Officiating 5.

Today, i was the linesman for the first team.that played Peterborough college at home. The game ended 11-1 to Chesterfield.

Chesterfield dominated. Peterborough had a deep back four and their strikers barely made runs forward. This made it very easy for me as all i had to was to keep up with play.

I made several decisions for throw-ins, goalkicks and corners. I also gave one offside. All of these decisions, i am confident that they were correct. My involvement was minimum but i remained focused and stayed inline with the last man.

Abercrombie visit 8.

Today we had to deliver bouncing and dribbling 1 to 1 for 20 minutes.

To start off with, i got Morgan to bounce the ball using both hands just to get the feel of the ball. After i got him to bounce the ball at a low height, then at a high height.
Then i got him to do it with his stronger hand, then his weaker hand.

Then i layed out two cones and two hoops in between. He had to dribble from cone to cone while bouncing the ball twice in each hoop.

Officiating 4.

Again, i reffed many 5-aside matches. This time i had no whistle so i had to use my voice loudly and clearly.

Officiating 3.

Today, i was the linesman for the first team that played Balby Carr at home.

I enjoyed the experience and thought i did a good job. The conditions were cold and foggy so i had to remain very focussed. I stayed in line with the last man at all times which enabled me to give four offside decisions. I gave many throwings which i thought were correct decisions except one. I wasn't sure about one of the decisions as i was too close so i gave the throwing to the defending team which overall i thought it was the correct and fair decision.

So overall i thought i did well as i gave fair and correct decisions and most importantly i kept up with play.

Abercrombie visit 7.

Today, we had to deliver a throwing and catching session 1 to 1 for 20 minutes.

As i got my student, i introduced myself and spoke to him for 5 minutes. Asking him which his favourite sport was which involved throwing and catching.

His answer was cricket so i based the techniques around that.

My session:

- Under-arm throwing.
- Over-arm throwing.
- Catching from different angles, heights distances and situations.
- Throwing the ball through targets.

I included a point system to the throwing through targets part. Michael reacted well to this and tried a lot harder trying to improve his score.

After the 20 minutes, we got the group together and had a game of goalball. Everytime somebody scored a goal, we changed the ball so the kids had tp adapt to the different situations. We used a sponge ball, a tennis ball, a netball, a volleyball and a basketball.

Overall, the session went well as Michael enjoyed the 1 to 1 coaching and improved from the 20 minutes.

Officiating 2.

As i couldn't play today, i reffed ten 7-aside matches, rolling on and off as their was three teams.

The rules were:

- Outfield players couldn't go inside the box.
- The keeper couldn't come out of the box.
- The ball couldn't go over head height.

I thought i reffed the games well as i did the following:

- Maintained control.
- Used my whistle.
- Strong with decisions.
- I was fair.
- Kept the game flowing.
- Kept up with the game.
- Used my voice.
- Consistent

Decisions i made:

- Awarded four penalties for going in the box.
- Disallowed a goal as the shot was made in the box.
- Awarded three free-kicks for fouls.
- Did a drop ball as their was a possible foul / Obstruction by both teams.