by Grassroots Referee | Apr 15, 2019 | Education, Referees
Danny Rose moved his hand towards the ball – a penalty was correct Two big handball calls last night but two very different outcomes. The Danny Rose incident seems more clear-cut. He appears to make a movement with his hand towards the ball and Dutch referee...
by Grassroots Referee | Apr 3, 2019 | Assistant Referee, Education, Referees
ARE REFEREES FIT FOR PURPOSE When I became the boss of the Premier League Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) one of my first decisions was to appoint a full-time Sports Scientist Prof Matt Weston carried out detailed research, analysing each referee’s physical...
by Grassroots Referee | Apr 3, 2019 | Latest News, Referees
Many referees, FA’s and Referee associations can offer help and support around the world, a way for you to improve your game. Keys to Football can offer the same help, guidance, development and advice, however its clear to show we also go even further, we can...
by Grassroots Referee | Apr 3, 2019 | Assistant Referee, Latest News, Referees
GRASSROOTS REFEREEING WITHOUT ASSISTANTS When teams play their games sometimes spectators, players or management will say that you need assistants, thinking that the lack of assistants is a situation confined to their own league. What isn’t realised is that a lot of...
