Hi all. I joined on behalf of my 14 year old son who is the new ref. He passed his 6-game assessment in October and so far I'm impressed with his ability to handle a football game. It can be intimidating for a young lad to have to deal with the players, managers and parents but he has proved to be able to handle anything that has been thrown at him. Saying that, the parents and managers have been very respectful and not given him a hard time really. I regularly take notes during the game and give constructive criticism when needed but some things I don't know what the rules are. For instance, this Sunday in an U12 game one player was niggly all game and it came to a head after the final whistle when there was a bit of a scuffle between him and a player from the other team. My son handled it well but my question is.....at what point does the referee stop making decisions in amateur youth football?