by Grassroots Referee | Feb 27, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
Monday 2 March Portsmouth v Arsenal – 7.45pm – Live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate Referee: Michael Dean Assistant Referees: Simon Bennett & Edward Smart Fourth Official: David Coote Tuesday 3 March Chelsea v Liverpool – 7.45pm – Live...
by Grassroots Referee | Feb 13, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
Where do you set your bar for achievements, what are your personal standards of acceptance and a minimum requirement for your own satisfaction. I’ve woken up to the fact two of our brightest prospects in refereeing have failed their FIFA fitness tests. Circumstance...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
I have refereed many games over many years and even though the ball doesn’t always run kindly I try my best to deliver the best I can in that moment. But does every referee think the same? I do wonder if my standards are too high sometimes. Refereeing at grassroots is...
by Grassroots Referee | Jan 29, 2020 | Latest News, Referees
‘TEN MINUTE BLOCK REFEREEING’ Several years ago, I was sat with the group of Select Group (Premier League) Referees, many of them also FIFA officials. We listened intently to a presentation by two active referees Graham Barber and Graham Poll who were both at the top...
by Grassroots Referee | Jun 11, 2019 | Education, Referees
Test your VAR skills – What would you do? https://www.keystofootball.com/be-the-var/
by Grassroots Referee | Jun 7, 2019 | Referees
MEDIA RELEASE Friday 7 June, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Keighley hungry for more history It is four years since Kiwi referee Anna-Marie Keighley made a name for herself at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada and she wants to back up those feats in France...
