Reading RA

The Reading Referees’ Assocation is a society of football referees that aims to provide training, support and camaraderie for local referees of any age or standard. It is a local branch of the National Referees’ Association which has almost 10,000 members in over 300 branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

If you’re interested in learning more please contact us or simply come along to one of our open meetings, held on the third Thursday of each month during the football season.

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Upcoming Events

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7:30 pm RRA Committee Meeting @ Earley Home Guard Social Club

RRA Committee Meeting @ Earley Home Guard Social Club

Jul 4 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

If you would like to raise any concerns or matters of consideration for future committee meetings, please contact any one of the committee members who can add to the agenda. Mike Baker, Chairman Tony Smith, Vice Chairman Geoff Baldock, Secretary…

Recent news

“To remain in the RA or not to remain in the RA” February 17, 2016 - Introduction Reading RA Chair, Mike Baker together with Derek Reigate and Tony Smith attended the Cressex Community Centre in Wycombe in January to listen and report back on the debate as to whether or not Reading RA should remain as members…
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Penalty Kick Changes December 8, 2016 - Although changes to the kick-off in this season’s rewrite of the Laws are well known now, this is not the case with changes to the taking of a penalty kick. Not changed is that with the exception of the nominated…
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Can you Spot a Foul Tackle from the Terraces? December 1, 2016 - Running the line at a game recently, I succumbed to a distraction that assistant referees are advised to avoid – chatting with spectators. Of course at bigger grounds this isn’t a problem, the spectators being further away In this case…
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What Players Must Wear November 25, 2016 - It used to be enough to get the whole team turned out in the same coloured shirts but now the International FA Board seem have an obsession with what players wear. There are so many regulations to be aware of.…
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Being Forewarned is not Victimisation November 17, 2016 - Robert Huth, Leicester City’s 6’4” former German international, has complained that he is being victimised by referees, because of his reputation. We have heard similar claims before of course, from people like Joey Barton for instance. The first thing I…
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Change to Advantage Law is Great Improvement November 10, 2016 - One thing referees have always been told is that they should not play advantage when a player has committed an offence that would result in a red card. This might be a straight red card offence or a second…
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Seeing is Believing November 3, 2016 - Ronald Koeman last season called for a ‘grappling ban’. This was after his then club, Southampton, were involved in a holding incident. He said,’ If you pull someone back by his shirt in the penalty area and stop them getting…
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Injured Players Need Not Always Leave FoP October 27, 2016 - Some football supporters have queried with me, why this season sometimes injured players are made to go off after treatment and sometimes they are not? The answer of course lies with this season’s rewrite of the Laws of the Game.…
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Offside Distraction by Another Word October 13, 2016 - Mostly this season I have written about the changes following the re-write of the Laws of the Game, but I would like to turn to one change to the offside Law that was made a couple of seasons ago and…
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“Last Man” is not in the Book October 6, 2016 - Do you ever get the urge to shout ‘rubbish’ at the radio or television when you hear something completely wrong? I did a couple of Saturdays ago when listening to the post-match revue of the Reading/Huddersfield match on BBC…
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Action Against Dissent – About Time Too September 29, 2016 - If they didn’t know already, spectators at the Reading /Huddersfield game will now be aware that referees in the Premier and Football Leagues have been told to get tough with dissent from players. And about time too. For years…
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