Week 29 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. This “best of” is the last quiz of 2019-2020. Want to receive an e-mail alert when the new quiz season starts? Subscribe to the e-mails.
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Dutch Referee Blog 10th anniversary video, that’s what I want to create. And lots of referees did already, which makes this anniversary very special. Below you’ll find the released video’s. And at the bottom you can find how you can add a last tip.
All you have to do is share one tip in a video message. I’d be very happy if you want to help me with that. Check below how easy you can participate.
Refereeing during corona crisis. The German Bundesliga starts on May 16th, but what happens if the referee is infected? How are they tested? How are appointments done and can you safely be a VAR with social distancing? And which protocols are in place to protect players and referees during the restart of the season. You’ll get the answers to that in this article.
Week 28 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Questions made by Brian Scholz.
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Coronavirus and the Laws of the Game: some changes are announced by IFAB. There are options for five substitutes, leagues have the possibility to not use the video referee and leagues can choose whether they’ll use old (2019-2020) or updated/new (2020-2021) Laws of the Game.
All details are in the circular by IFAB (EN). Other languages on IFAB website.
The summary by IFAB on the temporary amendment of Law 3:
Week 27 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020
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How does referee Alan Kelly stay fit during the Covid 19 crisis? Alan Kelly talks about this on a webinar by Silbo, a company that automates sports officiating administration.
The MLS referee has a daily morning routine – Covid 19 or not. He wears a Polar watch that measures his fitness and sleep. “First thing that we do every morning. I check my resting heart rate”, the former FIFA referee from Ireland says. “Then I answer 5 questions how I slept, how I feel. And I send it to the referee department and get a training programme each day.”
Referee Alan Kelly is just back from an injury, so he’s building up his training intensity again. “When I have trained, I upload this to a computer”. Because fitness instructors that help the referee department will see the results of his training, they can adjust it to his performance. “Based on my results they change the scheme for the rest of the week.”
“My basement is converted to a little bit of a home gym”, he says. Kelly has the opportunity to use weights, bands and he can cycle and jog. No running yet, because of the injury he had.
The programmes professional referees at PRO get are tailored for each individual. “The expectation is that we look after ourselves, because we need to be prepared if we return into practise again.”
In this period with Covid 19 and no games, there’s maybe 1 intensity session instead of 2 per day. “But it’s a 5 or 6 day process every single week”, he says. It shows the importance of fitness for referees these days. “That’s an expectation for the level we’re operating at.”
And what keeps them going? I’ve written a blog post about how to stay motivated when not having any games. Referee Alan Kelly mentions a messages from a colleague, that he received in a group chat. It showed what you should keep in mind as well. “One of the guys in the group send a text: whenever we’re back, we’re going to be operating at a regular basis, so we have te be ready.” Because of that they keep motivated. “We approach every day as if we’re still in the season.”