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I should have been clearer ... the learning was a general one rather than specific to your game / league :) . In the case you describe, I'd suggest anyone choosing to sit in the technical area could legitimately be treated as / dealt with either as a sub or a team official

The biggest lesson from this, is that as AR1 (or ref, if on your own) it's always worth checking that the number of people in the technical areas matches the number of names on the team card (assuming there is one!).

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On 1) I'd suggest starting from the philosophy that everyone on the pitch is human and everyone will make mistakes - especially in your early days, it's entirely to be expected! Sometimes it's helpful to register the often horrific mistakes by the players, in order to remind yourself that...

On the contrary, especially with regard to upper body contact, there is a recent increase in emphasis on allowing NFC (Normal Football Contact or, more colloquially, No Effing Chance!). Assessors these days are as likely to mark you down for giving too many 'soft' decisions and stifling the...

At the risk of being pedantic, yes I do try to sin bin / YC for every piece of dissent. In the same way a tackle that you decide is Reckless is a mandatory yellow card, so is disagreement that reaches the level of dissent. However, there is plenty of disagreement with decisions that doesn't...

Not necessarily. If the contact prior to the ball being in play causes the contact after the ball is in play then it could change the latter contact from Careless to NFC (Normal Football Contact)?

I'll answer it for him :) . Generally, either of the 'C' words aimed in my direction or anything discriminatory (sexist, racist, homophobic etc). Also, as ever, I think ignoring the 'non-verbal' aspect of the words is unhelpful. If the phrase 'Eff Off' was screamed loudly and aggressively...

Reckless my arse .... :rolleyes: :wall::)

We have to "over complicate" it because it's our job to aim to be correct in law. You're right that if a defensive handball offence occurs in the penalty area and the ball is heading towards goal then it's definitely a penalty. Whether or not it is a red card offence is absolutely dependent on...

I'm very much enjoying the greater transparency that has come with the 'Howard Webb' era. Mic'ed Up is one part of that and weekly circulation of clips (including audio) to all PGMOL officials (ranging from EPL to Step 1) is another aspect. Interestingly / surprisingly. this incident was...

I learnt this valuable lesson whilst a L4 ref. In stoppage time, my female assistant called me over and told me that she had been given clear dissent by a defender regarding an offside call. I called the player over, showed him a second yellow and the game continued. End of the game, Observer...

I think there is a happy middle ground to be struck when it comes to free kicks near a penalty area. If the attacking team are quick thinking enough to take the kick before the referee arrives at the scene then there's no reason to disallow the goal and to do so would unfairly disadvantage a...

Compared to the equivalent standard of Mens Football I would agree with you. However, in light of the far greater exposure of the top level Women's football, with many games live on TV and a significant terrestrial highlights package, I'd suggest that the fees are about right in that context

Is this not the referee dealing with things in exactly the same way for first and second yellow cards? First (possible) YC .. initial warning, followed by YC Second (possible YC) ... initial warning followed by second YC if required Obviously, hard to comment on the specific scenario you had...

Herts FA sometimes use their Junior Cup Final to get together all the Match Day Coaches / Assessors in the County and run a benchmarking exercise ... so that referee gets observed by anything up to twenty people :eek: :) That said, the multiple assessments don't actually count for anything...

Fair to say that in any game that I'm refereeing, if the alleged injury is serious / prolonged enough to warrant play having to be stopped, then the player concerned is receiving treatment ... whether they want / need it or not :rolleyes: :)

Understand the point. And certainly important for us to decide if a bad touch was caused by the foul. But in this case there's no offence by the GK before the touch occurs, so no 'free pass' given to the attacker IMO. In all seriousness, if you see the challenge as having endangered the...

W Wow. Then we will need to agree to disagree on this. For me, the striker's extremely heavy touch has played the ball to a place where he is highly unlikely to get to the ball first. Turns it from an Obvious opportunity to an outside chance. And, unlike in many other areas of the poorly...

In my mind, the only reason 'everyone expects' a red card is because they've not made any effort to truly understand the Law, the exact offence and the required thought process. As evidence I present the player / pundit obsession with the phrase "last man" which is such an over simplification...