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Please contact Peter Kingham for all refereeing matters from 18th February until further notice.
peter@pkingham.wanadoo.co.uk
Home: 01753 516739
Work: 020 8588 3407
Mobile: 07727 624773
Kick off time for April is no later than 3pm (2.30pm for cup games)
Referees - when you do your pre-match checks please look to see if the official 'FIFA APPROVED' logo is printed on the match balls.
If the balls comply with LAW 2 but are not FIFA approved then you may still play the game with them. Would you however please report this to Stephen Hosmer or Julian Bauer. DO NOT NOTE IT ON THE REFEREE'S REPORT FORM
| The world class Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio football is the new recommended match ball of the Middlesex County Football League. The FIFA APPROVED Molten ball has cross-fusion bonding, an enhanced multi-layer architecture, an optimized panel construction and a Molten grade latex bladder. It is to be the League's officially recommended choice for this 2006/7 season. |
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| Bob Hope, chairman of Molten Sports, commented: "We are delighted to announce our association with the Middlesex County Football League. The Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio match ball is probably the world's best football. It is approved by FIFA and used in many high profile world competitions. Players love it because of its smooth seamless surface and zero water absorbency." "Our agreement with the Middlesex County Football League follows fast on the heels of similar deals with the Spartan South Midlands Football League and the Kent Football League, from whom we are already receiving much positive feedback. We expect that, once word is out about the superior quality of the Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio ball, Molten's reputation as a quality football brand is going to grow and grow." |
Stephen Hosmer, general secretary of the Middlesex County Football League, added: "We are very pleased Molten has agreed to be associated with our League. The Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio is an outstanding ball and we believe the teams in the League will appreciate the unique control and accuracy it will give them when playing with it." "After teams have played their first few games, the Middlesex County Football League is looking forward to receiving good reports from its clubs regarding the performance of the new match ball. The Middlesex County League will carry a stock of replacement Molten ACENTEC Vantaggio match balls which can be purchased by its clubs at a specially discounted price." |
Read about refereeing on this league. Is it a good place to improve your skills?
 Wes Linden is 28 years old and from Northwood in Middlesex. He has recently been promoted to become a 'level 3' referee - which means he'll be lining on the Conference and FA Premier League reserves (known as the 'Panel'), and refereeing on Conference South, Ryman and Southern Leagues (known as the 'Contributory' leagues). Yet just two seasons ago he was officiating on the Middlesex County League. |
Here are his views on how the league helped his career: "I worked my way through my level 7, 6 and 5 promotions on the Middlesex County League - initially lining to more experienced, senior colleagues and then being allowed to referee some of the lower division games. The lining experience I got was invaluable, firstly as it was a great introduction to working as an Assistant Referee and going out as a team of three, but it was also great in terms of the advice, encouragement and help I got from more senior referees. Refereeing on the lower divisions was excellent too - the leagues are well-organised and well-disciplined meaning that I was tested by a good, competitive standard of football. Eventually, I was offered the chance to referee on the Middlesex County Premier Division, which was tremendous experience as this gave me the chance to work with two Assistants, many of whom would be 'senior' to me but would be more than happy to share their experience and help me find my feet. |
- Division or Cup Competition then
- Home Team & Score then
- then Away Team & Score
If it's an external competition and the home team is from outside the league
you must telephone in the result
For evening games results should be phoned in straight after the match
| Officials appointed by the league should receive | |
| Referee: £25 | Assistant Referee: £18 |
| see Rule 13 (E) page 22 of the league Handbook | |
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.
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