Meetings held at Greenford Royal British Legion, Oldfield Lane South, See MAP
7.30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.
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Guest Speaker: Sue Emerson
Monday, 12th September 2005
Sue Emerson
Sue trained as a Sports Therapist and recently completed a 3 year BSc Honours degree in sports psychology. She has worked with Stonewall FC, who won a gold medal at the Gay Games, and last year worked with Fash FC. In June she was a physio with the winning German Women's team at the European Championships. She teaches Anatomy, Physiology and Massage and knows about sports injuries and various other therapies which comes in handy when treating athletes.
 September 2004 Guest speaker, (centre) Gordon Bartlett with Alan Brown (L) and Wes Linden (R) |
 November 2004 Guest speaker Steve Chittenden with April Sommers |
Are you fed up with being a football widow? Why not become involved? Middlesex County Football Association is considering running another Referees Course solely for womena dn girls, howver in order to organise it we need details of interested parties.
Anyone who is interested please contact me on 07957-626270 or 0208-866-6937 or e-mail andyjc.taylor@virgin.net
http://www.footballreferee.org/web/Uxbridge/
Click the above link to access our very own website.
What are the criteria in becoming a Referee?
First of all you have to be 14 years or older, there is no upper age limit. The next thing is you have to attend a Referees Course. At the end of this you will be required to take a one-hour written examination followed by an oral examination, the overall pass mark is 75% but this is easily achievable, provided you pay attention during the Course.
Having passed the Examination you can then register as a Level 7 Referee (Level 8 if you are between 14 and 16 years old) you will then be put in contact with local Football Leagues who will then appoint you to matches. This could be Youth Football, ages 11 to 18, Women's Football (open age groups), and Men's Football (open age groups). You will also be allowed to act as an Assistant Referee on a local Supply League. In addition to officiating on matches you can ask that a Mentor or Friend be appointed to assist you in developing as a Referee. It will also be recommended to you that you join the local Referees Association, this is a monthly meeting of Referees within your local area, who meet on a regular basis for training, instruction and advice about refereeing.
Once you have completed a full season as a Registered Referee you will be eligible to apply for promotion, once in the Promotion Scheme you will begin to develop your skills as a Referee to a much higher standard. During the promotion year, which starts on 1st March and ends on the last day of February, you will be required to referee 20 matches, attend an In Service Training Seminar and pass an examination on the Laws of the Game. An Assessor will also watch you on at least three occasions, after each of these games the Assessor will complete a comprehensive assessment on your performance highlighting both your strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the promotion year you achievements will be viewed and provided you have satisfied the Assessors you will be promoted to Level 6. If you do not reach the required standard you will be allowed to remain in the system as long as you want and the process each year is the same.
In order to progress higher you will remain in the Promotion Scheme and the pattern is repeated, however during the second year you will be required to act as an Assistant Referee for 5 matches. Towards the end of the Promotion Year as a Level 6 you will be invited to attend a County Fitness Test where you will be required to run around a running track for 12 minutes during which time you must cover a minimum distance of 2,700 metres. Once again your performance will be judged and if you reached the required standard you will be promoted to Level 5.
Provided you are young enough things can really begin to happen at this stage, assuming that you passed the County Fitness Test you will be nominated for promotion to Level 4. If selected it will mean that you can referee at Supply League Level and be an Assistant Referee at Contributory League Level. At the end of each season your marks will be looked at and if you finish high enough up the list of Referees you will be invited to the FA Headquarters for an Interview. If successful you will be promoted to Level 3, where you will referee at Contributory League level and acting as an Assistant Referee for The Panel.
Again your marks will be monitored and if you are doing well you will be invited for another interview and now you could be promoted to Level 2, when you referee the Nationwide Conference and be an Assistant Referee on the Football League.
The process is repeated and this time you will be promoted to Level 1, Football League Referee, and Premier League Assistant Referee. You will continue to improve and eventually join the Premier League Referees List and then the next move is to be selected as a FIFA Referee and then maybe the World Cup Final. As said at the beginning there are a lot of hurdles to cross, however with the right about of dedication, commitment, and suitable fitness levels anything is possible.
