December meeting minutes

Posted on 10 December 201910 December 2019 by David King

Minutes of meeting held on 5^th Dec 19 at

NHS Sports & Social Club with 26 members and guests in attendance.

Apols were received from Mssrs; McEvoy; Unwin; Drummond; Coote.

The Chairman thanked all for attending, asking if any new faces in attendance. Wishing everyone all the best wishes for the festive season.

Dinner/Lol Cussons Evening; Fri 6 March 2020 at St Clements WMC and explanation as to the Lol Cussons evening.

Safeguarding; Barry Casterton said various cases in the pipeline awaiting the FA. A case arisen over the weekend. He reiterated the need of RA membership as if the needs arise. You can be represented by the RA, also other benefits on the RA website.

Ban Thaler; RL Official then took the floor and gave a highly entertaining presentation covering his career from starting reffing at the age of 12 to where he is now. Highlighting high/low spots; characters from on/off the pitch; man management skills needed. He highlighted the need to show respect to players/officials etc on the way up and also on the way down as you never know when you could fall from grace and require some advice. This was Ben’s third visit to us and still had us all enthralled. Dave Milburn gave a vote of thanks.

There then followed our Xmas quiz hosted by Jonny Ham, this took the usual rowdy format, this was followed by a buffet and answers.

Thanks were given to all who helped out and participated.

Meeting closed at 9.45

Videos and Articles 6 Dec 2019

Posted on 10 December 201910 December 2019 by David King

Videos and Articles 6 Dec 2019

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Discusses incidents from last weekend
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11876375/ref-watch-sympathy-with-var-over-saints-goal-but-no-red-for-fernandinho

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Discusses incidents from this week’s midweek games
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11878611/ref-watch-jamie-vardy-wrongly-booked-for-simulation-in-leicester-win-over-watford

PREMIER LEAGUE : Appointments Saturday 7th to Monday 9^th December
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1512840

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Friday 6th to Wednesday 11^th December
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/december/efl-appointments-6-11-december/

MIKE RILEY : Referee chief vows to make VAR work – despite two errors every week
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10405043/referee-mike-riley-var-errors/

ARSENE WENGER speaks out on VAR in the Premier League
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/var-arsene-wenger-referee-fifa-a9231776.html

ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, UEFA President, calls for referees to make decisions and ‘not people hidden in a van’
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/uefa-boss-ceferin-urges-referees-make-decisions-not-people-hidden-a-van

AKIL HOWSON honoured to be inspiring BAME referees
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1506031

VIDEO ANALYSIS for referee
https://www.dutchreferee.com/full-time-job-making-video-analysis-referees/

DICK SAWDON-SMITH : Reprieve for goalkeepers who miskick – a possible Law change
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/18072277.middle-dick-sawdon-smith-reprieve-goalkeepers-miskick/

LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 11
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-11-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/

MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO who looks at incidents in the MLS in week 28
http://proreferees.com/2019/09/20/watch-inside-video-review-mls-week-28/

THE ‘NOT SO BEAUTIFUL’ GAME – seven minute video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIrR9-BIbcI

THE RA : The Referees’ Association has secured discounts from many manufacturers – one of the good reasons for joining The RA
https://www.privilegepurchaseclub.co.uk/Logon?formAction=Logon&retailer=PPC&userid=PPC&password=REFASSC

Videos & Articles 15 Nov 2019

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Mal Davies V&A for 15 Nov 2019

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Discusses incidents from last weekend
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11859349/ref-watch-var-correct-to-stick-with-on-field-decision-for-trent-alexander-arnold-handball-says-dermot-gallagher

PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS decide against pushing through VAR reforms, and maintain status quo
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/11/14/premier-league-clubs-decide-against-pushing-var-reforms-meeting/

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Saturday 16^th to Sunday 17^th November
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/november/referee-appointments-16-17-november/

FA CUP-TIE : Second half has one referee and one assistant on the line
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/09/crewe-beat-accrington-as-chaotic-fa-cup-tie-ends-without-assistant-referee

VAR AND CONCUSSION : Lawmakers IFAB set for review at technical summit
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11842167/var-and-concussion-football-lawmakers-ifab-set-for-review-at-technical-summit

