Hi folks, I've been lurking on these forums for a good few weeks and its been so useful - both in terms of reference points and also understanding the reality of refereeing.
I've been reffing games for my kids teams for a couple years when required and am also a L1 Coach of an U12 team - I'd done some mini-soccer refereeing courses but never the FA Basic Course. Today I completed the main segment of this course, and only have the final day assessment left for next week.
Despite thinking as a ref I've been fairly decent, I feel like I've learnt a huge amount over this weekend. I can't wait to get started... I've got my 5 games to do over the next few months then my final assessment/sign-off in November.
Just wanted to say Hi to you and thank you for your advice you've given - without really even knowing it.
I've been reffing games for my kids teams for a couple years when required and am also a L1 Coach of an U12 team - I'd done some mini-soccer refereeing courses but never the FA Basic Course. Today I completed the main segment of this course, and only have the final day assessment left for next week.
Despite thinking as a ref I've been fairly decent, I feel like I've learnt a huge amount over this weekend. I can't wait to get started... I've got my 5 games to do over the next few months then my final assessment/sign-off in November.
Just wanted to say Hi to you and thank you for your advice you've given - without really even knowing it.