Minutes from the 7 February 2019 Meeting

Minutes of meeting held on 7th Feb 19

At NHS Club with 13 members present.

 

Apols  were received from Mssrs; Blakey, Simpson, Ham, Cottingham, Rose, Bradbury, Smith,

              McEvoy, Ballantyne, Thornton.

A moments silence was observed for ex member Tony Jerrum

Dinner, guest provisionally will be Martin Atkinson. Subject to any last minute snags. 17th May, £28.50 per person. Menu on the web page.

Lol Cussons evening March 1st, names to Ian Hotchkies/ John Ledgeway/ Sam Bayley. A good turn out is required for an excellent evening.

Dallas Cup, Conner Ledgeway has been nominated to attend this prestigious event.

FA Cup Final, we have put in to the CFA for an allocation (usually2). Anyone interested name to Ian in writing.

Ground Facilities, anyone who has problems with ground facilities,ie, changing, to contact Andrew Blakey.

Due to our provisional guest being unable to attend and unable to fix a replacement , Dave King then presented  a  short presentation involving moving around the round. Then an in depth discussion on  ball placement/ positioning / wall positioning at free kicks. This opened up many avenues for discussion. Connor acted as guinea  pig for this. Thanks were given to Dave.

Next meeting  Mar 7   Mike Riley, PGMOL  is our guest.

Meeting Closed 9.00

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – Fri 9 February 2019

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend
 
PREMIER LEAGUE appointments for Saturday 9th to Monday 11th February 2019
 
CHANGE IN HANDBALL LAW : The Law could be set for huge change following Premier League stance
 
MIKE DEAN is on 99 red cards, so watch out ManCity and Chelsea
 
A-LEAGUE : Refereeing and VAR decisions explained by Ben Wilson, FFA Director of Referees

 
LAWS OF THE GAME : Quiz Week 15
 
BALL BOY hangs onto the ball – player receives yellow card
 
FIRST TRANS GENDER REFEREE speaks about her first season as a referee
 
PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘DOGSO – Law change’
 
UEFA : Referees primed for spring duty
 
UEFA : World cup referee Peter Mikkelsen has passed away, age 58
 
FIFA : Women’s referee course under way in Doha
 
UKRAINE FIFA AR SUFFERS STROKE before game – has spent 3 months in Greek hospital
 
IRELAND : Term limits introduced and more protection for referees
 
ITALY : Four match ban for pushing referee
 
SCOTLAND : Referee poleaxed in brutal clash of heads, and is substituted

RA Development Weekend – July 2019

RA Development Weekend

Sat/Sun 6/7 July 2019

This years RA Development Weekend is now available to book through the RA

It is being held at the De Vere Horwood Estate Hotel,  Milton Keynes; with practical sessions on 6 July at Mursley FC

The theme for the weekend is “Good to Great”

As well as the Indoor Development Day (7 July) there is an Observer Workshop, Awards Dinner and AGM

A must for referees willing to learn from high profile speakers; the cost is minimal unless you wish to stay overnight

If you wish to attend click here to book now 

Tony Jerrum

It is with regret that we announce the passing of ex-member Tony Jerrum, on 3 January 2019 at York Hospital, aged 88 years

His funeral was in Haxby on 29 January

Tony and his wife were regular attenders at the RA Conference along with Don Thorpe and Harry Craven

Tony was always cheerful and refereed at local level

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – Fri 1 February 2019

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from mid-week games 29/30th January
 
PREMIER LEAGUE appointments for Saturday 2nd to Wednesday 6th February 2019
 
BOBBY MADLEY referees in Norwegian 6th tier, a ‘fall from grace’
 
KEITH HACKETT : A major One on One interview by Martin Cowgill
 
A-LEAGUE : Refereeing and VAR decisions explained by Ben Wilson, FFA Director of Referees
 
SIMULATION : The FA’s rules have failed to clamp down on cheating/diving – something needs to change
 
