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Got to my game on Saturday to find out they were doing a spot assessment on me - nice!! :knuppel2: Not too bad, in the cicumstances, I thought...

Referee Report Form 2011-12 Name RugbyGeek LEVEL 10 Game Level Level 9 Home Team Blue 35pts v Red 0pts Description of the Match and its challenge for the Referee With Red short of front row players, the match was reduced to non-contested scrums...

This is a call for help/advice from all you assessors out there :biggrin: I have my first (ever) assessment coming up in a couple of weeks... Without belabouring it, any pearls of great price you can pass on? Not that it should matter, but it will be a L8 game. Ta muchly

I have been unpleasantly surprised by the lack of qualified medical support around at most of my games this year. Is there a requirement for all matches to have adequate medical representation prior to kick off?

Are they legal? Had a player wearing them yesterday, and when questioned he said he'd worn them all of last season. I asked him to change them (which he did) but he clearly wasn't happy.....

my blog - for the coaches out there...just some of my musings...:offtopic: http://rugbygeek.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/managed-chaos/

And so it begins for us in sunny UK.... As always, a little nervous - how's everyone else feeling? :Nerv:

Great article on the need for mental coaching - and the coach's role in reinforcing positive messages!! Suppose, as refs, we could learn a lot from this too - specifically the use of positve language in game management...

I'm still naieve enough to believe/hope that rugby is a man's game played by gentleman and not thugs whose sole aim is to intentionally injure others!!! http://www.keo.co.za/2011/07/21/setting-a-precedent/

...been asked to ref in my first ever 7's tourney this weekend....any advice?:chin:

Great article by Paul Dobson (SA rugby hack) on winning and losing.. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150244009844445 When I coach, I try and get people to understand the difference between losing (not good) and being beaten (sometimes inevitable) and the correct way to respond to...

Hi Folks, Going to play devil's advocate here - those who know me won't be surprised :-) I recently had a chat with a L6 ref who has done the rounds, and he suggested that at 40, irrespective of my ability, I wil never progress beyond L6 - due to the lateness at which I am starting to ref full...