Referees World

In this episode - Darren & Richard discuss the wearing of spectacles, pitch inspections as the winter months approach and which former international referee dismisses the use of goal line technology?! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren & Rich talk to a newly promoted L1 referee and Rich gets emotional about the FA Cup Final. Listen now to find out why! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - we talk exclusively to Senior National Game Referee Manager Ian Blanchard. Rich & I were invited to Wembley the day before the FA Cup final between Chelsea & Liverpool (which was obviously very exciting – kids in sweet shops) to talk to the man at the top about mentoring, advice & tips for new referees. We discuss the national referee development plan and tells us about a match incident involving Alan Shearer! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren & Rich talk comprehensively to the chairman of the National RA, Albert Astbury about the benefits of being signed up! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - we will hear from a regular listener to the podcast called FEZ who has written a book, we take a look at who the world’s best referees are in the fifa rankings and dip into an old assessment of mine! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode Darren & Rich reveal details about their absence for that last few months, discuss assaults on referees and have a cracking M.I. to get to the bottom of! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren takes his level 4 fitness test and Rich talks to colleagues about the prepartaion needed to pass. Click here to listen to the Podcast

In this episode - Darren & Rich go through some basic training, read out a load of the tweets you sent whilst we recorded the episode and have a great match incident to learn from! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - we start by answering a few of your questions, discuss the benefits of having a mentor, how to deal with a bad assessment & which referee past or present would you like to see on Strictly Come Dancing! Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Rich has an in depth conversation with FA Qualified physio of treatment and management of sports injuries, Dave Callow, about the importance of personal prep for a game. Dave played football at senior county level before moving into the medical side of the game and doing his time at Bristol City and currently at Weston Super Mare. There’s some really interesting stuff including the importance of a good diet, training, types of injuries for both players & referees and how to treat them and a few things you probably do and take for granted without realising the negative effects. By that I mean high caffeine drinks & injury sprays . . . Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren & Rich feature the Respect Programme which includes various high profile incidents, flopping and a chat with Brendan Dix & Rachael Edwards from Somerset FA’s Respect Team. Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren & Rich discuss 'advantage' in detail and hear the views of a level 3 referee who talks about how it can be used effectively. Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode - Darren takes charge of a pre season friendly. Listen to his pre match with AR's, some commentary from Rich and an overall review of his game. Click here to listen to the Podcast

In this episode - 'Dealing With Disappointment'. Darren talks openly about how he felt on not achieving level 4 status & we have an exclusive interview with a Frome based referee who has lost his level 3 status. Find out what both had to say and how they plan to deal with it in this pre-season episode. Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren & Rich speak to an American grass roots referee and find out what Darren's 'schoolboy error' was in a recent game! The post Refereeing in America appeared first on The... Listen to The Referees World podcast NOW by searching your podcasting provider or visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren & Rich discuss your approach to a game if there were NO assistants available to you. The post Refereeing a game with NO assistants appeared first on The Referees World... Listen to The Referees World podcast NOW by searching your podcasting provider or visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren and Rich discuss the industrial language used in a recent match following a red card. The post Referee abuse or is it banter? appeared first on The Referees World Podcast. Listen to The Referees World podcast NOW by searching your podcasting provider or visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren and Rich talk about how to protect your profile as a referee both on and off the feild of play. The post Protect your profile as a referee appeared first on The Referees... Listen to The Referees World podcast NOW by searching your podcasting provider or visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren & Rich discuss preparation in the build up to refereeing the first game in 4 seasons. The post Preparation after returning to the game appeared first on The Referees... Listen to the Referees World podcast NOW by visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast

In this episode, Darren & Rich discuss pre-match superstitions. Sportspeople can be a superstitious bunch and referees are no different! The post Pre-match superstitions appeared first on The... Listen to the Referees World podcast NOW by visiting: http://www.refereesworld.co.uk/ Click here to listen to the podcast