The Grassroots Football Referee
Berks & Bucks FA's, Adam Parry & Isaac Blakey, catch up with Match Officials and volunteers from across the game. From grassroots to professional level, 'The Grassroots Football Referee' podcast discusses all things refereeing, from development to inclusion and opportunities to get involved - listen in as our guests discuss different topics and share fascinating insights into their journies in the game.
Episodes
12 episodes
Adam & Isaac meet… Raj Randhawa
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 N...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:42
Adam & Isaac meet… Stuart Carrington
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 r...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:05:00
Adam & Isaac meet… Stephen Parkinson
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, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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46:55
Adam & Isaac meet… Alex Horne
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 wo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:09
Adam & Isaac meet… Nathan Magill
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 Footba...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:49
Adam & Isaac meet… Marc Birkett
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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48:05
Adam & Isaac meet… Graham Scott
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 al...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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54:52
Adam meets... Level 3 Referee, Ollie Kaya
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 cha...
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45:56
Minesh & Adam meet... to discuss Referee Development
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 w...
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49:30
Minesh meets... Female Referees to discuss The Power of Opportunity
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 R...
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35:54
Minesh meets... Young People in Refereeing
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 M...
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58:53
Minesh meets... Referees for Black History Month 2023
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...
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55:41