I qualified as a referee in March 1998. Since then I have officiated in more than 2000 matches, both adult and youth football. I have also travelled to international youth football tournaments in the USA, Spain and Portugal. Her I am in Lisbon!

I have mentored more than 150 youth and adult referees. Mentoring is one of the things I enjoy most in refereeing. Passing on my experience, helping colleagues succeed, watching them grow in confidence and encouraging them to develop their skills are all very, very satisfying.

I can offer both in-person pitch-side mentoring and online or telephone support.

I took part in 6 editions of the Schwann’s USA Cup, held every July at the National Sports Center, Blaine, Minneapolis , Minnesota USA. It hosts teams from all over the USA and Japan as well as several South American and European countries. The local MLS team, Minnesota United, are based there and play pre-season friendlies during the tournament. I met former Saints player Gary Monk when he brought his Swansea City team there for a match.

In 2019, I spent a week in Western Cape, South Africa. I donated most of my referee kit and equipment to colleagues in the Struisbaai area, near the spot where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic. Here I am at the presentation event, presided over by the local mayor.

Here I am with a group of township footballers. They may not have the facilities many of us take for granted, but their enthusiasm was still infectious.

Who knows? There’s nothing to stop one of our members from one day officiating in a major stadium such as St Mary’s in Southampton, Wembley or the Estadio de Luz in Lisbon, home of multiple Portuguese Primera Liga champions Benfica.

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