I hope this has given you a brief insight into the World of Refereeing but if there are any more questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Andy Taylor County Training Officer for Middlesex County Football Association
Home Address - 33, Hereford Gardens, Pinner, Middx HA5 5JR (H) 0208-866-6937 (M) 07957-626270 andyjc.taylor@virgin.net
Meetings are held at Broadfields Country Club, Headstone Lane, North Harrow nearest Station is Headstone Lane BR
the meetings will still be held on the 2nd Monday of each month starting at 8:00pm.
Meetings 2004 - 2005
Monday 13th September - Open Meeting to discuss the forthcoming season and Law Changes
Monday 11th October - Guset Speaker - Gordon Bartlett (Manager of Wealdstone FC
Monday 8th November - Whats in it for me? - A guide to progression in Refereeing
Monday 13th December - Christmas Quiz and Social
Monday 10th January 2004 - How to get to the top!
Monday 14th February - Guest Speaker - Bill Hamilton TV Journalist and experience Referee
Monday 14th March - Cup Finals are they all that important to me?
Monday 11th April - Janie Frampton - FA Region Manager South
Monday 22nd May - AGM
President: Gordon Issacs
Chairman and Training Officer: Fred Kempton (H) 01895 624396
Secretary and MRA Delegate: David Kostis (H) 020 8864 0313
Treasurer: Graeme Thorley
Supplies Officer: Dietmar Thivessen (H) 020 84270091
Minute Secretary Derek Carter
Magazine Editor Vacantbr> Recruiment & Retention Officer vacant
MRA Delgate Brian Wheatley
Link to Society Website is www.harrowreferee.freeserve.co.uk
MRA - Middlesex Referees Association
Quiz: Can you answer all ten correctly?
Article: Why taking on fluid is so important
Societies:
Ealing
Harrow
Hounslow
North Middx
Uxbridge
West Middx
Meetings held at Hounslow Conservative Club, Alexandra Road, Hounslow. Meetings start at 8.00 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.See MAP
President:
Chairman: Len Hillier, (H) 01483 725576
Secretary: Christopher Pinn, (as of 26/10/01) 18 Genesis Close, Long Lane, Stanwell, Middx. TW19 7BE. (H + Fax) 01784 420767, (M/W) 07801 723206 email: pinn@c1606.fsnet.co.uk
Training Officer, Recruitment & Retention Officer and MRA Delegate: Andrew Smith, (H) 0208 890 8374, andrew@torren.co.uk
Treasurer: Dennis Gilgallon, (H) 020 8560 8014
Magazine Editor: Peter Slade, (H) 01784 886007
Social Secretary and MRA Delegate: David Griffin, (H) 01252 837454
Our magazine is called " Pheep!". Anyone with any comical anecdotes or stories, or any items concerning refereeing are positively encouraged to contact our editor who will willingly add them in our mag. These will be available to any non-members at the cost of £1 which includes p&p. The magazine is FREE to all Hounslow R.A. Members and Associate Members.
Meetings held at Brook House FC, Park Farm, Kingshill Avenue, Hayes at 8.00 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.
President: Mick Burrell
Chairman: Steve Nicholson
Vice Chairman: Les Horne
Secretary: Robert Was
Treasurer, Retention and Recruitment: Mark Sennett, 020 8581 0738, Email mark.sennett@dlondon.org.uk
Training Officer: Richard Telfer, 01895 832442 Email 223@fsmail.net
Magazine Editor: Tin Rea
Supplies: Peter Williams
MRA Delegates: Dave Sims & Ken Aldridge
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month currently between September and May inclusive. They are held at the BP Meadhurst Club in Sunbury on Thames starting at 7:45pm sharp.
