So stripes v reds under 18. 3-2. Dull game. Two soft penalties I gave. But best was from the stripes players I sent off in the 30th minute. At the end he and a couple of players approached me to discuss his red and in fairness to them they didn't ever over step the mark. But I was told the...
So was chatting to a refereeing friend of mine who had a game at the weekend. Fairly nasty and in the end was threatened by one of the players so decided to call it a day. But then said it struck him he didnt really know what the procedure was and said it kinda got a bit chaotic as looked very...
Had an u14 game today. Was due to start at 1, so I arrived just before 12:30. Upon arrival I was told the nets were padlocked up and the guy who had the key would be arriving about 1:15 so the kick off would be delayed. In the end the chap didnt turn up till about 2, so we kicked off around...
I've not been on here much lately due to a family situation. But my last games I refereed a couple of weeks ago really have got me preying for the end of the season. Now I must admit whats got me down is nothing compared to those who are out getting assaulted during a game.
Had 3 games back...
RIght my boots are nearing the end of their life, so thinking I'll pick something up in the SUmmer. I'm just wondering what does everyone use. I have always had a pair of studs and astroturfs for those days when the ground is rock solid. But just wondering what is everyones thoughts on...
U12 blue v orange. Orange is good, really good. Has a shot and its blocked, regains the ball and is tripped from behind by blue 21. I take a moment then blow, penalty all day long. Blue 21 then shouts over to me "YOU MUST BE JOKING REF." At the same time he also kicks the ball over to me...
U17 cup final last weekend, and was 2-2 going into extra time. 10 minutes each way, and second half of extra time there is one final break and the striker wriggles through in the area and toe pokes in a goal. I signal goal and check my watch and its 10 minutes 12 seconds!
Literally seconds...
Four games over their weekend and my super comfy boots have betrayed me in the worst way possible. I have multiple blisters and one giant one on the side of my foot. Any tips on getting rid of them quickly.
For those who track this, on average per game what sort of distance are you covering. I'm just interested to see how I compare to others!
I'm using the addidas speed cell and must say its a brilliant piece of kit. When I was jogging I used a garmin GPS watch, which was obviously a great piece...
Yes of course we're watching for fouls etc. But how closely do you find yourself noticing the formations teams are playing etc and how a game might turn out. I tend to take a keen interest and quickly work out formation and style teams are playing, mainly cause it helps work out where the all...
At the weekend I had a league cup semi final second leg. Green v Red. Greens are leading the first leg 1-0. Greens go on to win the second leg I refereed 2-1, making it 3-1 on agg. Pretty standard game. Bit of needle at points, but no more than your average cup game. Late in the second...
So at the weekend green v red. Red is running down the wing and cuts inside to go in the box. He knocks it past the defender and goes to run around him by running off the pitch. The defender spots this and takes a step off the pitch to make it harder for the attacker to get around. As the red...
Well this sort of happened today, but not quite. Dark greens winning, give a freekick away and the defender boots, and I mean boots the ball a good 70 yards away. Obviously time wasting, despite him protesting his innocence that he was just clearing the ball. I asked for his name and told him...
So had my first 4G match today. As mentioned on here its killed my legs and back as had not give at all. Also it plays so fast, the ball whizzes about. Plus it just doesnt seem right, was a cup semi final, but felt more like a training game as just wasnt grass. I digress.
One of the...
As many of you know I mainly referee youth football and this season I've come across a club I've had several issues with, over a couple of their teams. The under 11, 12 and 13s.
First game of the season I had two misconduct reports firstly about a comment their manager made about making a...
I'm not expecting people to open up and start destroying their own self confidence. But what happens during a game that you do, or have done that really annoys you?
For me is when the ball hits me. Now sometimes it can't be avoided, but even when it's one of those moments I still get really...
Was watching a game before mine started today and had a weird one. Defender knocked it back to the keeper tackling a striker. Not a backpass in my opinion. But when he had the ball at his feet the keeper shouted to the ref"can I pick it up or will it be a backpass?" At this point a striker...
Had a decent u15 girls game today, nothing exciting happened. However there was one chap watching who just would not shut up. Normally I wont say anything to or acknowledge spectators, as I'm there for the match not to justify my decisions. If I'm close by and the situation allows I might...
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