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Rough incidents decreased in Dutch amateur football
The number of rough incidents in Dutch football has decreased with 15% during last season. The total number incidents like beating up a referee or kicking a player who’s lying on the ground is now 412 in the 2012/2013 season. The incidents where groups were the perpetrator halved to 100, but incidents with individuals going mad increased. The stats are published by the Dutch FA on the day that the pre-trail in the Appeal Court started in the Richard Nieuwenhuizen case. He’s the linesman who died after a violent incident during a football match. 7 suspects were found guilty of manslaughter on the assistant referee. The father of one of…
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Get on with the game: respect the referee
Just stumbled upon a video posted on YouTube by the Nothinhamshire FA. It shows that children copy behaviour of star players. The text the FA wrote below the video: “Do young players copy professional footballers? See the Premier Leagues advert for their version of The FA’s Respect Programme – ‘Get On With The Game’.” The FA’s respect program has a special page for kids, to explain them how important respect for a referee is. All professional football matches need a referee. They are there to help make football a safe and great experience for everyone. Next time you’re playing football remember that you can play your part in this too…
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Please Join The Respect for Richard Campaign
In tribute to slain Dutch referee Richard Nieuwenhuizen, referees around the world will change their avatars or profile photos to the logo of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The tribute will be timed to coincide with a silent march in Richard’s hometown of Almere on Sunday, 9 December 2012, at 17:00 local time (16:00 UTC; 11:00 AM EST in North America). Referees, players, coaches and supporters are encouraged to post their thoughts on this senseless tragedy during the tribute, followed by the hash tag #RESPECTforRichard. Webmasters are encouraged to post a graphic tribute to Richard at the same start time. A suggested graphic tribute is previewed below. We propose a…
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Gloves designed for football referees
The cold weather arrived in Europe. But how do we dress because of the low temperature and icy wind? I normaly try to write down the scores with my cold fingers. I tried gloves once many years ago. It helped a little against getting cold fingers, but writing down info about cards and goals wasn’t any easier. Last week I saw special ‘referee gloves’. They’re for sale for 24.95 euro at RefereeWorld. They look pretty normal compared to other gloves, so I’m still wondering what makes them ‘referee gloves’.
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Asian referees of 2012: Nishimura and Yamagishi
Japanese referees Yuichi Nishimura (men) and Sachiko Yamagishi (women) received the 2012 AFC Referee of the Year Award during the 2012 AFC Annual Awards. A happy Nishimura: “I think on the refereeing side there are no big differences between Europe and Asia. That’s because Asian referees have high standards. I think it’s only different on the football side.” Nishimura als praises his colleague Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan. “Mr. Ravshan is a fantastic referee.” Have a look at the interview on the AFC YouTube Channel. If you understand Japanese, you might be interested in the interview with the female winner Sachiko Yamagishi.
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Referees in the media (week 48)
‘Referees in the media’ will be published at the beginning of the week on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “It doesn’t cost you a title. Every time they have won the title they have had decisions that have gone their way big style.” Graham Poll criticizes sir Alex Ferguson after another referee blast from Manchester United’s coach. “I want you to know that you played a part in my refereeing career – even those of you who criticized are part of what made me a better referee.” Said Héctor Vergara before his last international match ever. The Canadian assistant…
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15 minute stop to check the Laws of the Game
Referees, always make sure have the number of the FA office in your cellphone, just in case you forgot the latest changes in the football rules. The Dutch women’s match between Odysseus’91 and Wartburgia on second amateur level was stopped for at least fifteen minutes, because referee Nielen was not sure he made the right decision. He awarded a penalty kick for the away team. The taker shot the ball on the post and after that she kicked the ball into the net. Nielen’s decision: no goal, because a player can’t touch the ball twice after a free kick or penalty kick. But the Wartburgia assistant referee (Dutch system only…
