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    markref reacted to RefRyanAus's post in the thread Mental health with Like Like.
    Some excellent advice has been provided by others. I very much feel for your situation and hope you are OK. Refereeing OA football as a...
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    markref reacted to Viridis1886's post in the thread Mental health with Like Like.
    I never go out expecting NOT to make a mistake. It's part of life and definitely part of refereeing. I just go out trying to do my best...
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    markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Mental health with Like Like.
    It is hard. I also found the emotional side really hard for a few years TBH. Seems like you are very lonely out there. I learned to...
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    markref reacted to Russell Jones's post in the thread Mental health with Like Like.
    On 1) I'd suggest starting from the philosophy that everyone on the pitch is human and everyone will make mistakes - especially in your...
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    markref replied to the thread Mental health.
    Unfortunately some teams smell new referees like sharks smell blood in the water. They don’t understand that they weren’t the brilliant...
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    markref replied to the thread GL Restart.
    This is a double touch offence, so if for example the gk takes a free kick he is not allowed to touch it again before another player...
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    markref reacted to AW93's post in the thread First Game at Academy with Like Like.
    Hello, first time poster and new referee. Had my first game in the middle today at an academy U12, 9v9 with offsides. I was told prior...
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    markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
    Positioning… when on your own you have to compromise… and you will learn how much you can run and when to take risks. Best advice I had...
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    markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
    Good advice above:) On your own with offsides… the first time 2-3 defenders look like lemons standing appealing, after the play remind...
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    markref reacted to TartanTyke's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
    Cheers, I'm a little older than most new refs (37) so while I'm still building confidence, I have a half decent baseline that younger...
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    markref replied to the thread Interesting Start.
    Well done for the way you handled the CAR. That’s something much more experienced referees have problems with, so to deal that...
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    markref reacted to TartanTyke's post in the thread Interesting Start with Like Like.
    New ref here, I've been reffing for my lads under 11s team but now currently doing my 5 games to get my level 7. Had a double header...
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    markref replied to the thread First Game at Academy.
    As Rusty says, a wider angle can help with offsides. Another thing which really helps is using field markings. For example, you may...
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    markref replied to the thread Backpasses.
    This is where the term “back pass” does us no favours. The direction of the pass does not matter - what matters is whether it’s an...
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    markref reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread Apply for your training, coaching, academies! with Like Like.
    So, this thread was not meant to be about Academy football… it was about getting referee training and joining your local schemes if you...
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