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I spend a lot of my time listening to audio books and podcasts. Any recommendations? (apart from Referee's World and RefSix).

Yesterday I was in the middle for a pretty high level women's game (one step below our National Women's League), with two teams who are already battling to stay out of the relegation zone, 5 rounds into the competition. Red dominated most of the game, but white capitalised on their fast...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/10046697/Referee-bid-to-punish-bad-tackles-harsher What are your thoughts on these two issues? 1. I tend to agree that if a player receives a caution for a tackle, he should stay off until the injured player or a substitute re-enters. There might be some...

I tend to get sore knees and ankles very easily, and always feel like I'm not far away from shin splints. Part of the solution to this is ditching some of my extra weight, but also wondering if anybody else here has similar problems, and if you've found a really effective way of training for...

Hi I'm a referee with 3 years experience - but I've also had 6 years out of the game since then. I've now qualified as a Level 1 ref again, and can't wait for the first game of the season next weekend! I do feel like being a New Zealander gives me a certain special status on this forum...