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Guidance notes say: Complete a minimum of 15 Assistant Referee appointments. Priority will be given to competitions below when considering nominations:• FA Competitions• Step 5/6 Leagues of the National League System• Tiers 3/4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid • County FA Cup Competitions (open...

You are correct in law. Many players would not know the relevant bit of law, and to judge a run-up to the touchline that accurately would be similar to a long jumper judging their take-off . . . for minimal benefit . . .

Congratulations on your promotion. You may be asked to assist a Level 4 in a Step 5/6 match. Once you are registered as an AR with a league, you should be added to MOAS.

Sorry to hear that it has affected you so badly. At the end of the season many games are important in respect of promotion and/or relegation for one or both teams, which creates tensions, often before the start. If you are a Level 7 in England, you are not "assessed" but may be watched by a...

The coach concerned has benn dismissed by the club, and arrested.

Remember this was only the mid-season list . . . watch this space in 2 weeks' time👮⚓

If you are referring to #1 in this thread, that was in January(?)

The appeals will be from matches played at the end of April, and will be handled swiftly to accommodate the potential promotions.

Hopefully so, but there may be appeals to finalise this week.

Not sure how it works in Scotland but in England the folks who trained you should make the introductions and the League Appointments Secretaries should contact you. However, the season is finished here, so no games to give you. Is that also the case in Glasgow?

Stopped play for an injury. Restart? Dropped ball.

Luckily there is now no reading or sight test to become a referee🤭

Please feel free to tell IFAB to amend Law 4, then: The players must be inspected before the start of the match and substitutes before they enter the field of play.

A re-take it is!

The usual brief is: 1)I see it, I give it 2)I see it, I shout "No" and cut the grass 3)I look at you with "Help!" written on my forehead. If you think it is, signal it. If you think it's not, shake your head, call "No" or make it clear. Only if 100% sure, give it.

You may find it helpful to read the Match Observer Training Manual, available to Level 4 referees via The FA Community.

In that case, a dropped ball to the goalkeeper would have been correct.

Was the match ball in the penalty area when play was stopped?

It’s most unusual for an @JamesL post to confuse me, but this did! For the benefit of newer referees, the law has for many seasons stated that cautions during the match are not carried into penalty shootouts, but this season specific mention is made about the goalkeeper not being allowed to...

Looking at the April appointments on MOAS, it appears that the net is cast wide, not just "promising" officials. That is in line with the men's pathway, where Level 4's are appointed to assist Level 3's, etc.