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Ravshan Irmatov about his tactical approach
Asian top referee Ravshan Irmatov talks about his tactical approach of matches. See more recent referee video’s on the Asian Football Conferation’s YouTube Channel. – AFC Elite Referee Instructor, Shamsul Maidin on AFC’s Referee Development Program. – Benjamin Jon Williams with an advice for young referees. – AFC Elite Referee Instructor Ali Traifi explains the selection process for AFC Project Future Referees. – AFC Elite Referee Fitness Instructor, Utsumi Toshio speaks about the importance of physical fitness in modern day refereeing. Dutch Referee Blog has spoken with Ravshan Irmatov form Uzbekistan during 2010’s World Cup in South-Africa. Read the article here.
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Referees in the media (week 36)
‘Referees in the media’ will be published each Monday on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “Tell them and train them to understand that modern day refereeing involves a host of extremely technical skills. It demands a certain level of academic flair, high physical fitness, strong mental and psychological personalities and also excellent communication skills.” An advice to all Asian fitness instructors by Toshio Utsumi, Fifa fitness instructor. “If he has seen it again, all he has to say is, ‘I’m sorry’.” Says former Dutch international top referee Mario van der Ende about Kevin Blom’s performance and last minute penalty…
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Referees in the media (week 29)
‘Referees in the media’ will be published each Monday on the Dutch Referee Blog and provides remarkable or interesting quotes and links to articles worth reading. “With hard work, determination and commitment I’m sure the OFC referees will be just as good, if not better, than the top confederations.” By Japanese FIFA fitness instructor Toshio Utsumi, who has to prepare the Oceanian referees O’Leary, Kumar and Namo for the u20 World Cup in Colombia, on the website of OceaniaFootball.com. “I don’t know if it was because I’m a female too, and they’re used to being refereed by men. Or maybe because I was younger than them.” By rugby referee Sarah…