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 the game, including individual challenges and highlights and shows off his Welsh football knowledge in the start of pod quiz.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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 Elliott gets a shoutout on the Pod!

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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 years.

We are also joined on the pod by Berks & Bucks FA’s Football Workforce Administrator James Parker, who puts Adam and Isaac’s knowledge of Australian footballers to the test.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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 looking forward to working on over the next 12 months and takes part in a Quiz on international Futsal.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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.

Graham also provides fascinating insights into his journey in the game, including individual challenges and highlights, and shares his top tips for referees looking to progress up the pyramid.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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 Referees wanting to progress up the refereeing pyramid.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale

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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 Referees at all levels.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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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 highlights the support available to help people progress.

Our guests also provide fascinating insights into their journeys in the game, including individual challenges and highlights and sharing top tips for up-and-coming Referees.

For more information about grassroots football refereeing in Berks & Bucks, please visit www.berks-bucksfa.com/referees

Music by Darren Fellerdale.

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