The Grassroots Football Referee

In this episode, join Adam as he visits the referee recognition awards in Manchester to speak to both of our award winners, along with some other special guests who he caught up with at the conclusion of the awards.  Isaac also shares his insight into village cricket, batting at number 11 and the demise of cricket tea's.   For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks &am...

In this episode, Adam and Isaac are joined by FA Refereeing’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Raj Randhawa.  Raj discusses how his love of football came about, why he supports Arsenal, and his roles in football in the North East of England. In this special episode, Adam takes on Raj in a quiz on Liverpool vs Arsenal, written by our very own Isaac Blakey.   Raj also shares the work he...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by the author of ‘Blowing The Whistle: The Psychology of Football Refereeing’ and Berks & Bucks FA Referee Stuart Carrington. Stuart discusses his interest in the psychology of football refereeing and where this interest has led him. He talks about his recent research into home bias, and the role of vicarious experiences for referees and shares his...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by Elite Referee Development Programme and Berks & Bucks FA referee Stephen Parkinson to discuss his journey in refereeing. Stephen shares his experiences first qualifying as a referee, his progression up the refereeing pyramid and discusses what it is like refereeing abroad in Germany. Stephen also provides fascinating insights into his journey in...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by Taskmaster host, Chesham United director and member of ‘The Horne Section’, Alex Horne. Alex discusses his love for football, his role at Chesham United and gives us some Law changes he would like to see in the Premier League. Alex takes part in a very loosely based Chesham United Quiz, called Chesh-Ham or Chesh-no Ham, and Adam is happy as Harvey El...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by the FA’s Head of Referee Development, Nathan Magill.  Nathan shares his experiences as a referee in Australia, his progress up the Australian football pyramid and his work with Football Australia. Nathan also provides insight into his role at The FA and what he's looking forward to delivering as Head of FA Referee Development over the next two y...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by FIFA Futsal referee and National referee manager at the FA Marc Birkett. Marc shares his experiences of refereeing elite futsal, how he first got into football and his past role as RDO at Nottinghamshire FA. Marc also shares some insight into what the role of a National referee manager entails, gives us some insight into some FA projects he is lookin...

In this episode, Adam & Isaac are joined by Premier League referee Graham Scott to discuss his journey in refereeing. Graham shares his experiences, first qualifying as a referee, and his progression up the refereeing pyramid. He also discusses what it is like to referee in front of packed stadiums and the role of VAR in the Premier League. Isaac also takes on Graham in a quiz on goalkeepers....

In this episode, Berks & Bucks FA's Referee Development Officer, Adam Parry, is joined by Senior Cup Final and Level 3 Referee Ollie Kaya. Together with Adam, Ollie discusses his journey to the Senior Cup Final, highlighting the challenges and experiences he faced over the years to get there. Ollie also provides fascinating insights into their journey in the game, including top tips for R...

In this episode, Berks & Bucks FA's Referee Training Officer, Minesh Gupta, is joined by grassroots Referees; Carol John, Imogen Hooper, Rachel Thomas and Women's Super League Match Official, Grace Lowe to discuss the importance of female Referees in the game. Together with Minesh, the group discusses the importance of female referees in the game, the female refereeing pathway and hi...

In this episode, Berks & Bucks FA's Referee Training Officer, Minesh Gupta, and Referee Development Officer, Adam Parry meet to discuss the importance of Referee Development. Minesh and Adam discuss their roles and responsibilities within the BBFA Referee Workforce. They share their journeys in the game so far, including their challenges and successes and discuss how they want to help Ref...

In this episode, Berks & Bucks FA's Referee Training Officer, Minesh Gupta, is joined by young officials from across the county to discuss the importance of young people in refereeing. Together with Minesh, Samuel Palmer, Amitrajit Manna, Imogen Hooper and Manny Chandwani highlight the power of the youth voice in refereeing and discuss what help and support is available to all Referees in...

In the first episode of The Grassroots Football Referee, Berks & Bucks FA's Referee Training Officer, Minesh Gupta, is joined by PGMOL Assistant Referee, Akil Howson and Grassroots Referees Richard Blackwood, Coral John and Gifford Manyange to discuss the importance of Black History Month in refereeing. They also discuss individual challenges & highlights and share their top tips for...