An Evening with Graham Scott
There is still time to book onto Berks and Bucks FA’s evening with Premier League referee, Graham Scott. Thursday 23 Jan at the Mad Stad.
Category: News & Events
Survey: Developing a unique psychological measure for sports officials
Calling all sports officials! Stuart Carrington, author of Blowing the Whistle: The Psychology Behind Football Refereeing, and Lecturer Sports Coaching Science at St Mary’s University, Twickenham requires your help to further develop a unique psychological measure for sports officials by …
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Walk on the Veteran Side
Berks & Bucks FA have announced their inaugural hosting of a Walking Football Referee Course in February 2025. The FA has relaunched the course this season along with the new and revised FA Walking Football laws. Attending this course will …
Charity Donations to Nairobi, Kenya
Referees, given the season of goodwill, this seems like the ideal time to look again at collating respective old and spare kits and refereeing tools, which we can donate to our friends and colleagues in Nairobi, courtesy of Stephen Smith …
Help protect the beautiful game
As a Match Official in charge of grassroots games, you’ll know how hate at matches can ruin the experience for others. Too often: We’re asking you and everyone in grassroots football – including players, spectators and coaches – to report …
Penalty Kick Changes
Although changes to the kick-off in this season’s rewrite of the Laws are well known now, this is not the case with changes to the taking of a penalty kick. Not changed is that with the exception of the nominated …
Can you Spot a Foul Tackle from the Terraces?
Running the line at a game recently, I succumbed to a distraction that assistant referees are advised to avoid – chatting with spectators. Of course at bigger grounds this isn’t a problem, the spectators being further away In this case …
What Players Must Wear
It used to be enough to get the whole team turned out in the same coloured shirts but now the International FA Board seem have an obsession with what players wear. There are so many regulations to be aware of. …
Being Forewarned is not Victimisation
Robert Huth, Leicester City’s 6’4” former German international, has complained that he is being victimised by referees, because of his reputation. We have heard similar claims before of course, from people like Joey Barton for instance. The first thing I …
Change to Advantage Law is Great Improvement
One thing referees have always been told is that they should not play advantage when a player has committed an offence that would result in a red card. This might be a straight red card offence or a second …
