One incident description is very similar to another poster ... " ... player displayed his middle finger with his arm pointing at me ..." Both...
Sometime ago, I found one of the referee, who is also referee committee member, had lied in match report about incidents of caution and send off....
Notwithstanding the compensation percentages (of 3%), the limiting factor is -- the available pool of referees for that match? Or is this too...
You meant the BS-hive? If so, here is my experience: You win some, you loose some -- in praxis, More of the latter, than former It is easier if...
Hey juneau-, I dig this, no really. I have been on that glacier, Mendenhall, in your gorgeous burg! We were collecting samples for the ice coring...
There was one match where I figured I was just that, a bad manager, on the ride home; I had issued 7 yellows, all in the second half of a B14...
So in keeping with the OP's point, the referees in boys matches have no fear to show cards, not afraid to issue cards. As there is mention of...
Bio-Hazard, you whistle in BridgeTown or Seattle area?
This is historical information. When time after time, the 'trend' remains, all the qualitative variables average out. Check out the rest of the...
A major match-preparation step is reached when referees are ready with knowledge. As a well-known figurehead, Collina, is reported to have stated...
Leaning is Learning fast.
Good thing you gents, and you are gents right? sorted out amongst yourselves. Any more of this and We throw the book at you. O Wait, we are just...
The league, the player, and the manager of the team are sued, 51m dollars, 1m for each year of the referee's remaining life -...
Here's the full match, the 2-goals situation is at 91' 12" [MEDIA] Aftermath or shitstorm or whatevah, this is an international match. The...
Briefly, yes. Now advantage may be applied and should be signalled. The illegal touch - of reaching out and playing with arm - is an offense by...
It is good to think this through off the pitch and take decisive action when the situation occurs on the field. The PRO site (US) had a...
A few readings of the OP had me dig into the archives relating to (i) learning how to live with stress, (ii) teamwork, and coping strategies be...
Yep, parrying is possession (pp 120), an accidental rebound is not, and play continues. So the opponent kicks the ball that is parried by...
O, you just wait, you may expect to have more trouble when you start counting 6 seconds, or other players help you count. Or, what most...
Referee Leontis Trattos, Cyprus, was once again subjected to violence - http://bit.ly/1GSznAx Looks like no country is safe for officiating...
Precisely why the current instructions are not effective will take a lot of effort to figure the cause-effect relationships; however, in the US,...
In today's game, and the rest of the world, communication is a requirement. And everyone must be encouraged to do so. People are specially...
Anäis Nin, an american author, is quoted as: "We don't see things as they are; we see them as we are." This thread is inspired by the "The...
Hey, I reckon I know these IT = income tax, or, information technology ROTW = rhythms of the world, or, rest of the world How'd I do? (and now...
Just showing a card [Ashton, 1972 onward] is not enough in contemporary settings. Methinks what will be better 'training' would be role-playing,...