🎙️ Go Football Podcast – Episode 29: Grassroots Referees (Ref Ref Ref!)

Host: Steve

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⚽ This week, we’re blowing the whistle on one of grassroots football’s biggest talking points: Referees! From the teenage first-time official to the Sunday League veteran, we’re talking about the heroes (and headaches) in black and white.

In Episode 29 of the Go Football Podcast, looks into the world of Grassroots Refs – the Good, the Bad, and the Reality. Whether you’re a coach, player, parent or even a ref yourself, this episode hits home with stories from both sides of the whistle.

🎧 What’s Inside This Episode:

• ​ ✅ The vital role referees play at grassroots level
• ​ ✅ Listener interactions
• ​ ✅ The reality of youth refs facing adult abuse
• ​ ✅ Is enough being done to train, retain, and support referees?
• ​ ✅ Solutions, shoutouts

💬 Shoutout to emails in and messaged us on socials this week! It’s been a brilliant response to our last episode on coaching qualifications, and we’re loving the conversation around improving standards across all levels of the game.

📨 Got a story about referees – good, bad or funny? Send it to us at gofootballpod@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), or Facebook

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