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A place to bring questions, post interesting insight and match analysis to soccer referee performances, new guidelines and procedures, and upcoming events.

Citizenship application: online 'referee declaration' : r/ukvisa - Reddit
Citizenship application: online 'referee declaration' I am applying for citizenship (US citizen currently), and puzzling over the 'referee declaration' bit. In the paper version of the form, the referee pages require a photograph of me, and the referee needs to fill out their own information and sign the declaration.

Identity Referee : r/newzealand - Reddit
The problem is we don't have anyone to be our identity referee. I don't have friends outside of a couple ex coworkers who don't have passports and my partner's friends are not from NZ.

Referee Age Limits Around the World? : r/Referees - Reddit
A place to bring questions, post interesting insight and match analysis to soccer referee performances, new guidelines and procedures, and upcoming events.

What's your favorite insult to yell at refs? : r/CFB - Reddit
Okay I get that football stadiums aren't as conducive to taunting zebras as a basketball court might be, but we know it's still fun to yell at them alone at your house while half drunk on cheap beer and greasy pizza.

UK citizenship: help with requirements for referees : r/ukvisa
My other referee was a coworker I knew for 5 years. Both were British citizens with passports, but technically my professional referee could have been from the USA where I am originally from, or wherever in the world. I stressed about referees for a long time and read a lot of experiences on the internet about who could be a referee.

ELI5: what is the difference between a referee and an umpire? : r ...
A referee monitors conduct between players, ensuring fair play and adherence to the game rules. An umpire does that but also makes judgements material to the flow or scoring mechanism of the game eg. determining whether the ball/puck crossed some threshold region.

I am Pursuing a Professional Career : r/Referees - Reddit
I'm sorry, but it's a terrible plan. It's high risk, high effort, and low reward, which is the opposite of what you want. Feel free to keep progressing as a referee and see how far you can get, but go to a college or vocational school and get a more desirable skill. An average computer science new graduate makes $100k, comparable to a top PRO ...

Re-Certification Quiz Question : r/Referees - Reddit
I was doing my 2024 USSF recertification quiz and came across this question: “While the ball is in play, a defender positioned inside her own penalty area, strikes an opponent who is outside the penalty area with excessive force. What decision does the referee make?” My answer (which was incorrect) was something along the lines of “The referee sends off the defender, shows the red card ...

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