Dean Mohareb, who is a Football League referee but more importantly is the FA National Referee Development Manager – Workforce, was our guest speaker for November but it was an evening with a difference. To illustrate his theme of teamwork, …
Guest speaker Nov 2012: Dean Mohareb – “Team Work” Read more »
As guest speaker for October, we were pleased to welcome for a return visit a living legend of lining Phil Sharp who has the distinction of being assistant referee at both a World Cup Final; and an Olympic Final. At …
Guest speaker Oct 2012: Phil Sharp – “Working at Euro 2012” Read more »
At our September meeting we were pleased to welcome back as for a return visit guest speaker Lorraine Deschamps. Quite a lot has happened to top Lorraine since her first visit in March 2010. The major event of course was …
Guest speaker Sep 2012: Lorraine Deschamps MBE – “individuals as part of team” Read more »
To our first meeting at our new home we welcomed as our guest speaker, the new(ish) Referees Development Officer of Berks and Bucks FA, Corin Readett, who took as his topic for the evening ‘Unlocking your Potential’, or to see …
Guest speaker Aug 2012: Corin Readett – “Unlocking your Potential” Read more »
Our guest speaker for April was to have been Adam Watts, who is a specialist assistant referee with the select group on the Premier League but unfortunately he was unable to be with us. Adam is a highly rated speaker …
Guest speaker Apr 2012: Iain Williamson – “foul recognition” Read more »
For our March meeting we were looking forward to hearing from Ray Olivier, former Football League referee who has appeared at the Madejski Stadium in that position in the past but is now Training and Development Manager for the PGMO, …
Guest speaker Mar 2012: Ken Clark – “how do we define handball?” Read more »
Paul Hardie, our guest speaker for February, qualified as a referee in the RAF. He attained his Class 1 (in old money) in whilst serving in Cyprus, where he refereed on the Cyprus National League for three years. Returning to …
Guest speaker Feb 2012: Paul Hardie – “managing advantage” Read more »
At our January meeting we were pleased to welcome Phil Knight who has a mixed role in football. He is a level 3 referee (probably his last season she said) and assistant referee on the Football League, an assessor, …
Guest speaker Jan 2012: Phil Knight – “managing the temperature” Read more »
Our guest speaker in November was Graham Scott, a National List referee from Abingdon so a Berks & Bucks referee. Graham admitted to being top of the league for the number of yellow cards issued in this season. He had …
Guest speaker Nov 2011: Graham Scott – “The first five minutes” Read more »
We welcomed back an ‘old boy’, Ed Stone, to our meeting in October. Ed qualified in Reading and refereed on our local leagues before moving to the Midlands where he progressed to the Combination League line. He attended the national …
Guest speaker Oct 2011: Ed Stone – “overcoming perceptions” Read more »
