Pre-season fitness training started
Our first fitness training session for the coming season was held on Wednesday 2nd July …
Author: Dick Sawdon Smith
Experiments that could change the shape of the game
Very often, when a problem presents itself or suggestions to change aspects of the Laws of …
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Review of Mini-RA-FA evening – Teamwork and Communication
April – Mini-RA-FA evening – Teamwork and Communication This was one of a number of mini-RA-FA …
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Guest speaker March 2013: Roger Vaughan – Recognising Fouls
March – Roger Vaughan – Recognising Fouls Roger has worked for the Football Association for over …
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What to expect at the World Cup and beyond
As this is my last column for the season, I would like to look forward to …
Jose Mourinho – the special one or enemy of football?
Some years ago when playing golf in Wales, I got a piece of unusual advise from …
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Is there a right and wrong way to toss the coin?
There is a little dispute going on in refereeing training circles about one of the simplest …
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Decisions, decisions – the hard part of refereeing
Something that anyone taking up refereeing has to accept is that refereeing is all about making …
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What do Premier League referees do between Saturdays?
One national newspaper’s report of Andre Marriner’s sending off the wrong man in the Arsenal match …
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Decisions are better when players tell the truth
One of the things that has niggled me for years is that players are not more …
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