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and 20? 😂

The IFAB app is an excellent tool, I'd start there

I'm very glad to have stumbled upon this forum. The support has been excellent, going forward hopefully I can also be of help with some things for others. @Matthew you are correct, "the best cure is prevention" as they say. Sometimes these things happen out of the blue but sometimes they are the...

Never had anyone question the timekeeping. In fact no one seems to have a clue how long is ever left in a game as already mentioned, get used to plenty "ref how long's left?" requests. Do remember though that added time is entirely at your own discretion to play at all. I did once get told I...

:D I'd love to but I always hesitate to engage with coaches anymore than to say what is essential, I tend to ignore such comments Something else which I found highlighted the ignorance of these coaches happened to me yesterday, I was doing U14 girls and a free kick was going one way. A girl who...

One of my pet hates in games is when players complain "ref you're giving them everything!" As if I arrive at the ground with a quota of free kicks to divide among each team and I'd given one team less than the other!

Exactly, context is everything. For example yesterday I was doing U14 boys. The green keeper had come out and picked up the ball to break up an attack, then I saw a green defender push the red striker. It wasn't violent but equally so no place for it in the game. I gave a yellow card to the...

@one your analysis is correct regarding earlier dissent For instance at one point the GK ended up with 2 balls whilst taking a goal kick - he left one by his goalpost. I asked him to kick it to the sideline and to not keep any spare balls around the goal area. This caused an explosion of anger...

The ball didn't remain in my possession for long 😂 I've always recalled at seminars when discussing ending games the mentors have always said "blow the whistle and pick up the match ball". Anyway I walked off towards to the dressing rooms and just handed it back to one of the home coaches, I...

Thanks. I started refereeing in 2015, stopped in 2017 to study abroad. Only done a handful of games in 2019 and then Covid hit. I remember having a good hold on things after my first 2 seasons and even got awarded with 2 junior cup finals. I guess it's a question of finding myself again

Just to clarify the initial OP. When I said I got them to stand to separate sides, I mean that when they had all grouped up to me yelling. It so happened most red players were on my right and most white players were on my left. I was blowing the whistle and saying "everyone away, number 6 over...

I abandoned because an uncontrollable melee broke out that was unsafe and was aggravated by nobody complying with any instructions. If it was the case the players in question actually came up to me as requested and allowed me to sanction there would have been no abandonment. They were staying on...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I am totally fine, I will be filing my match report today and including as much detail as possible. I just hate abandoning games, I feel like it's a blemish on my record. I hope to pickup tips to prevent getting into the position where I'm left with no option but...

Regarding the jersey, yes it was a side issue. I could tell he was lying to me, the fact he didn't even ask me, he told me he was going to be wearing this Nike jersey. I smelt a rat and I ended up being right, they did have a proper jersey. Points 1 and 3 are taken, thank you. Point 2, yes you...

Here's one: U18 game The away team arrive late requesting to start late, their GK requests to wear a random black nike jersey claiming to not have any GK jersey. I got them going as soon as I could and insisted their GK wore a GK jersey (which then miraculously appeared from the kit bag). The...