MENTAL ILLNESS : Ups & Downs of a referee struggling with mental illness
https://www.keystoreferee.com/latest-news/ups-and-downs-of-a-referee-struggling-with-mental-illness/

FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP : Five trios, one support referee and six VARs appointed for the finals in Qatar
http://fifa.pressfire.net/media/newsletter/List-of-Appointed-Match-Officials-FIFA-CWC-Qatar-2019.pdf

COMEDIAN takes up refereeing to shift the flab
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10318317/omid-djalili-football-referee-weight-loss/

LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 8
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-8-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/

REFEREEING SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL : The good, the bad and the ugly
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/the-whistleblower-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-refereeing-schoolboy-football-1.4076940

REFEREE ABROAD : The benefits and lessons of refereeing abroad….
https://www.dutchreferee.com/refereeing-abroad-the-benefits-and-lessons/
……and the website
http://www.refereeabroad.com/

MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO looks at incidents in the MLS in week 25
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/30/pros-inside-video-review-explains-several-decisions-mls-week-25

THE RA : Pre-Black Friday sales start now. The Referees’ Association has secured discounts from many manufacturers – one of the good reasons for joining The RA
https://www.privilegepurchaseclub.co.uk/Logon?formAction=Logon&retailer=PPC&userid=PPC&password=REFASSC

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA : Referees among 12 arrested in match-fixing investigation
https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/bosnian-police-arrest-12-in-soccer-match-fixing-case-111119

MOROCCO : First African country to use VAR in domestic match
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50362175

November meeting minutes

Posted on 11 November 201911 November 2019 by David King

York RA September Monthly Meeting- held at York Hospital Social Club on 7^th November 2019

No. of attendees: 26

Apologies received (7) from: Ian Hotchkies, Brian Smith, John Ledgeway, Jake Drummond, Mark Burke, Dave Milburn, Graham Bradbury

The meeting commenced at 19:34 with Chairman Alan Kaye asking for a minute’s silence for Remembrance Day as this was the closest meeting to the date. Practical advice was also offered for match day.
Alan proceeded to welcome new member Harry Gibson and his grandad as first time after completing the recent referee’s course at Poppleton.
Alan spoke about the different leagues in York and concluded by congratulating Matt Cottingham on his new role as York Minster Engineering league referee’s appointment officer.
Alan spoke about benefits of the RA- not just the obvious things i.e. home appliances
County FA letter read out requesting clips, photos, or anything to do with officiating in the past 12 months for their Christmas montage.
Barry Casterton- no aggravated breaches in the past month- good news. Highly likely that from 2021 open age clubs will need to have someone safeguarded at games if they have U18s playing. Barry also talked through the two yellow card situation with a manager and how to report that.
Also discussed U18s armband and their significance.
Finally, a group discussion commenced on VAR after Andy Halliday’s presentation last month

Guest Speaker- Garreth Rhodes

2a referee (National League Premier Referee) and 4^th official on the football league.
Gave a bit on his background.
Gareth talked about his early career, refereeing on the York league- first game at Barmby Moor, local derby with the infamous Jackson brothers. 3 reds, 6 yellows. Welcome to refereeing.
129 games in one season! Went from 7-4 that season.
Achieved promotion to level 3 out of the York League.
3 seasons at level 3
First football league game- Grimsby v Stevenage, 4^th man
2 seasons at 2b
Gareth proceeded to cover identifying careless, reckless and serious foul play challenges as his main topic.
We looked through a number of clips, from both the professional and amateur game.
A key focus was to get the correct angle on challenges so that you have a greater chance of getting the decisions correct.
Secondly, be switched on from the beginning as SFP challenges can happen at any time.
Overall, the presentation engaged members to create discussion within the group. James Unwin gave the vote of thanks, thanking Gareth for his time, especially at short notice for his presentation and interaction with members during the evening

The meeting concluded at 21:36

Videos & Articles 1 Nov 2019

Posted on 1 November 20191 November 2019 by David King

Videos and Articles from Mal Davies – 1 Nov 2019

DERMOT GALLAGHER : Discusses incidents from last weekend
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11847538/ref-watch-no-foul-in-build-up-to-arsenals-disallowed-winner-says-dermot-gallagher

