My life on the line
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My Life on the Line is a podcast about referees made by referees for anyone interested in football (soccer). Ale, Jack, and Benji welcome guests from all over the world and any level of experience to share their stories, anecdotes, and advice for all referees. My Life on the Line aims at being an educational podcast with a humorous twist to educate about refereeing but also humanising the..
My life on the line
1y ago
In this episode, Jack & Ale discuss how to mentor new referees. What is the role of a referee mentor? How can we effectively mentor someone who has just started their refereeing journey? And how can we approach parents of younger referees to help the referee in the long run?
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In this episode, Jack and Ale talk about basic referee positioning concepts. They talk about positioning and its key concept: proximity, angle of view and line of vision. They also talk about the diagonal and other factors to consider in positioning, along with anticipation.
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In this episode, Ale and Jack talk about how to manage goalkeepers during a match. How to deal with delaying the restart of play, how to manage dissent and how to manage them when they are the captain.
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In this episode, Jack and Ale discuss the role of team captains and how referees can leverage them during a match to enhance match control. Do captains have special privileges? And what are some ways to manage them and their teammates effectively?
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In this episode, Ale & Jack welcome Hassan from REFSIX and Daniele from Referee Abroad, their co-hosts of 'The Referee Show', a show to review all the refereeing action at the #EURO2020. The team talks about how the Euros have gone so far, the refereeing standouts and what they think the appointments will look like for the finals.
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In this episode of the Coaching Corner, Ale and Jack discuss managing technical areas and each official's role in doing so. The experience with technical areas varies a lot from grassroots to elite level football. Referees face many different challenges, such as dealing with team officials on their own or coordinating with their team the best course of action. They also talked about what is the role of the fourth official and how they can assist at best the refereeing team when dealing with technical areas.
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In this episode of My Life On The Line, Jack & Ale talk to a podcast regular, John Westbrooks. He tells us about the last MLS season and how it transitioned from a COVID bubble to a semi-normal training routine. They then discuss training programs and regimes and the importance of having a structure when training to improve. You can view and purchase the training programs John created exclusively for RefCoach on the RefCoach shop.
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In this episode of the Coaching Corner, Jack & Ale talk about when to give yellow and red cards. Managing disciplinary sanction can be a great tool in a referee's performance. It's important to know that some sanctions, like SPA and DOGSO are not manageable, while other types of offences can be managed. However, each game is different and a different approach may be required. So when can we manage disciplinary sanction? And how can we make sure we simply don't avoid giving cards, but we manage players to our advantage to enhance our match control?
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Ale and Jack welcome back Benji for a special episode of My Life On The Line, to celebrate the anniversary of the podcast. Together, they discuss the journey of creating My Life On The Line and all the things they learned from their guests.
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In this episode of the Coaching Corner, Jack & Ale talk about game tempo & game temperature. First, they talk about what these two key elements of football are. Then, they talk about how to identify and how to manage game temperature and dictate tempo, and when these tactics are required during a football match.
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