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I once did a similar thing. An attacker was chasing the ball from the halfway but the ball had so much pace on it that it was going straight to the GK. I decided there's no point putting the flag up, just let it roll to the GK. Post match I was told by an observer I still should have put the...

As part of a selection process I will be doing a video call with 2 referee assessors. On the call they will show me 20 video clips of incidents from matches and ask me what my considerations are. Does anyone have an acronym or guide of some sort on how best to approach or look at situations and...

After downloading the IFAB app it defaults to the 2020/21 laws, not 21/22 => it bit me a few months ago as well!

Well done Dylan, the fact you are here discussing things shows you will go far. I was AR today and had the exact same situation you described. Scoreline was 3-2 and it was a cup final. Striker through on goal, chasing defender trips them up. The ref gave a yellow. It was the other touchline to...

As you say, it all depends what they do. If they are getting a bit rowdy then warn first. If they immediately jump into yellow/red territory then sanction as required. We are told that when we write a report it reads best when the step approach is applied, but of course we know that isn't always...

Ah, typo. Corrected, thanks. I think the 2nd paragraph is clearer now anyway so will leave it that way.

True, I have edited it to read '"an attacker who is in an offside position", as it's not an offence to be in an offside position and receiving the ball from a defender who deliberately played it means no offside offence occurs

I think this depends on context. Under USB the law simply says "verbally distracts an opponent during play or at a restart". It is open to a wide interpretation, I personally have never actually penalised under this law. Though I'm sure I recall at a panel meeting being told that yelling at an...

That bit about a 'save' is if the GK saves a shot and it falls to a player who was in an offside position at the time the ball was shot at the GK, then it is offside, stop play IFK out. If he was onside at the time of the shot and runs through to hammer it in, he is onside. If a defender...

Probably something I would have done a few seasons ago, we live and we learn 🤪 Logically though, if they have reached a threshold high enough that you are stopping play for it then of course it has to be a yellow. I can understand refs doing strange things at times though, the stress can cloud...

I have had the caution for dissent and IDFK cause murder once. Defending player standing just outside the penalty area not wanting to shutup during their goal kick, warned them to zip it, they carried on. That's fine by me, it was right after the GK hoofed it forward, blew my whistle, IDFK back...

I've since gotten a wrist sweat band with a zip pocket, whistle and coin go in there, not forgotten either since!

Between dissent and delaying the restart of play, I believe the situation described is the latter. Dissent is excessive protest at a decision of a match official. Here a goal was scored and the opposition player booted the ball onto the adjacent field, delaying the restart. What decision made...

It turns out the batteries on his headset died. I once couldn't find the whistle in my bag 2 mins before kick off. I wanted the earth to swallow me up. Levels of relief out of this world when I eventually found it after frantic searching. I can't imagine what it must have been like nerve wise to...

Great! It's very satisfying, isn't it?

Dimitri Payet hit in the head by a water bottle from the stands. It appears that despite what the LOTG say, it is anything but the referee's decision whether the game is restarted after a period of suspension. The ref appears to have decided to restart it after OL said they had arrested the...

Hello @Rory congrats on your first 2 games. Regarding the control element, don't worry about it. Every ref has gotten to points where they have practically lost control, especially in the early days. More than likely you didn't lose control, but you just didn't give the impression you were fully...

@ChasObserverRefDeveloper I appreciate that, I opened the app in the dressing room prior and gave my brief as you recommended @socal lurker i have learnt the importance of that eye contact, and also slowing down. No need to rush is one of the biggest things I learned, slow it down, look at the...

I see SA have said "90.6% of decisions made were errors" .. did FIFA decide on every call and furnish SA with their findings!? SA players in an interview claiming "the game appeared to be rehearsed between the players and the referees, even the ball boys looked involved" Utterly laughable.

Well guys, doing my first game today with assistants. Any last minute pointers? 😁