The first beginner Courses of 2018 will take place in Galway & Kerry. An all Female Course will take place in Abbotstown. Details of all below Female Only Beginner Course Kerry Beginner Course Galway Referee Beginner Course http://www.fai.ie/domestic/referees/welcome … [Read more...]
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ENDURANCE TRAINING:
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ENDURANCE TRAINING: Ian Stokes, Rhona Daly and Darren Coombers check out the NEW Endurance Trek as part of the next School of Excellence, Module 1… You may have thought that the Cooper Test was difficult and a challenge… … [Read more...]
Bobby Madley: A life in the matchday
The PGMOL official takes us through the typical matchday for a Premier League referee Related Articles VideoMassey-Ellis: I hope I am changing mindsets RefereesLearn about Professional Game Match Officials RefereesRiley on the PGMOL remit For Burnley's trip to Sunderland on Matchweek 29, Bobby Madley, one of the Select Group of referees, gave … [Read more...]
Mark Clattenburg: Tottenham comments misinterpreted
Ex-Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg says his comments about "allowing Tottenham to self-destruct" in a game at Chelsea in May 2016 have been "misinterpreted". Spurs needed to win to retain any hope of winning the league but drew 2-2 and conceded the title to Leicester City. Clattenburg said he could have sent off three players but told NBC's Men in Blazers … [Read more...]
Abuse of power: football’s culturally accepted contempt for its own referees
Abuse of power: football’s culturally accepted contempt for its own referees https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/09/football-referees-verbal-abuse Pathetic. Cheat. Joke. These are some of the more “PG” things I’ve been called over the past month while refereeing football. I give up my Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings along with hordes of other qualified … [Read more...]