MarcusSurreyRef
Youth Referee
Hi everyone,
I’m Marcus and am a teenage referee. I am really enthusiastic about refereeing and just want to ref as many games as I can.
I completed my referee course a couple of months ago and have thus far refereed 4 youth fixtures: boys U11 and U12 and girls U12 and U13.
Those matches went really well, which I’m so happy about.
Recently I’ve been reading lots of the threads on here to better prepare myself, as I felt I was not taught enough in the course.
A couple questions.
For now, I’m looking to referee max U14, as am young and inexperienced.
1) should I be asking for teamsheets?? In my U13 girls game I overheard the two separate managers showing each other their team sheets, but I kept quiet as I didn’t know if me having them was necessary, as I don’t expect dissent/reckless fouls at that age. I’m clearly wrong. In my other 3 games, there was nothing said about teamsheets at all…
2) what age should I give cards/sinbins? An incident a couple of weeks ago when one U12 boys player made 2 borderline reckless challenges that could have easily been a yellow for the 2nd one. I told him to calm down, before he then started moaning at me saying they weren’t fouls. They were. Should I have given a yellow? I don’t know what age cards are given…
Thanks a lot everyone. I really appreciate the helpful advice on this Forum, and any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Have a good day all
I’m Marcus and am a teenage referee. I am really enthusiastic about refereeing and just want to ref as many games as I can.
I completed my referee course a couple of months ago and have thus far refereed 4 youth fixtures: boys U11 and U12 and girls U12 and U13.
Those matches went really well, which I’m so happy about.
Recently I’ve been reading lots of the threads on here to better prepare myself, as I felt I was not taught enough in the course.
A couple questions.
For now, I’m looking to referee max U14, as am young and inexperienced.
1) should I be asking for teamsheets?? In my U13 girls game I overheard the two separate managers showing each other their team sheets, but I kept quiet as I didn’t know if me having them was necessary, as I don’t expect dissent/reckless fouls at that age. I’m clearly wrong. In my other 3 games, there was nothing said about teamsheets at all…
2) what age should I give cards/sinbins? An incident a couple of weeks ago when one U12 boys player made 2 borderline reckless challenges that could have easily been a yellow for the 2nd one. I told him to calm down, before he then started moaning at me saying they weren’t fouls. They were. Should I have given a yellow? I don’t know what age cards are given…
Thanks a lot everyone. I really appreciate the helpful advice on this Forum, and any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Have a good day all