Sheffield & Hallamshire RA Newsletter – Issue 2 Oct 2019
The Sheffield & Hallamshire Last Word Issue 2 October 2019[25374]
Sheffield & Hallamshire RA Newsletter – Issue 2 Oct 2019
The Sheffield & Hallamshire Last Word Issue 2 October 2019[25374]
VIDEOS & ARTICLES – Friday 13th September 2019
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MIKE RILEY hauled in by Premier League to discuss VAR controversy
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7453617/Referees-chief-Mike-Riley-hauled-Premier-League-discuss-VAR.html
PREMIER LEAGUE : Appointments Saturday 14th to Monday 16th September
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1339351
FOOTBALL LEAGUE : Appointments for Friday 13th to Tuesday 17th September
https://www.efl.com/news/2019/september/efl-appointments-13-17-september/
VAR is a “10-year project” says IFAB secretary
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2019/08/var-seen-as-10-year-project-as-high-profile-decisions-impact-the-premier-league/
VAR : Korean calamities are antidote to anti-VAR clamour
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/24/south-korea-world-cup-scandals-2002-ghandour-moreno-var
MLS : Inside Video Review with Greg Barkey from PRO looks at incidents in the MLS in week 17
http://proreferees.com/2019/07/05/watch-inside-video-review-mls-week-17/
RESPECT : Coaching young players to respect the ref (to read the article you need to enter your email address – good article)
https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/83570/coaching-young-players-to-respect-the-ref.html
REFEREE APOLOGISED for issuing a yellow card
https://www.goal.com/en/news/ramos-reveals-referee-aytekin-apologised-for-booking-him/oz679vt2h9ah1fi93704fcsc4
RACISM should not be a burden for officials
https://www.goal.com/en/news/do-not-burden-officials-with-serie-a-racism-problem-says/zn4577jgqht016e2xch1qbihc
HOMOPHOBIC CHANTING : French head says games should not be stopped for such
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/11806215/homophobic-chanting-should-not-stop-games-says-french-football-federation-head-noel-le-graet
TRANSGENDER REFEREE : A day in the life of football’s first transgender referee
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/09/11/a-day-in-the-life-of-footballs-first-transgender-referee/
UEFA : Members of UEFA Referees’ Committee 2019
http://refereeingworld.blogspot.com/2019/07/uefa-referees-committee-2019-2023.html?
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
EGYPT : Cup Final to be refereed by Romanian
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/51/346337/-.aspx
HONG KONG : EPL helping female referees in Hong Kong
https://www.premierleague.com/news/1336159
IRAN : Top FIFA referee leaves for Australia
https://football-tribe.com/asia/2019/09/09/world-cup-third-place-play-offs-referee-will-leave-iran-league/
Life Member Ernest “Reg” Baren died in York Hospital after a short illness, on 29 August 2019, aged 98 years
Reg was a stalwart member of York RA
He became Vice Chairman in 1965-66 and was Chairman for 1966-67 as well as being a delegate to York FA from 1968-1980
The funeral is being held at the Holy Evangelist Church , Shipton-by-Beningbrough on Tuesday 17 September at 11am
Our condolences go to the family at his time
York RA September Monthly Meeting
held at York Hospital Social Club on 5th September 2019
No. of attendees: 27
Apologies (12 no) received from: Ian Hotchkies, Tony Thornton, Alan Rose, Matthew Cottingham, Geoff Hartley, Andy Luff, Adam Clements, George Smith, James Black, Harry Richards, Andy Kay, and Craig Atkin.
Next meeting is 3 October 2019 (Committee on 26 Sept)
Darren is a Select Group 2 – Championship Referee & former FIFA & FA Premier league Assistant Referee – see more
Come and meet your colleagues and be prepared for the new season; your chance to ask about the new Law changes and Sinbins
Venue: York Hospital Social Club, off Haxby Road, York,
Time: 1930-2130 hrs
A great start to the new season with a high profile referee
Watch this space for details of the line ups for the rest of the season
The RA has just published a brochure showing all benefits for members
This includes RA Insurance cover, physio cover, motor breakdown cover and legal expenses as well as the benefits of being a referee
Middesbrough Referees’ Association – Meeting Agenda
Thursday 8th August 2019
Venue: Middlesbrough & District Motor Club, Coulby Manor, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RP
7.00-7:15pm Arrival and sign in/ registration
7.15-7:30pm Business meeting and presentation of Middlesbrough RA Referee of the Year
7.30-8:15pm Presentation by FIFA and Premier League Referee Michael Oliver Part 1
8.15-8:45pm Interval for food**, refreshments and raffle draw
8.45-9.30pm Presentation by FIFA and Premier League Referee Michael Oliver Part 2 – Any questions
9.45pm Meeting Close
For safety reasons, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult and please confirm your attendance or send apologies to:
** PIE AND PEAS WILL BE OFFERED FOR THOSE THAT CONFIRM WITH ME BY 31st JULY. THIS WILL COST £5 PER PORTION AND WILL BE PAYABLE ON THE NIGHT **
NRCFA has been busy over recent months
Here are some of the relevant news items you may have missed:
New Referee Observer Recruitment
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jul/11/new-referee-observer-course
11 NRCFA Referees Invited into FA CORE 2019 – 20
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jul/12/11-referees-confirmed-for-fa-core-season-2019-20
NRCFA Female Referee Development Group Launch
First meeting on Monday 5 August 2019 at NRCFA
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jul/11/female-referee-development-group
Rebecca Welch – Newly appointed NRCFA Female Referee Ambassador
New FA Referee Courses – September & October 2019
York course at Poppleton JFC starts 24 September 2019
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jun/25/fa-referee-courses-launching-this-summer
NRCFA Referee Education Centre – Now Live!
Get your logon now and use this facility….great for all referees, including details on the Law changes and Sinbins
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jun/24/referee-education-centre-now-available
NRCFA Centre of Referee Excellence (CORE) Review
I am pleased to confirm that following the review of our CORE programme, we will be working with the following breakdown of 63 Referees:
NRCFA CORE Advanced (Level 4’s) 15
NRCFA CORE Progression (Level 5, 6 & 7’s) 24
NRCFA CORE Development (Level 7 & Youth) 24
We have secured some new facilities at Middlesbrough College & Manor Academy York to deliver our monthly training camps and ensure we can offer the very best levels of support.
NRCFA Paris World Games – July 2019
See how the referees got on in France
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/jul/04/north-riding-fa-referees-set-for-paris-world-games
Referee Registration 2019 – 20
Finally, we are working hard to complete the annual Referee registration renewal process, and to date, we have just short of 260 Referees completing the process which is slightly up on this time last season
http://www.northridingfa.com/news/2019/may/30/referee-registration-set-to-open-for-201920
IFAB has published the new Laws for 2019-20 which came into effect on 1 June 2019
These can be summarised:
Hopefully the coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup has given you a feel for some of the changes
Details can be found at the IFAB website
They have also produced an App which can be downloaded here
This is an invaluable tool for all referees….you will find it useful and available on the go