New Level 9 Referees

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24 New Level 9 Trainee referees have come out of the recent course in York.

They should be registering with the local leagues in order to fulfil Mod 4 and complete the minimum of 6 games; starting this weekend and through Feb/March.

All have been allocated Mentors for this period and beyond.

If you come across a new ref introduce yourself and make him welcome into the refereeing fraternity – and invite them to York RA meetings where they will have the opportunity to meet colleagues in an informal setting.

Many congratulations to Messrs Allam, Atkins, Barker, Boyle, Cates, Dickinson, Dunne, Everstead, Fleming, Foster, Fraser-Kraus, Gibson (2), Greenway, Hope, Marsh, McDaid, Moll, Penny, Raywood, Rix, Scholey, Shepherd and Turner.

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Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 23 Jan 2015

YOU-ARE-THE-REF.COM discuss recent games on the Premier League.

YOU-ARE-THE-REF Question Time – Central London, Thursday, 26th February

Top PL referees earn five times more than those on FL

Are Premier League referees biased towards the big clubs?

KEITH HACKETT : Good team work, and how it can improve refereeing

MARK HALSEY : Put an end to shirt sanctions

ROB HARRIS : New slant on the north-south divide

PIERLUIGI COLLINA backs move towards ‘white-card’ and sinbins

IFFHS : World’s best woman referee 2014 : Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Spare the rod and you will spoil the players

The scourge of diving is not the referees’ problem alone

CYPRUS : Bomb attack at home of referee’s mother

FRANCE : Leonardo, banned one year for pushing referee, is suing the FFF for almost €9m

GERMANY : Referees train in Mallorca – and attend seminars

HOLLAND : Ref’s outstretched arm signal breaks player’s nose!

ITALY : AR on his backside flags offside.  But should the attacker have been declared offside?

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Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 16 Jan 2015

YOU-ARE-THE-REF.COM discuss recent games/incidents

MIKE RILEY : My referees are better than ever

Premier League bookings table

KEITH HACKETT : Stats, and looking beyond them

Are referees the real problem?

HOWARD WEBB : Discusses head-butts

Cutting out diving is just what the doctor ordered

Getting hand ball decisions right is no easy matter

What could football learn from hockey?

IFFHS World’s best referee 2014

AFC Referee of the year 2014 : Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) and other awards

CAF Referee of the year 2014 : Bakary Gassama (Ghana)

ELVIS PRESLEY would have been 80 years old last week (8th January) on the same day as Shirley Bassey was 78.  TREVOR SIMPSON, ex-FL referee, and a ‘King’ historian is interviewed about his refereeing career and his books on music and Elvis

SHE KICKS : Subscribe 12 months and get a free 2015 calendar

HOLLAND : KNVB want video referee

NORTHERN IRELAND : Promotions and exchange visits

USA : Referee takes a call during a game – surely it won’t happen in football

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Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 9 Jan 2015

YOU-ARE-THE-REF.COM discusses recent incidents

PGMOL says referee standards have never been higher

GRAHAM POLL : Refereeing is at the worst level I can ever remember

Referees need respect – and new technology

MATT WESTON : International performance expert to mount YATR platform for young referees

KEITH HACKETT : Card count up and other questions to be answered

Referees active in practice of handing out cards

Is the Premier League responsible for the lack of respect towards referees at all levels of our game?

DIVING discussed on Soccer Special

Globe Soccer Awards 2014 : Winner Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) interviewed

NICOLA RIZZOLI : Happy FIFA is relaxing referee age limit

MARK GEIGER : The move by the MLS in appointing, from the English Premier League, Peter Walton as General Manager and Paul Rejer as Training & Development Manager has borne fruit with Mark becoming the first American referee to be named CONCACAF Referee of the Year.

AFC Asia Cup, 9th to 31st January 2015 : List of appointed Referees & ARs, reserve trio, fourth officials and reserve ARs

Gloucestershire FA fully qualified wheelchair-using referee

SCOTLAND : FIFA Nominations for 2015 confirmed

USA : Referee takes call during a game – surely it won’t happen in football

WALES : Charlotte Carpenter becomes Wales’ first FIFA female referee

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Minutes from the 8 Jan 2014 meeting

Minutes of meeting held on Jan 8th 2015 at NHS Club with 21 members and guests present.

A minute’s silence was observed for Mark Ward, secretary of Northallerton RA who had passed away after a long illness.

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting and best wishes for the coming year.

Apols were received from Mssrs Butcher, Coote, Allenby, Milburn and G Ellwood.

Mins last meeting, were read and accepted with no matters arising.

Correspondence regarding vacancies on the board was read.

Membership has risen to 72 an increase of 3 on last season.

Dinner and Lol Cussons evening on 11 April and 27th Feb, names asap to John or Ian. Emails to be sent to members regarding dinner and also regarding selection of menus.

Problem Corner, G Bradbury related an incident at recent York match where a red and yellow card were shown but game restarted with a drop ball to the goalkeeper,

Gail announced she was leaving the club to take over The Inn on The Green in Acomb. This would be her last night. We were invited to here leaving do on 23rd Jan at the club. We wished her the best and we would be made welcome at her new hostelry.

Tony Thornton then hosted the annual quiz which created the usual banter, which was enjoyed by all. Thanks were given.

The buffet followed, and thanks given to Gail for her efforts.

Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 26 Dec 2014 / 2 Jan 2015

CHRISTMAS DAY 1914 – football was played during a break in the First World War……..

