Some Timely Advice On The Laws of the Game - From the State Coach For Referees

This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), across the Australian Community Radio Network on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 7:00PM.

The season is drawing to a close, we are getting closer to the finals and some games are getting pretty desperate. A few Clubs have already secured their spot in the finals, but quite a few are still in the running and dependant now on winning their matches, whilst hoping others loose and give them a comparative points advantage. When it gets to the latter position, you are no longer in control of your destiny. Winning becomes very important! Players and supporters become a bit unreasonable.

That brings us to Referees!

We speak to the Referees' State Coach - Clive Mackillop. The NPL has spoken to Clive on several occasions and its always been interesting and informative. This time around, Clive speaks to several issues around the Laws of the Game, which seem to be at the heart of commentary from the sidelines. We also cover a couple of issues that can happen from time to time in the games where the "silverware" seems at risk.

Clive speaks clearly on these matters:

• Serious Foul Play and Violent Conduct
• Tackling (careless, reckless and excessive force)
• Offside
• Setting Up a Wall - and delaying the restart of play
• Incidents off the field that players leave the field to become involved in
• Incidents on the field that players (on the bench) enter the field of play to become involved in
• Respect for referees - respect by all involved
• Talking to Referees by players during the game - does the team Captian have a formal role?

The last rounds of the competition are to hand and the finals not far away. Helps to know a little bit about the laws of the game and in particular the ones listed above. Keep your cool and respect the Referees.

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CEO Capital Football Talks Futsal, The Problems of Not Enough Grounds for Football and the Demands on Talented Players for the NYC / ACTAS / Australian School Sports

This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), Tuesday at 7:00PM across the Australian Community Radio Network.

The CEO Captial Football talks about the major impediment to the development of Football as a whole of the year sport - insufficient exclusively controlled quality playing surfaces. Then it's an update on Futsal for the 2010 / 2011 season (including selection for the Nationals) and the Futsal landscape is certainly going to change in the ACT. We close with a very interesting perspective on the conflciting demands on our talented players and of course, the appalling cost that is incurred by parents with talented players. The National Youth Champonship tournaments for U15G, U17G, U14B and U15B is already a concern - the number of games to be played is too small in number for the cost and time away, and significantly, the Technical Asssessment compenent that featured so prominently and sucessfully in the U13G and U13B earlier this year (and also the NTC Challenge), was scrapped (for lack of interests??????) by the FFA for the U15G and U17G held recently. If its reinstated, what does that say about Womens' Football - that the FFA thinks its second rate? Is that it? Shame on them if it is. There is no excuse good enough!

We close with a short description by Clive Mackillop, ACT State Coach of Referees, on the difference between "Serious Foul Play" and "Violent Conduct".

Next week the NPL will do a "Futsal Special", including an interview with Capital Football Futsal League Manager, David Lee. Don't miss it!

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Referees In the ACT and Respect for the Game

This program was broadcast on 2xxfm Australian Community Radio Network on 23 March 2010.


In this program we take a further look at the English FA Respect Campaign. They have a saying which makes good sense:

Lose respect, Lose the Game

We speak to the State Coach of Referees, Clive MacKillop, on the recent meeting the key referee officials had with the PL and other Coaches (well those Clubs that bothered to attend!) to discuss concerns / issues for the 2010 season. Not surprisingly, for the Referees the hot button issue is "Respect". Clive also makes some important points about "tackling" which at eht moment seems to be the source of a good deal of misunderstanding and a few too many yellow cards.

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The English Football, Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, make the following points on the Respect Campaign:

Members Common Sense Wins Out Over HPP. Referees and Clubs Meet for Pre-Season Discussion. Refresher on the 1-4-3-3 System of Play

Program Broadcast on 09 MArch 2010 at 2xxfm, 98.3mhz through the COmmunity Radio Network.

Tonight's program is a diverse offerring:

• President of the Capital Football, John Logue confirms that the Board has reconsidered it's position over the issue of playing squads for the HPP and agreed in substantial part with the views expressed by the Members (Zone Reps and Chairs of the Standing Committees). See earlier posts for further comments of this matter. In short, there will be no playing squads for the HPP, with the exception of the Under 13 Boys - which is a curious exception.
• What do you really know about the 1-4-3-3 system of play? We have two short explanations - the first from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and another from UEFA, with the Coach, Harry Rednapp of the EPL team Tottenham Hotspurs giving his views ont he system of play. Very intersting.
• The State Coach of Referees, Clive MacKillop brings us up to date with the availability of referees for 2010 and the issues that arose form a meeting between key Referee officials and Club Coaches.

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