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I agree Lucas should of been cautioned for his reaction, but what about Eto on Henderson?

Had an interesting one in yesterdays game which was a cup match and I'd like some clarification if I got the decision right. Blue v Red to which blues are playing a high defensive line to catch reds offside. At one point the reds counter attack and subsequently instead of dropping off the blue...

Based upon what you have described I'd of give the free kick for handball too. Its interesting that you mention her arms not being in a 'natural' position. This is also one of the deciding factors I use when determining if to penalise handball or not. I had one in my game today where the...

Both are not a penalty. In respect of the first one if you watch the video closely you will see that as the attacker enters the box he takes a touch of the ball that pushes it into the path of the defender who is running alongside the attacker. The attacker then tries to shoot and kicks the back...

Had a busy weekend this weekend managing to cover three games (one due to allocated ref being ill) in U13, U16 and one OA game. Upon reflection I have a number of incidents that happened across the three games, that I'd like some advice on regarding the actions I took. Saturday - Game 1...

I qualified and did my first game two weeks ago now. (Got my 5th game this weekend) like others have said just go out there and enjoy it!

Thanks for your reply Dave. The clubs do have to supply an assistant however, they are only allowed to signal in and out and not offsides. With regards to varying my position at corners does anyone have any suggests for other positions I could take up that would give me an equally as good view...

Hi all - thought I'd do a quick little update here as I have a few more questions and i'd like some advice. Did my third game yesterday U14's game 1st v 2nd both unbeaten. Both teams of similar ability both going for the win in a good spirited way. However both teams failed to find that killer...

Thanks for all the advice and comments from all of you - it is much appreciated! I knew before the game started that I would be getting every parent on the sidelines voicing their opinion but none of it was threatening/insulting towards me and I didn't hear anyone swearing so I simply ignored...

So second game today and boy oh boy what a baptism of fire it was. Both teams were unbeaten so far this season and were currently 2nd and 3rd in the league. Arrived early, introduced myself and did all the pre-match checks and noticed that there was approximately 30 parents in total on the two...

So the game I think on the whole went well. Despite one team having one less player it was quite an end to end game which however, wasn't reflected in the scoreline (8-0 to away team). I had to give words of advice to one player from each team about going in aggressively due to them getting...

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement it really is appreciated. We have had quite a bit of rain recently so I am hoping that I don't have to call my first game off due to a waterlogged pitch! I will be sure to report back to you all how the first game goes tomorrow.

Charlie Im with Liverpool County FA. Thanks for the warm welcome and advice guys. It must seem that my league have taken a liking to me as I've now been allocated to an U13 game for sunday as well (or is that them just throwing me in at the deep end? :p). Also refereeing at these age levels...

Hi all. I have been a long time lurker around the site using as it as a valuable resource for advice and information. However, I decided to finally take the plunge and complete the Referees course at my local county FA and I passed around two weeks ago now. I have finally after contacting a...