Unfortunately our advertised guest speaker, Eamonn Dolan, Reading FC Academy Manager, had to call off his proposed visit due to footballing commitments with the first team. Stepping into the breach was our very own Stephen Green who will soon be …
Determining whether an instance of handball is considered a deliberate act can be one of the toughest decisions a referee will make during any game. There are a number of factors to consider and as with all decisions, must be …
Two players following the ball, go off the field of play, where the defender strikes the attacker. The ball is still in play when you blow the whistle for the offence. How would you restart play? Law 12 cites that …
Football’s law making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) made just one change to the Laws at their AGM held in Belfast last week. This ground-breaking change, as the IBFA called it, was to allow returnable substitutes in recreational …
No Change in Triple Punishment, or Video Support for Referees – yet Read more →
Last week the sports pages of the national newspapers were again full of comments about a couple of a referee’s decisions. And I do mean full. I received a copy of the Sun which devoted two whole pages to the …
Last week the two biggest talking points, certainly as far as refereeing decisions were concerned, took place in the same match. And I missed it. The Preston North End’s FA Cup tie against Manchester United was live on BBC television …
Rooney Innocent of Two Controversies in One Match Read more →
Minor amendments to the substitution law are about the only Law changes we are likely to see next season, according to the agenda of the International Football Association Board’s Annual General Meeting, which takes place in Belfast at the end …
Extra Substitution Proposed – But Don’t Make Them Too Slowly Read more →
A total of 55 delegates representing 31 County RAs attended this year’s CRA Meeting held in the impressive new surroundings of the De Vere Village Urban Resort on the outskirts of Solihull. As well as many old friends, we were …
YATR.COM discusses last weekend’s games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuhn7eRIiA&feature=youtu.be YATR.COM hosts an evening with Big Sam, Thursday 26th February, at Rileys Sports Bar, 80 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4TE https://you-are-the-ref.com/you-are-the-ref-question-time-is-back/ KEITH HACKETT : Body Language – a way to improve your performance …
An old friend of Reading RA, Jim de Rennes was in fact an associate member of our society for many years as well as being a full and active member of his ‘home’ society, Kingston-upon-Thames. Jim has been refereeing for …
