2009-2010 Season
Doncaster & District Senior Football League
11 News Items
NOTICE
A.G.M. - Wednesday 16th June 2010 @ 7:00pm At Edlington Welfare Club
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Congratulations to South Kirkby Colliery

County Senior League side South Kirkby Colliery retained the DDFA Challenge Cup beating Maltby MW JFC 4-3 on penalties after the game finished deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time
Congratulations to Edlington Town

Edlington Town are Premier Division Champions 2010
Congratulations to FC Thorne Town

FC Thorne Town came from behind to beat Retford Town 2-1 in the Premier Division K.O. Cup Final played at Rossington MW Ground on Friday 7th May 2010
Congratulations to Ackworth United

Ackworth United run our 2-1 winners over Swinton Station in the Division One K.O. Cup final played at South Kirkby Colliery ground on Friday 30th April 2010
Congratulations to Maltby MW JFC

Maltby MW JFC are Division One Champions 2010
Congratulations to Retford Town

Retford Town defeated Gedling Southbank 1-0 to win the Nottinghamshire F.A. Intermediate Cup

Played at Rainworth MW ground on Tuesday 20th April 2010
League K.O. Cup Draw

League Knock Out Cup - Semi Final Draw

Premier Division

Retford Town v Bawtry Town

FC Thorne Town v Mexborough Pocket

Division One

Ackworth United v Upton Brookside

Swinton Station v Hemsworth Alpha "B"

League Knock Out Cup - Quarter Final Draw

Premier Division

Kinsley Boys v Mexborough Pocket

Retford Town v Swinton Station Athletic

FC Thorne Town v Edlington Town

Bawtry Town v Askern Villa

Division One

Adwick Park Rangers v Swinton Station

South Kirkby v Hemsworth Alpha "B"

Carcroft Village v Upton Brookside

FC Tavern v Ackworth United

League Knock Out Cup 1st Round Draw

Premier Division

Swinton Station Athletic v Doncaster Deaf

Edlington Rangers v Mexborough Pocket

Retford Town v Hemsworth Alpha "A"

Kinsley boys v Rossington Main

South Elmsall United v Askern Villa

Bawtry Town v Yorkshire Main

Edlington Town v Sutton Rovers

FC Thorne town v South Kirkby Colliery

Division One

Ackworth United v South Kirkby Travellers

Adwick Park Rangers v Woodlands Rhinos

FC Tavern v Bramley Sunnyside

Maltby MW JFC v Hemsworth Alpha "B"

Upton Brookside v ISG Doncaster

Swinton Station v Bawtrry Town Reserves

Byes: Carcroft Village & South Kirkby
Amendments and Additions to the Handbook

Amendments and Additions to the Handbook

South Kirkby Travellers    Martin Woodhouse new mobile number 07513 507244
Ackworth United               Ackworth United will now play in all purple as first choice
                                               Steve Winder new mobile number: 07796 367574
South Kirkby                               Change of Secretary is now Tony Ridley
                                                 29 Camp Road, South Kirkby, Pontefract WF9 3EL
                                                 Telephone: 07990 620919
South Kirkby Travellers   Change of Secretary is now Martin Whitehouse
                                                1 Faith Street, South Kirkby, Pontefract WF9 3AL
                                                 Telephone: (h) 01977 647619  (m) 07747 887449
South Elmsall United   Change of Secretary is now David Blake
                                           82 East Avenue, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2DH
                                            Telephone: 07717 886538
Doncaster Deaf              Secretaries change of address, Faye Routledge is now
                                            34 Crownhill Road, Brinsworth, Rotherham S60 5AY
Adwick Park Rangers   Secretaries change of address, Darron Cooke is now
                                            30 Owston Road, Carcroft, Doncaster DN6 8DL
Edlington Rangers   Will now play their home games at
                                      Anchorage Lane, Sprotbrough, Doncaster
Upton Brookside      Will now play their home games at Quarry Lane, Upton
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Referees
Level 5
             S. Brown           9 Chatsworth Crescent, Scawthorpe, Doncaster DN5 9JU
                                        Telephone: (h) 01302 390755 (m) 07549 053196
Level 5
             C. Macleod        Mobile number is: 07796 137184
 
