Recent content by JamesLapthorn

He was a young guy (managers son I think) didn’t quite know what he was doing. In hindsight I probably should’ve painted the lines myself as the 18 yard box was more like a 25 yard box Here’s an Ariel view of the pitch (with lines) and the blue lines are where the smaller pitches were

This was part of the 9 a side pitch which was positioned horizontally across the 11 a side one. None of the lines fitted with where the goals were positioned so didn’t help us at all.

Turned up to a Wednesday night U14 game for my local league this evening only to find there were no lines marked on the pitch. Just 2 goal posts and that’s it. There was a rounders and 9 a side pitch horizontally across where my pitch was meant to be. A young lad (11-12) had a white spray...

I gave a yellow and a red card in the same game after I had blown the full time whistle. Even more surprising it was an U14s game 🤯

I use a Ticwatch S2. Got mine off eBay for £94. Works perfectly

For an U11 game I often run around 5-6 km. Give it take.

I am also a 15 year old referee. It is strange how at 15 you cannot even do a line for a game of your age group but as soon as you turn 16 you can be in the middle for an adult game. 🤔

Just seen the video. He looks so proud of himself. Seems like something a Sunday league coach would say 🤦‍♂️

Watkins knew what he was doing. No foul for me

One player found my 10p on the pitch last week. Didn’t get that one back

Make it known to the player wether they should wait for a whistle or if they can take it whenever they are ready. I had a player a few weeks back take a penalty before I whistled and scored it. I ordered a retake and he missed. I had forgot to tell him to wait for my whistle which caused some...

I just can’t wrap my head around this decision. It’s wrong on so many levels.

What are the experts saying about this offside call?

Thank you very much. It has worked

How do I change my referee level on my account?