VAR in the spotlight after Premier League weekend of confusion
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11847684/var-in-the-spotlight-after-premier-league-weekend-of-confusion

PREMIER LEAGUE : Appointments Saturday 2^nd to Sunday 3^rd November
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1473169

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Friday 1^st to Tuesday 5^th November
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/october/referee-appointments-1-5-november/

KEITH HACKETT : Selling YOUR decisions
https://www.keystoreferee.com/officiating-and-psychology/selling-your-decisions/

VAR : Player concedes penalty while warming up! Spotted by VAR
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50196446

LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 6
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-6-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/

PIERLUIGI COLLINA : VAR increases the level of excitement in football
https://www.goal.com/en/news/var-increases-the-level-of-excitement-in-football-says-legendary-/j4tl3qwu1di917mtvfediw6z9

MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO looks at incidents in the MLS in week 23
http://proreferees.com/2019/08/16/watch-inside-video-review-mls-week-23/

IAN PLENDERLEITH : Why is ‘Clear and Obvious’ not clear and obvious? (sign in with your email to read this interesting article)
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/84070/why-is-clear-and-obvious-not-clear-and-obvious.html?

CONFIRMATION BIAS : A factor in poor officiating decisions
https://www.lagconfidential.com/2019/10/29/20937230/is-confirmation-bias-a-factor-in-poor-officiating-decisions

BRAZIL : Ref stops game to book Kaka and grab a selfie
https://culture.ftbl.com.au/article/watch-ref-stops-game-to-book-kaka-and-grab-a-selfie-533164

TURKEY : Goalkeeper sent off in record 13 seconds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7600143/Goalkeeper-Serkan-Kirintili-sent-13-seconds-gets-fastest-red-card-Turkish-history.html

Videos and Articles 25 Oct 2019

Posted on 24 October 201924 October 2019 by David King

Videos and Articles – 11 Oct 2019

Posted on 10 October 201910 October 2019 by David King

Mal Davies latest newsletter:

DERMOT GALLAGHER discusses incidents from last weekend
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11829972/liverpool-penalty-and-hamza-choudhury-yellow-right-decisions-ref-watch

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th October
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/october/referee-appointments-12-13-october/

HOWARD WEBB : PRO testing new VAR technologies with cautious mind
https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/howard-webb-pro-var-new-technology-offside-line-centralized-office/

KEITH HACKETT : Referees, do you use the tools of your trade?
https://www.keystoreferee.com/blogs/referees-do-you-use-the-tools-of-our-trade/

PLAYER SENT OFF for ignoring new substitute rule
https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/49960000

VAR APPEAL : Leganes appeal to La Liga for Levante game to be replayed from 44^th minute after VAR failure
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49948531

BLIND FOOTBALL : Derbyshire referee appointed to Euro Championship
https://www.alfretontownfootballclub.com/news/derbyshire-referee-at-blind-football-euro-championships-2472882.html

TEACHING PRISONERS : Stopping reoffending by teaching prisoners to referee
https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/stopping-reoffending-by-teaching-prisoners-to-referee-240278

PAYMENT OF MALE REFEREES COMPARED TO FEMALES ON TOP LEAGUES
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-much-premier-league-referees-20470088

UEFA launches concussion awareness campaign
https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=2625630.html

LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 3
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-3-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/

AHMET GUVENER : Referee assessment, coaching and mentoring (sign in with your email to read this article)
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/83762/referee-assessment-coaching-and-mentoring.html

EXETER BOSS queries decision on injured player asked to leave although opponent was yellow carded
https://therealefl.co.uk/2019/10/04/exeter-boss-contacts-authorities-over-referee-in-charge-of-sunderlands-clash-with-lincoln/

BRAZIL : Player sent off for having a wazz!
https://pitacodogringo.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/player-red-carded-for-having-a-wazz/

SOUTH AFRICA : Update on suspended match officials
https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/safa-have-provided-an-update-on-suspended-match-officials/664627

Meeting minutes 3 Oct 2019

Posted on 6 October 20196 October 2019 by David King

York RA October Monthly Meeting

held at York Hospital Social Club on 3rd October 2019

The chairman welcomed all to the meeting then asked members to stand and observe a moments silence for ex member Keith Hatfield who had passed away recently. He welcomed new member James Black

