Recent content by Richardp10145

I’ve had the same issue and I placed a little bit of rubber beside that spring and it’s stopped the receiver from shortening out

A once had a player fouled that called for the trainer to come on and I booked the player who committed the foul. After the trainer had finished, I ‘reminded’ the player he had to go off and that I would call him back on it. His reply was….but ref if you’ve booked someone then I don’t need to. I...

I also wish to point out that you don’t hear me shout 5….that’s someone from the crowd

Wow….i am the referee from this game. I saw the response on twitter(X) after the game but during the game there was no problem. Prior to the game I spoke to both GK’s and I explained the law change and how I had interpreted it. That is once I considered the GK had control of the ball….ie when he...

I’ve used this tactic a couple of times now…and it seems to work. I have a player, commentating on my decision making as whether something is a foul or not. I then call him in to talk and I say…”do I tell you which pass to make.. “no”…comes the answer, did I tell you where to be on the pitch...

I had a scenario recently as to whether it was actually offside. A defender in their own half has control of the ball and makes an attempt to clear the ball but their clearance strikes an (1st)attacker. The ball then rebounds to another (2nd)attacker who is standing in a position that had his...

Please can someone confirm the level 5 county fitness timings and distances ?

I think you’ve done the right thing……my only piece of advice would to report the coach as this is a safeguarding issue if the manager felt he could talk like this in front of children. This is my day job and it’s a concern where the kids pick up on these things. This season I sent a 12yr to the...

I did my course last December and the one think they didn’t go through is the admin. Each league is slightly different and so once you choose which one, talk to the appointment secretary about their expectations on the match returns. None of this was explained to us and I found out by trial and...

I’m a bit late to thread but hopefully you are starting to feel at ease with the more games you do. I’ve just done my first season and share the same thoughts as you after the course. Link in with a local RA….it took me a few attempts to find one but im so glad I’ve done so because I’ve got to...

I’m fairly new too and have now got many games under my belt to feel confident when in the middle…..I am also guiding my 15yr son through this as well. The advice from St John is excellent advice. Turning up in plenty of time, looking confident during your warm up also says a lot to the coaches...

I’m a new ref and I am finding it particularly common for players to ask me how much longer ref. That’s not a problem as I will say about 10/20 mins etc. I will also get it from the coaches/managers too…. I am wondering what the thoughts are of people who have been doing this longer?

Im also on that learning curve and I would suggest joining your local RA group….they are there for support, continual training and learning from others experience. Best of luck.

Scenario……..a defending player plays a ball back to their goalie in such a way that the goalie has to make a save to prevent a goal. The ball then goes out of play……whats the correct response please?

Thank you all….I am hoping to link up with the Brighton RA…..it will be nice to share experiences as we move forward.