LAWS OF THE GAME : Quiz Week 14
 
UEFA : Refereeing Assistance Programme 2018 : 2 (this is the second RAP; the first one was in this V&A on 21st December 2018; many favourable comments by referees and instructors worldwide at the foot of the link)
 
PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘Offside – interfering with an opponent dialogue’
 
MATCH OF THEIR DAY : The referee sent off Jimmy Greaves for dissent…..and the coins started flying
 
FIFA : Life ban for the ‘most corrupt referee the game of football has seen’
 
UEFA : Officials chosen for Champions League to attend seminar
 
UEFA : Advanced course for top men and women referees (Winter 2019)
 
TWO YELLOW CARDS : good clip for your discussion
 
KENYA : Referees are owed ‘huge sums of money’
 
USA : Twenty-four referees named to 2019 FIFA panel

Lol Cussons Memorial Evening – Friday 1 March 2019

Lol Cussons Memorial Evening

Friday 1 March 2019

This year’s Lol Cussons evening will take place on Friday 1 March, starting at 8pm at St Clements’ Working Men’s Club.

A fantastic evening is always guaranteed thanks to the hospitality of the Cussons family. Entertainment will include a live singer, raffles, and bingo. Bring your partners along too!

Please confirm numbers to Ian Hotchkies ASAP.

Minutes of the 3 January 2019 Meeting

Minutes of the 3 January 2019 meeting
At NHS Sports & Social Club
with 28 members and guests attending.

Chairman welcomed all and offered best wishes for the New Year

Apologies were received from Msrs  McEvoy; P Hartley; Thornton; Ham; Shiers; Butcher; Wadsworth; Heward.

Dinner,  17th May, Marriott, Tadcaster Rd. £28.50. Guest TBA.  Names to Chairman/Treas/Sec. Menus below.

Paul Tierney, PGMOL  Official, gave an outline of his career from starting as a 15 year old. He started with his Script which was a way of discussing/planning/communicating with players/coaches/fellow officials. The floor split into groups to discuss two incidents regarding incidents in junior matches. After a break Paul then showed four incidents from one of his recent matches and discussed them prior to telling his decision. This was an excellent meeting enjoyed by all with plenty of camaraderie and input, enjoyed by all, After approx two hours an end was called to  the meeting.

Meeting closed at 9.50.

 Dinner menus.

Starters;   Haddock/Chilli & coriander Fishcake, cucumber & dill salad, tartar sauce.

                  Pressed Ham hock terrine, peas, mustard mayo and watercress.

                  Tomato, red pepper and basil oil soup.

Mains;    Chicken Supreme, pancetta and roast shallots served with carrots, fine beans and cream potato in a red wine sauce. 

                 Baked Cod, Cream potato and Petit Ratatouille

                 Mushroom Ravioli,  Cream vegetables, sauce

                Steak £5.00  extra

Dessert; Chocolate & clotted cream cheesecake

                Lemon meringue pie, raspberry coulis

                Chocolate torte bavarois

Coffee-mint.

CHOICES ASAP. 

Ian Hotchkies

Secretary

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – Friday 21 December 2018

MARTIN GLENN resigns as FA CEO
 
DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend
 
PREMIER LEAGUE appointments for Festive Season : Friday 21st December to Thursday 3rd January 2019
 
PREMIER LEAGUE : How much do PL referees earn?
 
VAR : Secret plan revealed to use professional players in VAR decisions
 
SCOTTISH REFEREES : ‘Abuse culture’ needs to stop
 
SNOWBALLS thrown at AR
 
LAWS OF THE GAME : Quiz Week 12
 
UEFA : Refereeing Assistance Programme 2018 : 1
 
PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘’Game preparation’
 
MLS : Referees vote for right to strike at any time
 
VAR : Five occasions VAR could have been used this season
 
REFLECTION on 50 years refereeing
 
VIDEO : Ten most beautiful penalties
 
FOOTBALL FIGHTS & FURIOUS MOMENTS