Minutes from the 7 December 2017 Meeting

Meeting of the meeting held on  Dec 7th at NHS Social Club

With 23 members and guests attending.

 The Chairman welcomed all, and as there were some new faces in the in the meeting everyone introduced themselves.

Apols were received from Mssrs P& G Hartley; Smith; Unwin; Shiers; Kay; Blakey.

Social events, details were given regarding the dinner; Marriott 7th April, same price and menu as last year.  Lol Cussons evening will be 2nd March.

Nov meeting, feedback was asked for regarding the topic. Overall it was the lack of notice given to the speaker and content of the topic.  There was a discussion on the theme of the next CRA/CFA  meeting.  Chairman to contact CFA with our views.

Annual Xmas Quiz, this was hosted in the usual fashion with Tony being quizmaster.  Thanks were given to him for all the effort put in.

There then followed a buffet,

Meeting closed at 9.20

Ian Hotchkies

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – Fri 8 December 2017

MARK HALSEY discusses incidents from last week’s mid-week games

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend’s games

EPL appointments and stats for 9-10th December 2017

PAUL GARDNER: Pro-defense bias continues to mar English refereeing

EPL TIES with most combined cards

Unlikely occurrence in Brazil’s Serie A – excellent incident for discussion

2017 Referee of the Year awards for Steinhaus and Brych

PAUL REJER: Discusses ‘Offside position’ – from week 16

HOWARD WEBB: Satisfied with VAR rollout but eyeing improvement

Why referees are rarely ‘demoted’ or ‘backed’ after high profile error

ABUSED REFEREES, dirty players and research that leaves too much to be desired

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 candidate referee seminar

MARK HALSEY : Kilimanjaro diary – Days 4-7

BJORN KUIPERS: Confidence is the key to success in refereeing

AUSTRALIA: VAR controversy – and it still takes too long in trials

CANADA: Seventeen match officials named to FIFA international lists

NEW ZEALAND: Matt Conger off to 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia

SPAIN: Female AR reveals abuse she received

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 1 December 2017

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend’s games
 
PIERLUIGI COLLINA: The referees can count on me
 
DANNY MURPHY: Is it really just a question of time?
 
ALAN BIGGS: Time to root out this ‘go down if contact’ culture
 
BEVERLY HILLS referee quits telling parents ‘I despise you’
 
KEITH HACKETT: Referees, start to smile
 
REFEREES are nobody’s friends
 
MARK HALSEY : Kilimanjaro diary – Days 1-3
 
FAN becomes 4th official
 
FIFA: World Cup referees meet in Abu Dhabi
 
PAUL REJER: Discusses ‘Advantage’—from week 15
 
MLS: Satisfied with how VAR works – Howard Webb
 
FIVE FAMOUS INSTANCES where VAR would have altered Word Cup history
 
MARK SAGGERS: Failing to get tough is no longer an option
 
FOOTBALL REFEREES? YOU MUST BE JOKING! – a collection of jokes, quotations etc about referees (for your Christmas stocking?)
 
ARGENTINA: Goalkeeper handles outside penalty area and gets red card
 
JAPAN: Monkey presents match ball to referee before kick-off
 
SERBIA: First Division match descends into chaos after controversial penalty awarded

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 24 November 2017

MARK HALSEY: Another honest review of last weekend’s games
 
FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 – 36 referees chosen for finals in Russia
 
IMPROVING THE LAWS OF THE GAME
 
VAR use has been largely positive
 
HOWARD WEBB would want VAR as a World Cup referee
 
ANDY TOWNSEND: Fast-tracking could provide perfect route for so many
 
PAUL REJER: Discusses ‘Offside jigsaw’ – from week 14
 
MLS: PRO announces Western Conference two-leg championship appointments
 
OFFICIALS for the FIFA WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2017, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 6-16th December
 
CAF Confederation cup final officials, two legs
 
AFC and CONCACAF to have referee exchanges
 
ROB HARRIS: Valuable advice on positioning at set pieces with and without assistants
 
JAKE COLLIN: “I’m only the AR today” – true quote – how ARs become part of the match-day team
 
RED CARD decision reversed in bizarre clash…..

………and is rescinded
 
PAUL TREVILLION: World’s greatest sports artist – Limited Edition Prints and Artist Proofs
 
HONG KONG referees learning from the best
 
ITALY : VAR to be introduced next season
 
SCOTLAND : Craig Thomson to referee the Betfred cup final, Celtic v Motherwell, Sunday 26th November, kick-off 3pm

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 17 November 2017

KEITH HACKETT: Northern Ireland, you have been wronged.  Twice
 
PGMOL REFEREES: Salaries researched and compared
 
MARK SAGGERS: Divert mega-profits to make referees real and relevant
 
VAR decision-process requires clarity for it to work in football
 
VAR controversy sparks corruption claims among Benfica, Porto and Sporting
 
DOG ‘sent off’ for vicious tackle from behind
 
Referee taken off game over his name
 
PAUL REJER: Discusses ‘Serious Foul Play’ – from week 13
 
MLS: Allen Chapman and Corey Parker named Referee and Assistant Referee of the Year
 
ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC) become global leader with launch of Referee Academy in Malaysia
 
CONCACAF completes first Head of Refereeing workshop
 
The founding of The Referees’ Association and the referee who had his own team
 
GAMBIA: Course for 34 elite referees
 
GERMANY: No signs that match was manipulated – referees’ chief
 
NIGERIA: Be fair in officiating
 
QATAR: Goalkeeper sent off in penalty shoot out
 
SPAIN: VAR to be introduced next season

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – Fri 3 November 2017

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend’s games
 
Is VAR causing more problems than it solves?
 