President: Keith Burley
Chairman & Training Officer: Ray Herb, (H) 01932 784776, Email RayH@w-k.co.uk
Vice Chairman: Gary Barlow
Secretary: Rod Chatfield, (H) 01932 566489
Recruitment & Retention Officer: Richard Seuke, (H)0208 755 1301 (W)020 8755 1301, (M)07836 597428
email richardseuke@hotmail.com
Treasurer & Supplies: Noel Palmer
MRA Delegate: Richard Seuke Email richardseuke@hotmail.com
MRA Delegate: Jonathan Weeks
Please click on the logo above
to view the Laws of the Game from FIFA.COM
(Warning: this is the complete "LOAF" handbook with colour diagrams so it takes time to download, even with a broadband connection)
President: Len Hillier, 19 Broadwalk, Pinner Road, HA2 6ED
(H)01483 725576
Secretary/Treasurer: Len Randall, 73 Willow Crescent, New Denham, UB9 4AU
(H)01895 237498 (M)07941 075079 Email len.randall@fairadsl.co.uk
Training Liasion Officer: Andy Taylor, 33, Hereford Gardens, Pinner, Harrow, Middx. HA5 5JR
(H & Fax) 020 8866 6937 (M) 07957 626270 Email andyjc.taylor@virgin.net
Please email julian@football.mitoo.co.uk or email andyjc.taylor@virgin.net if you have any queries regarding this news page or if you have information you'd like included on it.
Links
Successful Promotion Candidates
2002-2003
From Level 6 to Level 5:
9 out of 17 eventual candidates were promoted:
Ola Alli, Percy Brown, Stephen Clarke, Wilson Jaso, Dervish Kiamil, Mick Richardson, Malcolm Smith, Costas Tanti, Ian Thomas
From Level 7 to Level 6:
11 out of 19 eventual candidates were promoted:
Andrew Davies, Hallam Doyle, David Hailey, Larry Kelly, David Kostis, Andrew Kowalski, Wes Linden, Michael Mackey Jnr, Richard Shields, Reuben Simon, Peter Smith
2001-2002
From Level 6 to Level 5:
Larry Clarke, Alan Haggart, Leslie Hedges, Gary Hunter, Isaac Jempeji, Christopher Kemp, Nick Lambert, Richard Meikle, Dennis Rigney, Jeffrey Till, Robert Was.
From Level 7 to Level 6:
Mark Bowen, Stephen Clarke, Richard Cole, Kevin Howick, Dervish Kiamil, Peter Law, Patrick O'Connor, Terry Pusey, Michael Richardson, Costas Tanti.
2000-2001
From Class 2 to 1:
Ken Aldridge, Ian Barry, Raymond Long, Michael Masson, Tony Power, David Price, Denis Prickett, Stan Rosenthal, Mark Sennett, John Taverner, Marvin Thompson, Raymond Whale, Paul Witney.
From Class 3 to 2:
Julian Bauer, Anthony Carter, Lorraine Deschamps, Alan Haggart, Leslie Hedges, Isaac Jempeji, Nicholas Lambert, Leigh O'connor, Dennis Rigney, Andrew Scholes, Malcolm Smith, Michael Stewart, Ian Thomas, Jeffrey Till, Robert Was.
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WHY TAKING ON FLUID IS SO IMPORTANT
By David Dixon
FA Physical Fitness Co-ordinator for London CFA
The body is made up of between 45% and 60% water. Whereas we can go without food for up to two months, we would only survive about two days without water before our body would poison itself to death with our own waste products.
Water is vital for chemical reactions in digestion and metabolism. It carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells through the blood and helps cool the body through perspiration. Water also lubricates our joints. We also need water to breathe: our lungs must be moist to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide. Fluid loss is dependent on a person's activity level as well as environmental temperature and humidity. A sedentary adult in this country can expect to lose as much as 2500ml of water per day. We would lose this fluid in the following way:
1500ml excretion by kidneys in the form of urine
500ml evaporation and perspiration from the skin
300ml from the lungs
200ml from gastrointestinal tract
Water losses have to be made up by water gains. The body makes a small amount 200ml/day. Therefore 2300ml has to be ingested in either liquid or food form.
Exercise increases muscular work and three quarters of muscular activity is lost as heat. Therefore sweat production is increased to maintain body temperature via evaporation.
The rate of respiration increases to supply sufficient oxygen to muscles, which results in greater water loss from the lungs. Therefore it can be seen that exercise significantly increases fluid loss, which can reach up to 4 litres per hour during heavy exercise.
As can be seen above a loss of as little as 2% of our body mass through dehydration, especially during exercise impairs our performance. (In tests a person's ability to run 10 km was reduced by 7%
HOW DOES DEHYDRATION AFFECT THE BODY?