Level 5         
             G. Wright         10 Grange Close, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, Notts S81 9DX
                                       Telephone: (h) 01909 733534 (m) 07708 418420
Level 6        
             G. Hopson         This referee is level 6, not level 7 as in the handbook
 
Level 7         
             J. Alderson      41 The Lings, Armthorpe, Doncaster DN3 3RH
                                       Telephone: (h) 01302 302822 (m) 07964 445520
Level 7         
             M. Blackburn   157 Sheffield Road, Warmsworth, Doncaster DN4 9QX
                                        Telephone: (h) 01302 310964 (m) 07841 752455
Level 7         
             W. Forsyth        Mobile number is: 07597 241426
 
Level 7
             D. Green           Mobile number is: 07882 752204
 
Guide to Marking Referees

The mark awarded by a club must be based on the referee's overall performance, It is most important that the mark is awarded fairly and not based upon isolated incidents or previous games. The referee's performance should be determined by the table below which should act as a guide for the overall mark which should fall within the mark range for each standard of performance.

91-100
The referee was extremely accurate in decision making and very successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play, adding real value to the game.

81-90
The referee was very accurate in decision making and successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play.

71 - 80
The referee was accurate in decision making and controlled the game well, communicating with the players, making a positive contribution towards fair play.

61-70
The referee was reasonably accurate in decision making, controlled the game quite well and communicated with players, establishing a reasonable degree of fair play.

51-60
The referee had some shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control, with only limited success in communicating with the players resulting in variable fair play.

50 and below
The referee had significant shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control with poor communication with the players which resulted in low levels of fair play

Notes

Using a scale of up to 100 allows greater flexibility for clubs to distinguish between different refereeing performances more accurately.

A mark within each mark range can be given to reflect the referee's performance e.g. a mark of 79 indicates a somewhat better performance than a mark of 71.

A mark between 71 and 80 represents the standard of refereeing expected.

When a mark of 50 or less is awarded, an explanation must be provided to the League or Competition by completing the appropriate box on the marking form. It must include comments which could help improve the referee's future performances. Even where a referee has significant shortcomings there will have been some positive aspects which should be given credit; extremely low marks (below 20) should be very rare.

How to Decide on the referee's Mark

The following questions focus on the key areas of a referee's performance. They are intended as an "aide memoire", are not necessarily comprehensive and need not be answered individually. It is, however, worth considering them before committing yourself to a mark for the referee.

CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING

- How well did the referee control the game?
- Were the players' actions recognized correctly?
- Were the Laws applied correctly?
- Were all incidents dealt with efficiently/effectively?
- Were all the appropriate sanctions applied correctly?
- Was the referee always within reasonable distance of incidents?
- Was the referee well positioned to make critical decisions, especially in and around the penalty area?
- Did the referee understand the players' positional intentions and keep out of the way accordingly?
- Did the referee demonstrate alertness and concentration throughout the game?
- Did the referee apply the use of the advantage to suit the mood and temperature of the game?
- Was the referee aware of the players' attitude to advantage?
- Did the referee use the assistants effectively?
- Did the officials work as a team, and did the referee lead and manage them to the benefit of the game?

COMMUNICATION AND PLAYER MANAGEMENT

- How well did the referee communicate with the players during the game?
- Did the referee's level of involvement/profile suit this particular game?
- Did the referee understand the players' problems on the day ? e.g. difficult ground/weather conditions?
- Did the referee respond to the changing pattern of play/mood of players'
- Did the referee demonstrate empathy for the game, allowing it to develop in accordance with the tempo of the game?
- Was the referee pro-active in controlling of the game?
- Was the referee's authority asserted firmly without being officious
- Was the referee confident and quick thinking?
- Did the referee appear unflustered and unhurried when making critical decisions?
- Did the referee permit undue questioning of decisions?
- Did the referee deal effectively with players crowding around after decisions/incidents?
- Was effective player management in evidence?
- Was the referee's body language confident and open at all times?
- Did the pace of the game, the crowd or player pressure affect the referee negatively?

Final Thoughts

- Always try to be objective when marking. You may not obtain the most objective view by marking immediately after the game.
- Judge the performance over the whole game. Don?t be too influenced by one particular incident.
- Don't mark the referee down unfairly because your team was unlucky and lost the game or some disciplinary action was taken against your players.