it.
 
Just gonna sort my bag for tomorrow so the checklist is:

Boots
Turf Shoes
Socks
Shorts
Shirts (Black, Yellow, Red, Blue)
Warm-up top

A waterproof box containing:
Whistles x3
Wallets x2
Match cards
Pens x 3
Pencils x 2
Spintso
Spare watch
Ball gauge
Pump
Coin
Notebook for detailed reports

Also:
Spare team sheets
Banana
Water & Powerade
Towel
Shower gel/shampoo
Clean underwear

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I think that's about it!

Although with 7 & 9 year old daughters, I wouldn't be surprised to find Barbie and Ken!
 
My bag is really heavy - mum doesn't understand why I take it all:
1. BOOTS in black bag
2. Zip up bag with 2UMBRO diamond tops and shorts and 2 training tops
3. SOCKS
4. Wash bag
5. Boot bag which is my match day essentials bag
6. promotion folder
7. Team sheet folder (new for next season) - going to start keeping all my team sheets
8. Small and large towel
9. Track suit in side pocket
10. KCFA and league handbook (side pocket)

I think that's it from memory
 
Nothing at the moment, it's empty cause all my stuff is being washed/cleaned for next season :)
 
1) Match day kit plus 3 spares ( 4 kits in total)
2) Boots plus spare pair
3) Astro Trainers
4) Towel
5) Wash Bag
6) Fishing Tackle box
  • Cards/Whistles/Match Pads/Pencils/Pens/Coins/Pump/Watch/Heart Rate Watch, etc......
7) County FA Handbook
8) League Handbook
9) Current LOAF
10) RA-FA Logbook
11) Match Day Folder
  • Fixtures/Expenses Forms/Mileage Details/Handbook Amendments etc...
 
Well here goes,

Black shirt
Blue shirt
Green shirt
Yellow shirt
Orange shirt
Pink shirt
Fluorescent Yellow shirt
6 pairs of shorts to match shirts
3 pairs of socks
Compression under wear
Sweatshirt
Warm up top
Shower jacket
Track suit bottoms
Umbro speciali astros,FG and SG boots
Flags for clup officials
Touchline flags for trios
Towel and shower jel
Deep heat
Hand sanitizer
Sun tan lotion
Toilet roll
Red and yellow cards
Match pads
Pens and pencils
Various coloured highlighters
Spare match cards, league sec book
LOTG manual
Referee's society members list
Pump and ball gauge
Fox 40 sonic-yellow,orange and neon
Coins
Two Casio watches
Vaseline, lucozade sweets
Water and lucozade sport
Polish
Baby wipes

PHEW !:D
Oh and one LARGE umbro bag to carry it all.​
 
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HANG ON I FORGOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT

I have 2 sets of normal flags for club assistants and my REFCALL buzzer flags

how could I forget my flags!!
DOH
 
1) Adidas 2010 WC yellow, short sleeve
2) Adidas 2010 WC yellow, long sleeve
3) Adidas 2010 WC black, short sleeve
4) Adidas 2010 WC black, long sleeve
5) Adidas 2010 WC red, long sleeve
6) Adidas 2010 WC shorts
7) Adidas 2010 WC socks
6) Umbro Respect blue, short sleeve
7) Umbro Respect black, short sleeve
8) Umbro Respect yellow, short sleeve
9) Umbro Respect shorts
10) Umbro Respect socks x 2
11) FIFA misconduct cards
12) Second set of misconduct cards
13) Sonic Blast Whistle
14) Fox 40 whistle
15) Fox 40 mini whistle
16) Sharx whistle
17) Flags
18) Paper for note taking
19) Several pens
20) Three extra watches
21) Long sleeve black undershirt
22) Track Pants
23) Extra pair of boots
24) Wrist bands yellow and black
25) Several badges and velcro pads
26) Red sweatshirt to put on after my match
27) Several coins

I think that's it.
 
with my promotion pack in where I have to keep a log of all my games I do and I keep a pen and my FAMOA book in. nothing really special
 
1 x Moulded boots
1 x Studded boots
1 x Atro boots

1 x L/S Under Armour
1 x S/S Under Armour
1 x Under Armour compression shorts
1 x Skins Compression socks
1 x Skins Recovery Pants

2 x Full S/S Kits (Respect/Diamond/Wembley/Legea (Black+Orange)/Adidas)
2 x Full L/S Kits (Respect/Diamond/Wembley/Legea (Black+Orange)/Adidas)
1 x Matching Warm-up Jacket + T-Shirt
All embroided with relevant league / FA badge

2 x Towels
1 x Wash bag
1 x First Aid Kit

1 x Box of Goodies
2 x Fox 40 Sonik Blast (Black+Green)
2 x Fox 40 Classic (Black+Gold)
2 x Fox 40 Classic CMG (Purple+Pink)
2 x Wrist Lanyard
6 x Sets of Red + Yellow Cards
6 x Small Pencils
2 x Notebooks
1 x Pad of match record sheets
20 ish x RefStore record cards
1 x Small pump
1 x Pressure Gauge
2 x Sweatbands
Lots of 2p coins

3 x Watches
1 x Polar HRM

1 x Set of RefsCall flags
1 x Set of Touchline flags

1 x Laws of The Game
Various papers, fixtures, rules, handbooks, programmes etc.

All wrapped up in an Umbro Bag, as won on this site!
 
Mmmmm Jaffa cakes! So my list, nothing new really... Her we go:

1 kit for the day
HRM monitor/strap
3 watches
1 sonic blast (black/orange) on wrist strap
2 sonic blast on finger grip
1 fox classic
Selection of coins
Flags
Towel (big)
Wash bag/smellies
bag full of spare kit bits (just in case)
Boots (depending on the day, either studs, mouldies or both - kaiser 5s)
Under armour (2 shirts long and short sleeve - under shorts)
Leather Paper work folder (plastic one broke!)
3 sets of cards (red/yellow)
Bag of useful stuff (gloves/spare flag bits/deep heat etc)
1 water bottle
1 lucazade elite (caffeine baby!)
Dextrose tablets
Some sweets

Ready to roll!
 
I'm only at grass roots at the moment:
1x Umbro Respect S/S kit that I wear to the match
1x rain jacket
1x Set of red + yellow cards + match record pad
2x £5.00 watch from argos
1x Set of so sondico flags
1x Acme Thunderer whistle (grandad's about 60 years old but still great)
1x 2p coin
1x Acme Tornado 2000 (spare)
1x Towel
1x Baselayer
1x Smile on my face

All fit into a bag that I have lying around the house at the time :)
 
@HullRef, quick word of advice - use the Tornado if it's raining or likely to rain. The Thunderer's pea makes a gurgling sound if the chamber has water in it.

Also, if there is a scuffle, the Tornado is superb to come up behind the player and a short sharp blast on that is almost guaranteed to stop them in their tracks.
 
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