Apols (10 no) were received from Messrs; Ham; Burke; Rhodes; Milburn; G Hartley; Cottingham; Bayley; Sheirs; A Kaye; Greenwood

Dinner;

22 May, Marriott, menu agreed, price to be set, but will probably same as last year.

Reading RA; driving a charity fundraising weekend in memory of a member, who had passed away . We agreed to donate £25.00

Membership stood at 25. Details of insurance and benefits are on website

Weather conditions, with winter approaching, always take heed of weather conditions

Sinbins; B Smith described incidents during an U18 schools match he was involved in. Overall responses are good with managers accepting more than players

Arm Bands

for U18s. RA to get some from CFA to issue to all our members in York area and make uniform, as each CFA have different methods of identifying the junior refs.

Our guest Andy Halliday MBE split his evening into two sessions;

First he gave a resume on his career – “From Nowhere to Somewhere”. He started reffing when realised he was not very good on the playing side. Learned to ref through PT in the Army in 1994, moved to Wales in 1997 (learned Welsh swear words) then Harrogate 1998 ( W Yorks League) back to Scotland 2000, to start at the bottom again. Worked his way back up the latter again. Return to England 2003 then to conference and Prem League (13 seasons) with FA cup final (2015), UEFA appointments and EFL Final (2019).

He then told of some incidents and person he had encountered throughout. He stressed that when you get knocked back try again, harder

He then went on to discuss the VAR system. This was with the aid of clips and actual commentary between VAR HQ and ref insitu. This was very interesting. As stated it is still developing and improving all the time

James Unwin gave a VoT

There being no more business meeting closed at a late 9.55

Videos and Articles 4 Oct 2019

Posted on 4 October 20194 October 2019 by David King

PREMIER LEAGUE : Appointments Saturday 5th to Sunday 6^th October
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1365790

FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Friday 4^th to Monday 7^th October
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/september/new-page2/

UEFA : Robert Rossetti says VAR should only intervene on ‘clear offside’ decisions
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7516157/VAR-intervene-CLEAR-offside-decisions-UEFA-referee-chief-says.html

PAUL GARDNER : The misuse of VAR, the sins of goalkeepers…and a big thank you to Lee Dixon (sign in with your email to read an excellent article and readers’ comments)
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/83751/the-misuse-of-var-the-sins-of-goalkeepers-and.html

REFEREES : How much do your referees really know?
https://www.keystoreferee.com/coaching-referees/how-much-do-your-referees-really-know/

JON MOSS : Premier League referee opens his own vinyl record store
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/premier-league-referee-jon-moss-in-his-new-record-shop/pnzkfbsa72iy1xy0qvchg0c9d

HUGH DALLAS condemns abuse and claims standards have risen
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hugh-dallas-condemns-referee-abuse-20375041

NEW BALLS : New Nike ball with winter alternative
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-nike-premier-league-ball-16441547

BALL BOYS : One, and then all the ball boys, sent off by referee – and video of player violently attacking a ball boy
https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-reactions-referee-in-yeovil-game-sends-off-every-single-one-of-their-ball-boys-20190928

LAWS OF THE GAME QUIZ : Week 2 (Sorry! Last week’s was a 2016 Quiz 2)
https://www.dutchreferee.com/week-2-laws-of-the-game-quiz-2019-2020/

NON-LEAGUE : FA chiefs explain the changing vision of refereeing
https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/features/27698/football-matters-part-1-fa-chiefs-explain-the-changing-vision-of-refereeing/

MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO looks at incidents in the MLS in week 20
http://proreferees.com/2019/07/26/watch-inside-video-review-mls-week-20/

ASSISTANT REFEREE fell ill during half-time
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/15086631.updated-lineswoman-helen-byrne-discharged-hospital-after-officiating-bolton-wanderers-v-walsall-match/

BERMUDA : Matches rescheduled due to referee shortages
http://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/article/20190927/matches-rescheduled-due-to-referee-shortages

SOUTH AFRICA : Assistant referee suspended after wrongly denying two goals
https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/safa-suspend-assistant-referee-van-wyk-who-denied-amazulu/7wviv9cbu1evzs8229cmby6w