development topics and refereeing issues are discussed in a relaxed manner.
August heralds the start of a new football campaign for our members in various competitions across Merseyside and also the beginning of another season of L.A.M.O Social Evenings’ where
development topics and refereeing issues are discussed in a relaxed manner.
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The first L.A.M.O Social Evening of the New Year was well attended, with Nigel Freelove welcomed as our 'Guest Speaker'. Nigel is actively involved in Referee Development, working as a Referee Support Officer and Referee Academy Director for Cheshire FA, as well as being an FA CORE Coach and operating as a Level 4 Referee. Nigel delivered two excellent presentation's: 1. Making Decisions: On the Pitch & in Life 2. V.A.R for Beginners 1. Making Decisions on the Pitch & in Life This engaging session invited those present to assist the qualities and attributes needed to make decisions both on the field of play as football referees but also in everyday life. As an example, Nigel drew on his own experience as one of the founding members of the management team at Pets at Home and the personal decisions involved in expanding the business. Those present were then split into groups and each given a range of variables that are integral to good decision making on the field of play (e.g. fitness, positioning, body language etc.) and asked to rank these in a pyramid formation, with each group feeding back why they rated the attributes in the order that they had chosen to do so. Then, the groups watched a series of clips, and discussed what elements of good decision making were present in the way Match Officials had dealt with particular situations. 2. V.A.R for Beginners This presentation covered one of the most topical issues of discussion in football at present- Video Assistant Refereeing. Nigel delivered an informative presentation in which he outlined the four instances which V.A.R can be used to support the on-field work of match officials- mistaken identity, straight red card offences, offside and penalty decisions and the protocol involved in using the system- when a 'clear and obvious error' has been made. Those present also watched a PGMO video that gave an insight into how Select Group Referee's were trained to use VAR. After this Nigel, along with those present, debated the use of VAR in trial games thus far, with the advantages and potential problems of the system being discussed. Everyone present greatly enjoyed the evening and the interactive nature of the session. A vote of thanks was given to Nigel for his excellent presentations. Our next Social Evening takes place on Thursday 22nd February 2018, with ex-Football League Referee and FA Coach/Assessor George Cain as our 'Guest Speaker'. |
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