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Happened to me in one of my NPL games I was AR for (along the main stand). We had been informed prior to the game that there was an U16 I think?) academy game that had no referees, if we had anyone/anything spare to help out. Unfortunately we didn't and had to do our own game that we were...

Can base that off the post history as well...

Depends who updates their leaflets accordingly, and where you are. For example, I've just done a search and gotten a 2018 FA Guidance for officials "Law 16 - As per The Laws of the Game 2017/18. The ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the penalty area. Should the goal kick not...

Multi-quoting here because you've all touched on it. MLS (from what I've seen in their Inside Video Review series) has this down pat, by using "Good Goal" (as Santa has alluded to already) in their communications. Just needs to be a clear process once VAR wants to intervene/check: * VAR...

Would be correct in calling both of the examples in that link unlawful though, yeah?

Good to know, thank you. Glad I haven't be in a position where I've handled things wrong then.. Might be worth something for me to bring up at refresher sessions at the start of next season, just to clarify the leagues directive, but also to get my ears checked by the sounds of it!

I took last season off for personal reasons. Unfortunately that meant I was not fit at all come the start of this season. The week before registration for this season, my work had a fire drill, I'm on the 9th floor and I felt coming down those stairs for the next week. Thought it would not be...

It's interesting if you explain it that way (to me). The way I was taught/the directive in my association (or at least the way I inferred it, so could be a question for me for next season), is to apply that same theory to the run-up (you can slow your run, but you can't stop it). I'm seeing...

Is that not in the run-up though? I mean, either way.. I’m seeing it as an offence (looks like a complete stop to me). This one was in a shootout, so that would be a forfeited kick?

Has something changed in the guidelines/LOTG that I haven’t realised about stuttering in a penalty run up, or do I just have a lower threshold in my mind? https://streamable.com/oaevrz

Yeah, I just found a plain black cap at Big W or K-Mart just for this

Reading these makes me think how lucky us Aussie refs generally are with team sheets haha My comp/association generally follows this approach: All players are registered, and all match admin is digital, so managers are to submit projected teamsheets online the evening before the game. Home...

I have heard of this impacting a couple youth games this year. Not for the injured player though, but the 'offending' player. In both instances: game was stopped for around half an hour while the injured player was attended to, and prepared for ambulance/cart/etc. While the game was stopped...

Law 5: if the referee has decided to caution or send off a player who is injured and has to leave the field of play for treatment, the card must be shown before the player leaves Probably a bit of other circumstances to take into that as well, depending on the significance of the injury, as...

Was absolutely an old timer. More hair on the knees than his head and shorts like undies. I find Australian old timer referees particularly fickle and stubborn. One of my favourite instances was my school (in rural NSW) hosted a Sydney team in some cup competition (not Bill Turner, it was for...

Agreed. This team was being a hassle though and complaining that they didn't want to run the 'other side', and the home team didn't particularly care so just agreed. But generally, one half of each, both teams, it balances out mostly. As long as everyone is 'generally' honest

I've heard this guideline mentioned recently. Doesn't make sense to me. I mean, it's dependent on factors, but I would only abandon a game in that instance if: It's clear that at least one team won't be able to continue, or There are more games on the same field scheduled later and there won't...

Something I was reading into recently. As long as it's shown before the player leaves the FOP for treatment

You just summed up Australia there! I now remember a referee when I was playing U14s refusing to allow some of us to play unless our shirts were tucked in. "You're playing soccer, not netball."