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I find it does. After my game yesterday the home manager, whose team lost 4-2 and conceded a penalty, specifically thanked me for talking to the players as much as I did, as it allowed them to understand what I'd given. Alot of the time they just want an explanation, but they then get riled up...

On my Sunday league in London, it's ball in and out of play and offsides as standard. I've found giving a clear brief and being vocal during the game goes a long way to helping you manage the offsides, but it's still the most difficult bit of grassroots refereeing for me. Though to be honest, I...

I've personally never had it happen in my game, but this was the subject of a discussion at a referee meeting I was at recently. The general consensus was that if a referee feels an opponent is being specifically targeted by a team then a yellow card is permissible under either persistent...

That's diabolical. I'd report him to the league.

This is getting tiresome. You clearly hate the idea of managing the game using the captains. That's fine. But it's what new referees are taught, and is part of the promotion criteria so is widely considered best practice.

You're right, that's slightly poorly expressed. What I mean is that their dissent isn't going to get me to change my decision, I will only change if it I *know* I've made a mistake.

I've been fortunate in the sense that the worst I've had was a dislocated shoulder a few weeks ago. The brother of one of the blokes opponents was a doctor, so was able to come in and make sure everything was done right. No ambulance required, but someone did drive him to the hospital to have it...

Yep, don't disagree with that. I was replying to the suggestion by Ciley that any use of the captains was a sign of weakness. :)

Got a middle for my Saturday league this weekend, and then a line for one of their senior division games the week after. Should hopefully have a Sunday game on the 23rd as well. Am hawking myself around to everyone as I need to hit 20 before the end of September for promotion purposes, and want...

Yep, I think this is what happened as well. Referee sees the defenders when the player goes to ground, not when the foul starts, which probably errs him towards yellow.

Being in control doesn't mean bossing everyone around yourself. The stepped approach, which is what referees are taught as best practice nowadays, includes using the captains as a specific step. The promotion criteria for level 5 includes the stepped approach it as something referees are...

I would happily defend any referee who gave a red or yellow card in this scenario. For me, it's a yellow card because of the direction he's carrying the ball and the additional defenders getting back on the line, but if someone gave a red then I could understand that as well.

It's a red every day of the week. He's left his feet, gone studs up at shin height at some speed. If Herrara has his leg planted there is a fair chance he's keeping Seamus Coleman company on the recovery ward.

What Rusty says is spot on. You have to be seen to deal with it somehow. I basically judge it on the way it's delivered. If the dissent is aggressive (so they've kicked the ball 50 yards, or screamed something at me) then I'll be far less tolerant of it than if it's general frustration. But, if...

Using the captains is part of the stepped approach. Of course you should only use it when appropriate and necessary, but the idea that asking the captain over, either individually or together if you need to, is a sign of 'weak' refereeing is just nonsense.

The thing is, most US High Schools will have medical professionals on the sideline as well to assess this stuff. It's normally a parent who is a doctor who volunteers for the role, but they actually manage this far better than the UK does.

Did mine on March 1st when it opened in London ;)

By your description, it sounds like you signaled for the sub to take place and then left everything to your NAR? I think it's a fair point of development to say that you should take an active role in the process. That can just mean being in the general area, confirming who is coming on and off...

£35 for my Sunday league, and £34 for my Saturday one. £34 is a stupidly annoying fee, so ends up being £35 as no one ever has the change! Saying that, if you're looking for something to do for money then refereeing isn't it!

I don't think it shows desperation to speak to both captains if you feel the incidents are coming from both sides. It's just a clear sign that you're dealing with both teams equally. If you have a game where it's getting a bit nasty on both sides and you only speak to one captain, that gives...