News & Events
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Are you Mentor Material?
Berks & Bucks FA currently has 48 registered mentors across the counties – 19 with an RG postcode. These 48 are doing a fantastic job, with 75 visits completed so far this season. However, these numbers need to increase significantly … Are you Mentor Material? Read More »
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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 … Walk on the Veteran Side Read More »
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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 … Charity Donations to Nairobi, Kenya Read More »
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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 … Help protect the beautiful game Read More »
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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 … Penalty Kick Changes Read More »
- “To remain in the RA or not to remain in the RA” (2/17/2016)
- Are you Mentor Material? (12/18/2024)
- Walk on the Veteran Side (12/18/2024)
- Charity Donations to Nairobi, Kenya (12/17/2024)
- Help protect the beautiful game (12/9/2024)
- Penalty Kick Changes (12/8/2016)
- Can you Spot a Foul Tackle from the Terraces? (12/1/2016)
- What Players Must Wear (11/25/2016)
- Being Forewarned is not Victimisation (11/17/2016)
- Change to Advantage Law is Great Improvement (11/10/2016)
- Seeing is Believing (11/3/2016)
- Injured Players Need Not Always Leave FoP (10/27/2016)
- Offside Distraction by Another Word (10/13/2016)
- “Last Man” is not in the Book (10/6/2016)
- Action Against Dissent – About Time Too (9/29/2016)
- Why Should Control of Players be Left to Referees? (9/22/2016)
- When Handball Warrants a Caution (9/15/2016)
- Advantage need not always be played (4/7/2016)
- Going soft on DOGSO (3/31/2016)
- Liz Verrall – B&B FA CEO returns one year on (3/24/2016)
- Video Refs won’t solve all controversies (3/24/2016)
- The Fourth Official is not a Manager’s verbal punchbag (3/17/2016)
- Messi and Suarez’s joint penalty (3/10/2016)
- All change for the Laws of the Game this summer (3/3/2016)
- Full-time Refs for Championship next season (2/25/2016)
- When should a Referee blow for time? (2/18/2016)
- Lisa Benn, Berks & Bucks RDO visits Reading RA (2/17/2016)
- Are shoulder charges still allowed? (2/11/2016)
- Tiniest margins count in football (2/4/2016)
- Getting the laws in a twist (1/28/2016)
- Judgement is often a question of angles (1/21/2016)
- Heading the ball in football banned (1/14/2016)
- Playing the ball does not always constitute a fair tackle (1/7/2016)
- Mini Law Quiz – Dec 2015 (12/31/2015)
- A Little Sign of Goodwill (12/23/2015)
- Abuse Them and You’ll Lose Them (12/17/2015)
- Deliberate Handball is Not Always Simple (12/11/2015)
- What do Goal Line Assistant Referees do? (12/3/2015)
- Can Fair Play Awards Stem Aggression? (11/26/2015)
- Don’t let dissent destroy your game (11/26/2015)
- Don’t let dissent destroy your game (11/26/2015)
- Which tackles warrant a caution? (11/19/2015)
- Jeff Finlay – Empathy & Discipline (11/14/2015)
- Mini Law Quiz – Oct 2015 (11/14/2015)
- Sept 2015 Mini Law Quiz (11/14/2015)
- Bewildering Stoppage at the Mad Stad (11/12/2015)
- Are Video Referees on the Way? (10/22/2015)
- When Tackles Become Fouls (10/15/2015)
- Give Young Referees a Chance (10/8/2015)
- Retrospective Punishment – Catching the Cheats (10/1/2015)
