You Are The Ref

You Are The Ref
Author: Paul Trevillion
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1408181703

Based on the well-known, long-running You Are the Ref football feature, illustrated by legendary artist Paul Trevillion and written by former international referee Keith Hackett, this guide is aimed at established, trainee, and newly qualified football referees. This is an accessible, easy-to-digest coaching manual and includes a Foreword by top referee Howard Webb. The mysteries of refereeing are explained clearly with Keith Hackett's incisive text and is brought to life with Paul Trevillion's images. You are the Ref covers all aspects of Refereeing and Assistant Referee training: movement and positioning; recognition of offences; viewing angles; whistle and flag technique; management of mass confrontation; sports psychology; managing conflict; teamwork; Law 11 (offside) explained; goal and target setting; how to deal with assessments; warming up; warming down; pre-match preparation; fit to play, Ref?; mentor programme; coaching referees; body language; self assessment; and much much more...

You Are the Ref 3

You Are the Ref 3
Author: Paul Trevillion
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05
Genre: Soccer
ISBN: 9781783350216

Legendary Roy of the Rovers artist Paul Trevillion here presents 160 tricky new soccer dilemmas from his cult classic strip. Pit your wits against the distinguished referee Keith Hackett in his toughest scenarios yet. Interspersed with a wealth of facts and stats about the 'World Cup titans', and giving an insight into the sometimes bizarre and unpredictable challenges a referee can face, this book puts YOU in the hot seat.

You Are the Ref

You Are the Ref
Author: Paul Trevillion
Publisher: Guardian Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Football
ISBN: 9780852650691

You Are the Ref charts the history of the iconic comic strip that became a favourite with millions of football-mad kids and adults throughout the '60's, '70s and '80s. It has appeared alongside Roy of the Rovers, on the pages of Shoot magazine and has recently been revived to huge popular acclaim in The Observer Newspaper. Alongside the strips themselves are hundreds of accompanying Trevillion illustrations that set the scene for each era. These explosive images of sporting greats in action include, Pele, Maradonna, Gary Lineker, Jack Niclaus, Muhammed Ali and Tiger Woods, along with famous figures such as Winston Churchill, Richard Burton and Rudolf Nureyev. Paul Trevillion has been described as the finest sports artist Europe has ever produced. He was the defining creative force behind the legendary Roy of the Rovers strip in the '60s - the dynamism of his artwork setting a new standard in Comic Art Realism that will never be surpassed.

Seeing Red

Seeing Red
Author: Graham Poll
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2008-09-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0007279981

The most high-profile referee this country has ever seen, the controversial and opinionated Graham Poll exposes the myth that referees are the game’s silent men, and opens the lid on the shocking and often unbelievable world of football that few outsiders get to see.

The Social Ref

The Social Ref
Author: Shawn D Madden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781793133540

It's not your calls, it's YOUR Communication! Most referee and umpire training materials stink. They spend so much time focused on rules and signals, they miss the simple communication ideas that will help you survive those scary first few games, and become a better sports league official. What do you do when a decision is 100% correct call, and everyone hates it? How do you handle conflict and confusion? What brain instincts and habits make it harder to become a great referee ? Shawn D. Madden, founder of Underdog Sports Leagues, takes 20 years of experience training recreational refs, and teaches communication for any sport or program with 5 Key Communication Habits. Loving sports is never enough. You need a communication system to get you through the tough calls, and the hard games, that sink so many new refs. Do you train and teach other refs and umps? Are you constantly short refs for your program? Do new umps quit on you after their first tough game? The Social Ref Program is ideal for new referees and umpires in College Intramural Leagues, Charity Tournaments, Parks and Rec, Youth Leagues, and Adult Sport and Social Clubs like Underdog. Whether it's Flag Football, Softball, Little League Baseball, Basketball, or even Kickball and Dodgeball, this guide will help you become a better offical and communicator for your league and teams, and just maybe in your life!

Teen Ref

Teen Ref
Author: Phil Struzziero
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1683505727

How can you be a football genius if you don't know the rules of the game? Fifteen year-old Drew Hennings’ dream of playing quarterback for his local high school team and playing college football in the Ivy League ended when he got a serious concussion. Drew can’t play football anymore, but he loves the game too much to walk away. With a close family friend and football official, Jack, as his mentor, Drew decides to transform himself into the first teenage football referee that Boston’s South Shore has ever seen. Can he transfer his leadership skills to refereeing and make the right call even when it’s unpopular? Will he be good enough to earn a place on the crew of a youth football playoff game?

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

So You Think You Know Football?

So You Think You Know Football?
Author: Ben Austro
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1630760447

So You Think You Know Football? is the motherlode of NFL rules and their interpretations. Whether you know everything about on- and off-field rules or are a true novice, Austro deftly illustrates the ins and outs of the NFL rulebook using examples from actual games. Test your inner referee with questions about the correct call and how slight changes might affect the ruling. Do you know why spiking the ball immediately to stop the clock is not considered intentional grounding, while hesitating a few seconds then spiking the ball is? See if you would have made the right call in a game played between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders on November 27, 2011—with additional quiz questions from other games involving similar controversies. Keep this book right next to your favorite football-watching chair to consult during the game and visit ThinkYouKnowFootball.com to stay updated on interpretations affected by rule modifications.

The Language of the Game

The Language of the Game
Author: Laurent Dubois
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 046509449X

Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics). Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters—goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans—historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness, with close attention to both men's and women's soccer. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better—newcomers and passionate followers alike.

You Are the Umpire

You Are the Umpire
Author: Paul Trevillion
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009
Genre: Cricket
ISBN: 0852650779

Cricket.