Mr Steve, Deefor, Goth Em and Chuckle Elder led us through the evening instructing us in the ways of the Assistant. I'm about to embark on my 4th season as an Assistant in my Supply League but there's always time to learn.
Steve's run through of responsibilities and the assessment procedure was a steady opener. I was paying close attention as my next step along the assessor path will be to assess referees and assistants at Supply League level. It probably won't be for another couple of seasons as I'm far too active as a referee and have set my sights on passing the fitness test next year as a step towards promotion to Supply League middle.
Steve was quickly followed by Goth Em's presentation on Positioning and Fitness. This session saw the room broken into three groups and recording our thoughts on a flipchart. CE did the best job of the evening talking us through 5 dvd clips demonstrating the positive and development points of Referee/Assistant teamwork in relation to making decisions concerning kicks to be awarded from the penalty mark. he even managed to appear in one himself!!!
We decamped to the local pub for a chat afterwards and made loose arrangements for travel to the game on Thursday when I will be assisting him.
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