Schools county cup

[Refollie]

I’ve been asked to referee a schools U18 county cup match this week (asked by the school, not appointed by county FA).

I haven’t refereed one before and rarely do middles for youth games. Any general advice? The online competition rules are a few years old but appears to be 40mins each way, rolling subs etc.

 

[Runner Ref]

They hardly ever update the competition rules for those school games.

I always found that the schools basically made it up as they went along in terms of competition rules. Always best to contact either County FA or Schools FA

 

[southernerinthenorthstill]

I did U16 Girls County Schools Cup Final a couple of years back and was told it was same rules as normal county cup that age was my first middle in a cup final so was fun experience.

 

[Refollie]

My greater concern is that the rules stipulate 20mins of extra time during the winter’s dying light. Safe to say there won’t be much injury time!

 

[DavidObs]

My greater concern is that the rules stipulate 20mins of extra time during the winter’s dying light. Safe to say there won’t be much injury time!

I can only hope kick off is no later than 1 - 1.30pm, because if 2pm then you will definitely struggle to get in 20 mins of extra time (& potential penalties) if required.

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Make sure that the clubs and competition are affiliated - see another thread re this.
If so, there must be up to date competition rules available.
Proceed with caution

 

[Refollie]

Yep all affiliated… just no response to a request for this season’s rules

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Yep all affiliated… just no response to a request for this season’s rules

Have you asked the competition organisers for a copy of their rules? To affiliate and register they must have a set. Going without knowing for sure is inviting trouble.