LAW 2 THE BALL: Is it the ball?  Or is it simply bull?
 
PAUL REJER: Discusses ‘Ball in and out of play’
 
KEITH HACKETT: Well done to The FA over Deeney ban

SEAN DYCHE: Diving Laws weak and no one cares
 
BIBIANA STEINHAUS honoured to be role model for women referees
 
THE FA approves new full-time structure for Women’s Super League
 
ABUSE of referees is getting worse
 
STAN TEUBEN one of Holland’s youngest pro referees at 21 offers three tips for  ambitious referees
 
DANNY MURPHY: Out of the frying pan, into the fire for Begovic!
 
AMERICAN SAMOA: OFC offer referees chance to move up the ladder
 
AUSTRALIA: Explanation why VAR took four minutes
 
CANADA: Lifelong learning key to soccer referee instructors
 
GHANA: Referee accuses club owner of paying highest bribes
 
SCOTLAND: Quiz: Can you name these 15 SPFL referees?

Minutes of the 2 November 2017 Meeting

Minutes of meeting held at
NHS Sports & Social Club
With 20 members and guests attending.

Chairman welcomed all and made a prompt start as the presentation was due to last 90 mins.

Apologies were received from Mssrs; McEvoy; Thornton; Blakey; Kaye; Wadsworth; Unwin; Butcher; Bishop.

Mins last meeting;  on line; no matters arising.

Details were given regarding Dinner; Subs Due; York RA shirts.

Mark Haywood  RDO West Riding CFA, our guest then gave a CFA presentation entitled “ Managing the game at grassroots level”. This was aided with slides , rather rushed due to illness at CFA (North Riding).   He covered numerous topics mentioning; confidence, calmness, understanding, behaviour, useful traits, managing players, stepped approach, be a good listener, manage incidents on the pitch, 9/5 challenges, warning signs as to trouble brewing, frustration.    These topics were discussed and feedback was given. Due to a computer hitch, he had to improvise for the latter part of the evening. There was then a Q& A finish.

There was no A o B and meeting closed at 9.10

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 27 October 2017

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend’s games
 
TOLERANCE of foul play blighted 1950s – article plus excellent videos
 
FAN jailed for18 months after head-butting referee
 
WHY REFEREE ABUSE is killing the ‘beautiful game’
 
TORY MP DOUGLAS ROSS to quit refereeing after 2018 World Cup
 
PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘Fair Play’
 
MLS crew in full swing at FIFA U17 World Cup
 
MLS : Video replay met with VARiable success
 
MARK CLATTENBURG : How I got started and how I intend going on
 
PAUL TREVILLION on how a grasp of anatomy can improve every referee – interview by Alex Griffiths
 
FIFA : What they said after the game
 
MASSIMO BUSACCA : Absolute reliance on technology can kill the game
 
PENALTY SHOOT-OUT : Never celebrate too early!!
 
MARK SAGGERS : The FA owes fans overdue accountability
 
BOSNIA : Players sit down in protest at referee’s decisions
 
FRANCE : Teenage footballer given 30-year ban for punching referee
 
GHANA : League not won on merit as referees are bribed
 
WALES : Referees graduate from UEFA CORE

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 20 October 2017

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend’s games
 
EPL employ an eye coach to train referees to see and respond to incidents more quickly
 
SONIA DENONCOURT : Women refereeing history with the men’s world.  Simply facts, simply history!
 
VARs in the Premier League?
 
MIKE WOITALLA : The death of a goalkeeper : Time to ref differently or rewrite the rules
 
REFEREE CRAIG WARD headbutted after sending off player – suffers serious injuries
 
BODY CAMERAS for referees — petition
 
PAUL REJER : Discusses ‘Outside Interference’
 
FIFA : First female to referee at men’s U17 World Cup, Japan v New Caledonia (1-1) with…..
………with English ARs
 
FIFA removes Qatari match officials due to diplomatic crisis
 
MP DOUGLAS ROSS misses Commons vote to run line in Champions League, Barcelona v Olympiakos
 
FOUR-YEAR-OLD CLARA WALKER wants to be a referee – dad tweets and gets many responses
 
CUP-TIE REPLAYED as the referee had not read the Rules of the Competition
 
CHINA : Import foreign referees amid allegations of match-fixing
 
FRANCE : Referee sends off wrong player.  Lille’s Amadou admits he should have been sent off but to no avail.
 
HOLLAND : Club loses retaken shoot-out after ABBA system incorrectly used
 
RUSSIA : Commentator walks out live on air after referee refuses to award a penalty kick