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  1. Dicky Herts

    REFSIX

    Used REFSIX in over 300 matches now. Many more if I include tournaments and no never experienced what you describe. Might be worth checking battery performance on your watch?
  2. Dicky Herts

    Dissent threshold

    Some good advice on this thread but I would also steer you towards the 3Ps principle. P - Personal P - Public P - Persistent I ref in leagues where there sin-bin is in play. If I hear dissent that is persistent (but hasn’t been personal or public) and continues after a warning then I’ll sin-bin...
  3. Dicky Herts

    Captain's Only

    Well according to this thread it sounds like all CFAs will mandate it
  4. Dicky Herts

    Captain's Only

    Thanks and I appreciate your support and opinion on this matter. Will be interesting to see what comes from the FA and counties to the grassroots leagues. Hope you have a good pre season James.
  5. Dicky Herts

    Captain's Only

    Ok. I guess we will see what trickles down. But I’ve already heard leagues saying they don’t want to implement it so let’s see. Four things I would say are: 1. The first link in the FA email which is a 20slide presentation gives guidelines yes but does not state that it is mandatory in all...
  6. Dicky Herts

    Captain's Only

    JamesL, thank you for your informative and interesting posts and I apologise if you’ve felt a need to repeat yourself. However your position does seem to directly contradict the email that the FA emailed referees on 21/07 (I assume all registered referees) with the law changes and on this law it...
  7. Dicky Herts

    Captain's Only

    Based on the email received from the FA on Monday 21 July it is clear that competitions (so leagues and their cup competitions) have the option on this …. Law 3. The Players Competitions have the option of implementing the ‘Only the captain’ guidelines
  8. Dicky Herts

    England. Auto Renewal.

    Hi I am a Referee in England. On June 1 my registration would normally also auto renew i.e. I don’t have to do anything the FA have my bank card details the payment is taken and registration is renewed automatically. However, I know that this will not work on this occasion because since last...
  9. Dicky Herts

    Players Shorts Too Low

    Hi. I referee’d an older boys match recently. The Home team played in all red kit. One of the players chose to wear his shorts so that the waistband at the back was let’s say below the line of his buttocks and at the top of his thigh. This exposed his boxer shorts which were a different colour...
  10. Dicky Herts

    4G/Astro

    I think the comparison of 3G Vs high kevel grass surfaces is very different to 3G Vs grassroots pitches. Unfortunately I dont ref on any professional grass pitches so my benchmark is 3G Vs grassroots park or school or club pitches. For me I prefer 3G because its predictable versus the divots...
  11. Dicky Herts

    4G/Astro

    Hi. Interesting topic. I'm 57. I ref 3-4 times per week on average, usually covering 4.5-5.5miles per match. Hip replacement 14 years ago. Suffer discomfort in legs after refereeing now but can manage it. However I actually prefer artificial surfaces because I find the more predictable versus...
  12. Dicky Herts

    Last futsal of the season (with non-eventful video clip)

    Hi. Great work. I’m just qualifying. Did my first futsal Sunday - u12 girls so a nice easy start. One question. With the hand count to 4 seconds I noticed that you moved your arm not in the attacking direction of the team taking the kick in but in the opposite direction. I think I was told on...
  13. Dicky Herts

    Futsal Tips

    Just done my futsal referee course which included refereeing U14 futsal tournament matches and loved it. Couple of questions for futsal Refs. Assuming you’re doing a match with one or two officials (so no one else is recording fouls) how are you recording the number of fouls? Are you doing it in...
  14. Dicky Herts

    GK Laying on Ball

    How are we Refs managing this scenario …... Blues winning by one goal. Tense match last 10minutes. Blues GK - every time ball is collected catches it then dives on it and lies on the floor for about 5 seconds before getting up to try to run down time. Opposition getting very vocal. Do we: 1...
  15. Dicky Herts

    Remembering who you have booked

    Use REFSIX on a smartwatch. If you give a serving yellow it literally tells you.
  16. Dicky Herts

    First Veterans fixture (over 35)

    You’re lucky. I don’t do them anymore. Old geezers puffing with their beer bellies screaming rubbish at me. Nah not for me
  17. Dicky Herts

    NFFC vs BHO

    Why is it considered poor practice for a referee to signal that the ball was won either with hands making a ball shape or pointing at the ball? And does that poor practice extend down to grassroots? I do it, not every match but I’ll do it numerous times over a season and no one’s ever told me...
  18. Dicky Herts

    Jewellery / Wrist Tape

    That’s really helpful. Thank you.
  19. Dicky Herts

    Jewellery / Wrist Tape

    Hi. I have been applying the IFAB Laws of the Game Law 4 - The Players' Equipment that states "All items of jewellery (necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather bands, rubber bands, etc.) are forbidden and must be removed. Using tape to cover jewellery is not permitted." However in...
  20. Dicky Herts

    MOAS & Availability Calendars

    Hi. This is a question and a bit of a moan. Firstly the question - can any affiliated football league use the FA's MOAS system for Match Official's availability? Now the moan. Last season I reffed across nine different leagues. Each one used a different method of capturing Referee's...
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