Somone over at Big Soccer posted this and thought it was well worth passing along.
Link to the YouTube video is here
The Referee’s Alphabet by Half Man Half Buscuit
A is for my authority, which many players seem to question, thinking they’re somehow going to make me change my mind.
B is for babies, which a lot […]
So far this season, I’ve dismissed a coach. . .and I’ve sent off a player for a second caution, but tonight was the first straight red-card of the season. It was a U19G match and as an aside, the quality of play was beyond bad. . .but I digress. Gray attacker was dribbling with a […]
At a referee meeting yesterday, we were briefed on one of the new directives from US Soccer. Last year in the MLS “Week in Review” series, US Soccer looked much more closely at the use of elbows in general as well as contact that takes place above the shoulders. This year, US Soccer has released […]
As I wrote my post about my goals and challenges for 2009, it occurred to me that if I made mention of this, I didn’t do so strongly enough.
As referees, we work out and prepare for the season. . .we go to recerification courses and other advanced training. . .and during the season we leave […]
This weekend, I received an e-mail inviting me to represent OH South at this year’s Youth Regionals (Region II). This will be my first time at Regionals, and I’m thrilled and honored. As the title says - now the real work begins.
“I feel ready, and yet unprepared”
– Garbage from “The World Is Not […]
Official Sports and lots of others sell the match logs, report forms, and such. Forget that. I just made my own using MS Excel and print them using my color laser printer, though an inkjet would work just fine. Here’s a picture -
I’ve added a link in the “Referee Gear” section to […]
The wisest referee I know is now retired, but I still call him often to draw on his experience and insight. A few years ago, he taught me about the Moment Of Truth. Basically, the Moment Of Truth (MOT) is an incident - usually a hard foul, physical play, etc - where how you handle […]
Welcome to the Columbus Soccer Ref site. The goal is to provide opinion, commentary & discussion on refereeing The Beautiful Game.
It should be noted that the posts are strictly my opinion and don’t necessarily reflect the views of USSF, the leagues in which I referee, or anyone by me. By the same […]