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Just to add to the multitude, just one red but include the whole event (If you think it warrants it). Happened to me. Straight red for dangerous play. in fairnes to the lad he was going for the ball, he just didn't take into account that having got to the ball first his momentum then took him...

If you have allowed advantage then the ball is still in play. If you had stopped play for the original foul then the restart would be the free kick to the away team, regardless of the foul by the away team player. You could caution him, or dismiss him, or even just warn him about his...

Well it's supposed to be a 'flavour of competition' which is the form of words used by the FA. Like most of the YDR reforms, it is extremely woolly. It is only up to U11s. From U12s on they can play season long leagues etc. As I say, I am not sure if you can use powerplay in 9v9 or above...

Some of it is excellent, to be fair, but the excellent bits are mixed in with the well intentioned rubbish. The powerplay isn't mentioned in the YDR, that came later: https://www.teamgrassroots.co.uk/fa-introduce-power-play-to-add-an-extra-player-when-losing-by-4-goals/ No one is sure whether...

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True about some overly competitive adults, but I think the FA have overdone it with the Youth Development Review. Ill thought through.

They can have league tables if it is part of a cup competition. GD can also be used if the league rules include a provision for that.

I thought part of refereeing was applying the competition rules fairly. Surely you can't make it up as you go along can you?

I said Unaffiliated teams playing a game. There is no problem if the teams are both affiliated even if the game hasn't been organised by a competition. The issue is that unaffiliated teams haven't signed up to the FA's rules so the FA have no authority over them. As you say, if both teams are...

U11s are allowed to play three 'trophy events' per season. These can be in Champions League style format with qualifying groups etc, so effectively there are league tables.

I am also a league secretary. GD (or anything else related to goals) cannot be used to separate teams on the same points in any youth football leagues. You can use GD in cup qualifying groups if it says you can in the league rules. This has been the case for the last 5 years off the top of my head.

I think that is only for mini soccer (U7s - U10s).

All affiliated clubs will have public liability insurance as a condition of their affiliation. If you are officiating games between unaffiliated clubs and you are an affiliated referee you could get you affiliation withdrawn if anyone finds out.

The FA have introduced something they call Power Play for mini soccer. If a team becomes four goals behind they can add another player to their team. If they go a further two goals behind they can add another player.

In fairness to myself James I was commiserating with someone about their mistake, I am fully aware that I had dropped a clanger.

We all make mistakes but sometimes we get caught up in other people's mistakes. One time I was assisting at a ten year celebration of the creation of a women's football team. Although it was supposed to be a friendly it was really high stakes. The opposition was Spurs! The crowd was about...

Just so you know, you can change your decision up until the game is restarted. So in thios case if the team hadn't kicked off from the centre again you could have changed your decision. Bit of a difficult sell that one though!

I gave a penalty one time without following the ball after the attacking player had been brought down. The ball had dribbled over the line after I had blown and pointed to the spot. The attacking team manager asked, in a calm voice, 'can't we have the goal ref?' I realised what I had done so...

That was a judgement call (you can also be offside if you are in an offside position and gain an advantage because of your position) and judgement calls always cause problems. Back passes are another big cause of friction.