 ……and how the Christmas truce led to a court martial

FERGIE TIME explained

HOWARD WEBB : I’d be crazy to say I don’t miss the big games

Let’s call time on those who run down the clock

FIFA : Announces decision to abolish age limits on international referees

UEFA Referee categories from 1st January 2015

IAN WRIGHT : How I smashed the ref’s room after red card

British players dive MORE than foreigners

Retired ref sees first game in almost 70 years

When did football become so angry?

BULGARIA : Police swoop on players, coaches and referees in match-fixing probe

HOLLAND : Serdar Gozubuyuk voted best referee in Eredivisie

NIGERIA : Referees’ boss wants fewer referees in Elite League

USA : The CONCACAF Awards for 2014

MARK HALSEY : Reviews a lot from 2014 – very good article/recap

KEITH HACKETT : Where is the accountability

HENRY WINTER : Referees need help to end conspiracy theories

HOWARD WEBB : Discusses yellow cards and discipline

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : With the vanishing spray being introduced by The Football League from 1st January 2015, this article in the Derby Telegraph suggests potential use of the spray in everyday life

FIFA : Referees review World Cup

UEFA : From all UEFA countries, a list of all the 2015 referees and assistant referees in football, futsal and beach soccer for men and women

NICOLA RIZZOLI : There needs to be a greater understanding of the work of referees

TERJE HAUGE : Appointed Head of Refereeing in Norway

AFC Referees of the Year 2014

10 GREATEST GOALS OF 2014

ITALY : Lady referees pose for 2015 calendar

NIGERIA : 20 referees to visit UK for a 2-week capacity building course

TURKEY : Referee changes red card to yellow on fair objection of rival

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Mark Ward

It is with sadness that we announce that Mark Ward, Northallerton RA member and former Secretary, has passed away after a long illness. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time.

For anybody wishing to attend his funeral, it is being held on Monday 12th January, at 2pm, in St Gregory’s Church, Bedale. Light refreshments will be served afterwards at the Chantry Hall.

Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 19 Dec 2014

YOU-ARE-THE-REF.com discuss last weekend’s Premier League games and ‘diving’

Premier League referees need to be more consistent when it comes to simulation

HOWARD WEBB : Discusses simulation/diving on SKY

Premier League referees have to stop bottling decisions

PAUL GARDNER : Yet again English refs land themselves in trouble

THE WORST PHANTOM? – ball in net, referee awards CK instead of goal

DARREN CANN : Retires from International football

KEITH HACKETT : Assessment system needs a shake-up

UEFA : Promotions and demotions 2014/2015

SONIA DENONCOURT appointed CONCACAF Director of Refereeing

Beyond perfection, referees are the real superheroes

BRAZIL : Best referee trio receive award

GERMANY : ‘Referee of the Year’, Wolfgang Stark, reaches 300 Bundesliga games

KUWAIT : Gross foul goes unpunished – video plus comment

RWANDA : Referees to wear STOP CORRUPTION jerseys during matches

SOUTH KOREA : First awards for referees — and ‘Respect Campaign’ implemented

WALES : Swansea City unlucky in red card appeal

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Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 12 Dec 2014

 

YOU-ARE-THE-REF.com discuss last weekend’s Premier League games

 

HOWARD WEBB : Explains on SKY some controversial decisions

 

MLS : Alicia Rodriguez spends 10 mins with referee Mark Geiger before the Final

 

KEITH HACKETT : Do we appreciate the performance of our ARs?

 

KRYSTYNA SZOKOLAI conducts Nestle Cup International Women’s Club Championship 2014 seminar in Japan

JASON PETTIGROVE : How many rungs in this reffin’ ladder?

 

FRANZ BECKENBAUER : Referees will be replaced by drones

 

FIFA : GLT approved for Women’s World Cup in Canada, 6th June to 5th July 2015.  England’s Group F games are on 9th June v France, 13th v Mexico, and 17th v Colombia.

 

UEFA : ‘Nations League’ confirmed – more matches for players and more games to referee

 

Referee pins blame on Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal on linesman

 

Moving Penalty Shoot-Outs to the start of the game

 

PREMIER LEAGUE Referees’ Quiz

 

ARGENTINA : Referee sends off 8 players, abandons game, player killed

 

BRAZIL : Referee forced to run away from angry players after final whistle

 

GERMANY : Bundesliga to use Hawk-Eye

 

NIGERIA : Fresh praises attitude of Elite Referees in London

 

UKRAINE : Match abandoned after fans chase referee off the pitch

 

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Minutes from the 4 Dec 2014 Meeting

Minutes of meeting held on 4th Dec 2014

At Dringhouses sports and social club

With 23 members and guests present

 The chairman welcomed all to the meeting

Apols were received Mssrs; Butler; Smith; Boothman; Cook; Suckecki; Allanby; G Hartley.

Mins of last meeting were read and accepted, no matters arising.

Correspondence, RA new address given, details of CRA Liaision meeting to be held in Jan was given.

Cricket Brandon Bishop was hoping that we will be able to play locally and also get a full team this time.

Membership stood at 69

Graham Bradbury gave details of president/secretary’s award.

Problem Corner nothing major this month. Alf Godson related an incident where he bent the laws a bit.

The evenings guest Carl Boyson FL Ref from Hull then gave a talk regarding his career. This was interspaced with incidents and advice for younger members, including; the dangers of Facebook and relevant sites, diet, seek advice from others and coaches. He gave praise to Alan Kaye. Follow instincts when making decisions.

A.o.B. Dave King said there was a refs course starting in January, to pass the word about. Anyone interested to contact him or the CFA.

Meeting closed at 9.35