2007-2008 Season
Hayes Middlesex Sunday Football League
7 News Items
NOTICE
LEAGUE AGM AND PRESENTATION - Monday 30th June 2008 at 8pm at Yeading FC Beaconsfiled Road Hayes Middx UB4 0SL - All Clubs must attend
CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS

CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK FOR ALL HAYES SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINALS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF EACH FINAL. FULL MATCH DVDS ONLY £10 EACH.  http://www.fcvideo.co.uk/match_highlights.htm

 
League Forms and Weekly Guide

These documents are now available  on this site by clicking the download button on the left hand side of the HOME screen.
REFEREES

IF NO REFEREE APPOINTED THE HOME TEAM MUST SUPPLY AN OFFICIAL FROM THEIR CLUB TO REFEREE THE MATCH AS PER LEAGUE RULES - RON DUNNING GENERAL SECRETARY
PLAYER REGISTRATION CARDS

NO PLAYER REGISTRATION CARD NO PLAY - all player Registration Cards have now been issued and there is no longer a back-log in issue at Middlesex County FA. They will issue a card within 48 hours of receipt of a CORRECT application from now. Any queries please contact Greg Ward. If you post an application and do not receive the card after 4 days please email the details to Greg Ward ie Players Name and date posted to Middlesex County FA.
REFEREES WANTED

REFEREES' WANTED FOR SEASON 2008-09

The Hayes & District Sunday Football League is looking to expand its panel of referees' for season 2009-09. Currently the league has a panel of 56 referees from Level 2 to Level 7, from a wide spectrum of ages and backgrounds!

The league Referees' Secretary is now taking applications to join our panel and if you would like to join the panel for the 08-09 season then you are encouraged to contact him via email (b_furneaux@hotmail.com) or on his mobile (07926-581013) between the hours of 5pm and 9pm Monday to Friday or Saturday/Sunday between 6pm and 9pm.

The league has prided itself on having such a well sized and experienced panel over the years and feels its time to encourage new blood onto the panel! If you are in the leagues catchment area and a current serving referee then contact Ben Furneaux on the details above!! On the other hand, if you are coming to the end of your playing career or wish to make a change to your commitment to football, and wish to become a REFEREE then contact Ben and he will be happy to assist you in getting you booked on the next available REFEREES course with the Middlesex County Football Association.

Yours In Sport

The Hayes & District Sunday Football League Management Committee
Guidance Notes to Clubs - Marking Your Referee

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.