Blood plasma is 92% water, therefore dehydration reduces the volume of blood in the body, which makes the cardio respiratory system work harder to pump blood around and deliver sufficient oxygen to the working muscles. Exercise will feel much harder as your body system is not working efficiently as when it does when hydrated and performance is impaired. As dehydration continues Nausea and Vomiting may be experienced. A 5% reduction in total body mass, can lead to a drop in performance by 30%. Further loss greater than this creates weakness, confusion and dizziness leading ultimately to coma and death if fluid isn't replaced.
HOW DOES THE BODY RECOGNIZE IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH FLUID LOSS?
Thirst and the stimulation of thirst by dehydration are known as negative feedback system. Physiologically dehydration results in
Decreased flow of salvia
Decreased blood volume
Increased blood osmotic pressure
These three reactions to dehydration stimulate the thirst centre. However the thirst mechanism is relatively slow. To the majority of Referees thirst will be viewed as an indicator that they need to drink or they will become dehydrated. The fact is though; thirst is a sign that the person is already in the early stages of dehydration. It should also be noted that the thirst mechanism tends to be depressed during exercise, which increases the level of dehydration, which occurs before thirst is sensed. This is the reason why fluid replacement should be considered before, during and after physical activity.
HOW MUCH AND WHEN?
The body will only partially regulate water balance through the sensation of thirst as thirst is quenched before a sufficient amount of fluid has been drunk. In one recent study subjects exercised in hot surroundings and were allowed to drink as much as they wanted. It was found that only 70% of fluid needed to restore the loss were consumed. In another study the fluid intake of three groups of marching soldiers was monitored. The first group was not allowed to drink at all, the second group was allowed to drink as much as they wanted and the third group were instructed to drink at regular intervals. When the performance of these groups was evaluated, it was found that the first group performed the worst; the third group, who drank the most, performed better than the other two groups.
These studies show that more fluid has to be drunk than just satisfies the sensation of thirst. The colour of urine is a good indicator of the fluid balance and the need for water. If the body is dehydrated, the amount of water in the urine is reduced and the colour becomes a stronger yellow.
WHEN TO DRINK
It is important that the referee is not dehydrated before a match. The referee should begin the process of "topping up" with fluid, the day before the match. The intake of coffee should be limited as coffee contains caffeine, which has a diuretic effect and causes the body to lose larger amounts of water than is absorbed from coffee.
On the day of the match, the referee should have plenty to drink and be encouraged to drink even when they are not feeling thirsty. However during the last hour before the match the referee should not have more than 300ml to drink every 15 minutes.
During the match
During the match small amounts of fluid should be drunk frequently. It is optimal to drink between 100 and 300ml every 15 minutes. This will give a total fluid in take of between one and two litres. Although fluid intake is important, it should not interfere with the game. Natural pauses in the game should be used. It may be of benefit to place a bottle of fluid by one of the goals or on the half way line.
After the match
In a study the water balance of some players was measured after a match. Although the players were advised to drink plenty of fluid after the match, only half the lost water was replaced during the first four hours and it took almost ten hours before the fluid balance was fully restored. It is not unusual to be partially dehydrated on the day after the match.
WHAT TO DRINK
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for the full article, please email David Dixon on david@ddixon90.freeserve.co.uk and he will send you the complete Word document as an attachment. Back to Index
1. Shortest distance between the penalty mark and goal line?
[] 8 yards [] 10 yards [] 12 yards
2. How many minutes should each half be?
[] 30 minutes [] 45 minutes [] 60 minutes
3. Can a goal be scored direct from the kick off?
[] Yes [] No
4. Can you be offside from a Goal Kick?
[] Yes [] No
5. How many substitutes are allowed to play?
[] 3 [] 5 [] 7
6. What would you do to a player who spits at another player?
[] No action [] Yellow Card [] Red Card
7. What would you award if a defender kicked the ball into his own goal direct from a free kick?
[] Re-take [] Goal [] Corner Kick
8. What is the minimum number of players needed by a team to start a game?
[] 6 [] 7 [] 8
9. What would you award for dangerous play?
[] Dropped Ball [] Indirect Free Kick [] Direct Free Kick
10. What decision does the away team captain make if he wins the toss?
[] to kick-off [] to choose ends [] either of these
Please highlight all ten questions, copy them ( use Ctrl+C ), and then click here
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