Message from York Minster Engineering League
Referees in York have been asked to help the Minster Engineering League in their efforts to stamp out bad behaviour at games. Please remember the following when refereeing in the league:
1. Do not hesitate to caution or dismiss persistent offenders on the field and submit the reports to the relevant County FA.
2. Do not hesitate to report any misbehaviour by club officials or spectators to the FA. You do not need to have names of spectators and the club officials should be named on the team sheet given to you before the start of the match. Obviously give them a warning first but if they persist report them! Actual words or actions must be reported.
3. Submit an online match report via the League website for every game, even if there were no incidents in the game. By all means praise the teams, as some of you already do. You can find this online report form via the frontpage of the league website (www.yorkleague.org.uk) It is in the last option “online forms” under the “Information” menu. Just press Submit after completing the form and it automatically comes to me. By using this facility we can build up information on all clubs from you, our “eyes and ears” on the ground. Remember, you might not think an incident worthy of reporting to the FA or you did not hear the exact words shouted but it would be useful for the League to know what is going on so include it on your online match report. Also report any bad pitch markings etc. Surprisingly we hardly ever receive reports from referees on pitch markings but I am sure that not all pitches are marked out clearly in the prescribed manner.
4. All pitches on which our league games are played are supposed to have respect barriers in place. For the lower Divisions these should extend from penalty area to penalty area. The posts should be of a suitable safe material and ropes should extend between the posts. All clubs have been informed of this requirement but there are still some who are not using them. Please report (on the match report form mentioned above) if these are not being provided.
5. All spectators should be behind these barriers during the game. Only club officials / substitutes should be on pitch side of these barriers. There are some clubs in the lower Divisions that have permanent pitch barriers (eg Selby RSSC) but their spectators are ignoring them.
Videos & Articles from Mal Davies – 7 Nov 2014
KEITH HACKETT : Howard Webb must be used more
IN THE OPINION OF THE REFEREE : Referee of the year 2013-14 (video)
MARK HALSEY : Going Dutch can take football closer to video replays
PETER WALTON : Positive about video replays after visiting Holland
PAUL REJER : Discusses an offside situation from last weekend
HOWARD WEBB : The PGMOL’s new Director speaks to officials in Surrey
DARREN CANN : Take a bow, Darren Cann
PAT PARTRIDGE : Farewell to pioneering North-East referee who has died age 81
Match abandoned after barrage of abuse from rival fans
AUSTRALIA : Full-time referees for A-League?
GREECE : Ref says : No pay, no play
ISRAEL : Red card for player who strikes fan – match abandoned
ITALY : 17-year-old referee attacked in amateur league game
NORTHERN IRELAND : Don’t shoot the referee. Shortages and system to blame
TURKEY : Referee has licence revoked after comments on Twitter
Meeting minutes – 6 November 2014
Minutes of meeting held on 6th November 2014 at
NHS Sports and Social Club
With 29 members and guests present
Apologies were received from Mssrs Bayley, Smith and Hotchkies.
Minutes of last meeting were accepted as read.
A minutes silence was held for Tony Kennedy. York RA have dedicated a tree with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust on behalf of Tony and his family.
Matters arising: None.
Correspondence: None.
Membership: rising to 69.
Social Events: Pig Racing on 1st Nov with £203 profit.
NRCFA In-service Training Event: “Managing the Game at Grassroots Level”
This was a NRCFA IST event in conjunction with York RA and was presented by David King and Syd Nye (NRCFA Tutors), with Group participation and discussion following a number of video clips. The message showed how being PROACTIVE is a useful approach for referees at grassroots level.
Any other business: It was mentioned that York Minster Engineering League is asking officials to report language by club officials In order to curb the rising trend (details in emails to referees).
Change of venue for 4th December Meeting
THE 4TH DECEMBER MEETING HAS MOVED TO DRINGHOUSES SPORTS CLUB.
Address: St Helens Road, York, YO24 1HR.
The meeting will still start at 7:30pm, and our guest speaker is Carl Boyson, a Football League referee who took charge of York City’s 1st leg playoff game against Fleetwood last season.
We hope to see many of our members there!
Referee Appointments Secretary – York Sunday Morning League
Ian Parker has announced his intention to step down from the role of Referee Appointments and Fixtures Secretary, for the York Sunday Morning League, with effect from May 2015.
A replacement is being sought, to commence from June 2015, with a full handover provided before then.
If you would like further information or to put yourself forward, please contact Ian – skeltonref@tiscali.co.uk.