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    Level 5 Secured :)

    Congratulations!
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    Promotion dos and don'ts

    Hi all, If you were advising L7s and L6s who were joining the promotion scheme on the top dos and don'ts for the year, what would they be? Have been asked to have a chat with the new referees on the scheme in my county and want to make sure I cover everything.
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    Favourite Whistle

    Fox 40, on a lanyard. Means I can 'drop' it when I'm doing cards or talking to players.
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    2nd game Saturday

    Well done, good work. On positioning, the best advice I ever got was to 'think left'. If you're always thinking about keeping left of the ball, you'll find yourself out of the way of play. The other thing is to treat the centre circle like a box junction on the road. You can go through, but...
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    Promotion 17/18

    Got my 20 games in for 6-5 and had four observations. One above standard, two standard expected and waiting on one to come in, so unless the fourth one is a disaster (which I know it isn't) then I should be good.
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    Cards

    In this marking season (so since 1st March 2017) I've done: 41 middles 59 yellows 9 reds
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    Everton Swans massive dive

    His heels are definitely clipped, which causes them to clash together so I am fine with the foul. I do think it was outside the box though. A red card for the Kenny tackle would have been a huge surprise.
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    Promotion 17/18

    Two more observations down, both standard expected so just need to make sure I get my requisite number of games in now. One of them would have been above standard if I'd given a simple, sellable FK in the middle of the park. I didn't, that team then conceded and it really affected my match...
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    Shield vs charge?

    I'm fine with the first one. I think the total lack of reaction from the players suggests a free kick would be a huge surprise. Second one is a foul on Vardy, but it's also a foul by Vardy initially which the referee missed. Give the first obvious one, and avoid having to give the more...
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    Promotion 17/18

    Thanks all. Had my first 6-5 observation and got 'above standard', so things are carrying on nicely.
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    Bookings

    Silly as it sounds, I have found that spending 5 minutes copying the teamsheet into my notepad pre-match has really improved my game. No more asking about odd spellings, players getting frustrated when they have to spell it twice because you misheard them the first time, no more fumbling with...
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    Promotion 17/18

    Got my 7-6 confirmed today, so now onto 6-5 :cool::cool:
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    2nd and 3rd Games over the weekend

    Well done on getting out there again, sounds like you had a solid couple of games. On the tackle, just remember that 'played the ball' doesn't mean it's not a foul. I can't judge with yours as I wasn't there, but don't fall into the trap of thinking 'Well, he got the ball so it's fine' and...
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    Advantage and offside

    This is an interesting discussion. Just looking at my observations (7-6) and found the following comment: "You made numerous advantage calls which were correct in terms of hand signals and strong verbal communication, one notable piece of good refereeing was in the 41st minute where H2 pulled...
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    Assistant Referees

    This is similar to my approach with NARs, though I stray away from suggesting a particular yardage. I was an AR to a ref a few weeks ago who said he was 'happy for us to lead if the players were close enough for us to spit on' which was a simple way of representing the distance he was happy with.
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    Helpful Captain?

    That's excellent captaining. Sadly, too often at this level the captain is just the loudest mouth and seems to think that the armband gives him a special right to abuse you. Makes a difference when you have a good one though. Had a great one the other day who was a former contrib player who now...
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    Bloody Players

    This thread is hilarious. Cautioning for a player removing themselves to treat a nosebleed is a one way street to lost match control and declining club marks. It's also not what anybody, apart from Padfoot apparently, expects to happen within the spirit of the game.
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    Sin Bins

    I was very sceptical about sin bins, but on the SAL in London I have noticed a difference in dissent this season. There have definitely been scenarios where a player would have 'taken' a yellow card for dissent previously, but now will button it due to the threat of a sin bin. The bigger issue...
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    Assistant Referees

    I don't use areas of the field for credibility, except the very corner closest to the assistant. I tell my assistants to judge their involvement based on my position, so if I am 10-15 yards from the play and with an unobstructed view, then they can just focus on their main duties. I have come...
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    "Good throw"

    I had U13s cup game at the weekend and was constantly saying 'good throw' or 'great tackle' to show I was happy with what I'd seen. There were a couple of players who were struggling with throw ins, so I started pre-empting it by saying 'Lets keep our feet on the floor' or similar before they...
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