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One issue with 3g ssurfaces that they tend to be towards the larger size of pitches. Especially for someone who's used to park pitches which can sometimes be smaller. It could be that the original poster is simply running more because it's a bigger pitch. You're also travelling at a faster speed...

I've had muscle injuries, but they aren't because of 3g surfaces. Muscles tighten with age, that's always going to be a factor. 3g pitches are used all over the world and for anyone who's relatively fit, they aren't the major contributor to injuries. Obviously it's not one size fits all, and...

What injuries are you getting? What is your current state of fitness? Apologies from my cynicism, but I have spent many years listening to referees complain about all manner of issues which have lead to their injuries and how their smart watches show they're doing 11km a game, when the issue is...

If it's Jersey then forget it!

Cnat see the drop ball change ever being used at grass roots. If the ball has hit you then usually you're not looking at where the ball was ending up, you're too busy trying to get out of the way. Maybe of some use when you have comms and NAR's. But ultimately it's hardly ever going to be...

Are you an adult? On some courses, the RDO (Referee Development Officer) will get you games through local league appointment officers. On my course there were more new referees than available games. Nobody told me this though. So I went ahead and emailed all the local leagues to say I was a new...

🤣🤣 two good games. I got booked for AA which is never a good look for a referee! Just another 4 months of wind and rain to go

How do you prove that someone doesn't have a head injury. Especially at a time when there's lots of litigation for brain injuries from ex footballers. Players know they put the officials in an impossible position to the advantage of their team. That's why they do it

This was trialled many years ago. What happened, the defending team (or the team temporarily down to 10 men) kicked the ball towards where the player & physio were so the game had to be stopped. They also trialled just playing on when a player was clearly faking injury. I specifically remember...

I observe referee from 7-6 down to 5-4. The common theme is that they have been hard done to at some point. Welcome to life. My advice is always to drop the woe is me stance & get back to how you were before your 'knock'. Because if one 'knock' sets your mindset to self pity then it's going to...

We've kind of gone away from the original point re maximum winds of 30mph. Now I'm not refereeing this weekend, I'm actually playing on Saturday & Sunday weather permitting. The wind is forecast for 30mph both days ironically. It will not even be a consideration for either referee this weekend...

Beat me to it!

Obviously if there's issues with a stand or trees about to topple over then I can understand calling a gane of for predicted 30mph winds. But this is not the case at most venues and the idea that a game should be postponed because of that is frankly ridiculous. If I'm refereeing on a local park...

Well done on challenging. I refer this back to the word 'fairness' on your original point. Nothing is fair. You're reliant on people (including yourself) and people are flawed. You've done exactly the right thing. ***** footing around the issue does nothing but encourage further inaction and...

That most definitely isn't the case. There's always been abuse and assaults. There just wasnt a platform to document them. But they were prevelant for sure. Ive referees almost 500 games and played in double that, ive been around the block in football. I'd argue that there has been a reduction...

I'm a but confused about the whole 'Super Mentor' thing. I am a Mentor & an Observer myself, and as a Mentor I would never have so much influence? I am asked by RDO to go and Mentor new referees, and I'm there mainly to encourage & show the referee the ropes. Maybe a couple of bits of...

I was coached this from being a very young kid and I never questioned when this was penalised in any game I played in, even when i was in my 30s. Only when I took up the whistle did I actually learn the law.

As an observer I wouldn't class signalling for obvious throw ins, goal kicks etc as a major development point. I'd recommend that the referee doesn't signal unnecessarily, but it's not something anyone should be overly bothered about.

When I left Sheffield & Hallamshire in 2018 they have a relatively strong RA. Quite a pro active one too. I enjoyed the meetings + they did fitness training etc. I then moved Bristol and was amazed that there is no Bristol RA. Closest one was Gloucester which is joined for zoom meetings during...

Seen it on several occasions when teams only have one substitute etc.