The referee already has all of the tools necessary to deal with the sidelines should the need arise. The coaches should focus on coaching the game.
I'd say that a game with seven yellows where every single one is deserved is pretty rare. More likely the referee did lose control, so the # of...
Seems to me if a player is late to the ball and coming in with enough force that they send an opponent to the hospital with head trauma, it's a...
I'm not an "old guy," I'm a 30 year old guy that started reffing when he was 14. I progressed through youth comp up into college and amateur...
ref47, this is where your true man management come into play. Referees are as much salesmen (or women) as they are judges. You not only have to...
Gotta get the point across somehow!
I can't believe there are referees here actually wanting to call this offense. Trifling, period. There's no justifications in the name of man...
I've always found that the best person to give myself advice on refereeing is me. Sometimes, matches get out of hand and there isn't much you...
Exactly, it's not like I'm advocating that we abandon common sense to preserve a player's eligibility. If the situation demands, the red card is...
And who exactly are you to be making this suggestion to me? Eat your own words. The question is not one of being mean, it is one of being just.
I shudder to think that as a referee you don't consider the ramifications to sending a player off. If the foul is clearly a red, then it's a red....
If FIFA is trying to rid the game of serious foul play, then why are their directives being applied only 1 in 10 times by the referee -- and...
FIFA has tried very hard to remove the subjectivity in determining whether a tackle deserves a red card. If bullet points A through F are met,...
USSF established a set of minimum requirements for referees before consideration for advancement. Once the minimum requirements are met, a...
I don't see what nude beaches, animal sacrifice, and polygamy have to do with a player taking his pants off to insult his opponent's fans. The...
