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I would like to know if anyone knows if there is a smart watch or app that I can use whilst refereeing so I can track my runs whilst refereeing, like a strava/map my run scenario so I can see what areas I am running into etc Please could anyone let me know.

Hi Guys, I like the look of the new Nike kit, where is the best place to buy it? Any tips or places or anywhere online would be great.

Has anyone seen this? Surely a goal kick would have solved all the problems...

I had a thought earlier about this and couldn't quite get my head round it... What happens when a keeper picks up the ball or makes a save outside the box with his/her hands What is the procedure and the punishment etc? I couldn't find it in the laws of the game and just wanted clarification...

I Had an U14s game today which was a top of the table clash as well as a local derby, I had the privilege of 2 assistants who were qualified referees so it really helped me in the end. However here is the dilemma/issue I had today. The striker from the red team went in for a 50/50 with the...

I received my promotion letter yesterday and I missed out by 1%, I am absolutely gutted and feel like I am not a good enough referee, I know its only 7 to 6 but most people I spoke to said that 7 to 6 is really easy and you will be fine and because I missed out I feel useless and annoyed as 1%...

Had a strange one today which have never come across before. Boring U15s division 2 game. Green team are beating red home team 4-0 within 20 minutes and everything is fine, the green team manager is running the line for his team, he is wearing a scarf around his face because its that cold so I...

I had an incident today where the keeper made a last ditch save and got his hands to the ball, he didn't have 10 fingers on the ball but he definitely had control of the ball. The attacking player then kicked the ball out of his hands while he was on the floor and into the goal. I then...

I had a game today whereby the red player slipped on the ball and was not able to get up off the ball and the blue player was trying to kick the ball, the red player wasn't doing it on purpose he just wasn't able to get out the way of the ball... I gave a drop ball... Is this the correct decision?

Please can someone out there please show me a picture or diagram of where the referee needs to stand at a Corner and where to stand at a goal kick as I am starting to think I am not in the right place and just wanted some advice with this please. Any help with this would be great...

I was lucky enough to experience my first ever abandonment due to mass fighting today. It was a mens Sunday league friendly and both teams only had 11 players. Both team managers ran the line and so the game started. The red team had a set of twins playing upfront and there were a couple...

Does anyone know if there is a clear and definite rule with regards to players shouting out things such as my ball and leave it etc? I had a game today where the keeper a few times would say "leave it keepers ball" and he said "leave it Chris ball"which is his name. Is that allowed or not. The...

I have my first assessment on Friday night in a local mens league game. I'm a bit nervous but don't know why :(, I think its cos I don't know what to expect really so just a bit worried as to what to expect. Is there anything I have to do before I get to the ground? Do I tell the teams I am...

I just wanted to find out if anyone has ever had this issue... I had an incident tonight in a mens game whereby a short player went for a header low down but not that low and the opposing player came in foot up and caught him in the face and obviously the player got injured, I awarded a penalty...

I had a mens game tonight which was 615pm kick off with no floodlights as it was a council pitch however I was worried that we would not get the full 90 minutes in due to the light so I suggested to the captains that we play 40 minutes a half instead, they were happy with that and the game was...

I had an U18 game today and it was a bit feisty to say the least but both managers gave me 90 out of 100 and said I handled the game well but at the end of the game I didn't enjoy it and thought I could have handled the situation a little better but I will explain what happened. Whites number 5...

I just wanted to find out about what happens if a throw in is taken and the ball does not come onto the pitch. Is it retaken by the same team?

I went to my in service workshop for promotion today and thoroughly enjoyed it, also a bonus to pass the laws of the game exam (I hate exams). You pick up so much from practices we do and also from other referees so its really good anyway. I am going to be assessed very soon and not really...

I had my first mens game today which was not a great division which is understandable considering I only qualified in September so am a level 7 referee. I have been doing alot of youth football refereeing from U7s to U18s since I qualified and have been really enjoying my refereeing but today...

I had an U18s game this morning which was very scrappy and very boring, I had a player from the white team and a player from the blue team who were not happy with each other, they squared up and swore at each other, In my head I was ready to send them off at any minute but I said to them calm...