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This has not been a problem for me to date - at grass roots level, the referee is in black and players cannot wear black. If a goalkeeper turned up in a black top I would ask him to change. If he had nothing else then I would let him continue but would let the league referees' secretary know...

I always research the teams beforehand and talk to the managers about their season to date etc. For open age games I rarely talk to the players beforehand, just the captains at the coin toss - "lead your teams by example" etc. For youth games I generally talk to both teams separately, but keep...

It is worth investing in a pressure gauge - you would be amazed at how many balls are not pumped up enough. I reckon I am given balls of the correct pressure about 1 game in 10 (and for some games that includes 3 balls!)

It is worth investing in a pressure gauge - you would be amazed at how many balls are not pumped up enough. I reckon I am given balls of the correct pressure about 1 game in 10 (and for some games that includes 3 balls!)