Welcome to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #5. Olly and Ben are joined by Luke Doe, a Basketball Official who use to officiate in Australia and Referee Manage of TryTag Rugby. Listen to find out what it's like officiating Basketball across two different hemispheres and discover the wonders of TryTag Rugby. Our aim is to talk to a number of …

Welcome to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #5. Olly and Ben are joined by Ella Broad, a colleague, Football Referee and Football Services Officer at Wiltshire FA. Listen to find out what it's like officiating in the female pathway, misconduct reporting and making money easily. Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number…

Welcome to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #4. Olly and Ben are joined by Rob and Ryan from PlayFootball, who run and operate small sided Football across England. Listen to find out what it's like officiating small sided Football, how it differs from 11-a-side Football and the opportunities to learn, develop and earn some extra cash. Our ai…

Welcome to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #3. Olly and Ben are joined by Keely Dunn this week. Keely's an International Field Hockey Umpire who's officiated across the world. Listen to find out more about Keely's experiences, the differences officiating in England and why it's important to be fearless as a Sports Official. Our aim is to ta…

Welcome to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #2. Olly and Ben are joined by Shane Mansfield this week. Shane's an experienced Sports Official, who's made the leap from officiating Football to Rugby Union. Listen to find out more about the transition, the differences in refereeing and why we're going to fail. Our aim is to talk to a number of …

Welcome back to Season 2 of The YesRef Podcast, Episode #1. Olly and Ben are joined by Elle Hopping this week. Elle's an experienced Sports Administrator who's operated the role at a number of different universities. In addition to University Sport, Olly and Ben talk about Women in Sport, how the landscape is changing and whether YesRef is a dodgy …

Welcome to Episode #13 of The YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Paul Metheringham this week, who is Head of Operations at Bristol City Academy. A brilliant insight this week into the work that goes on behind the scenes leading up to a Matchday! Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number of different sports, to share t…

Welcome to Episode #12 of The YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Roger Vaughan this week, who is the CEO of Dorset FA to discuss his refereeing career, as well as the challenges he faces within his role as a CEO. Roger has a wealth of experience within the game, meaning this is a must listen! Our aim is to talk to a number of different gues…

Welcome to Episode #11 of the YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Nathan Sherratt from TheThirdTeam this week. A great conversation covering many different topics, as Nathan shares his experiences around Mental Health, Neurodiversity, and the continued work he does with chosen charities. You will not want to miss this one! Our aim is to talk…

Welcome to Episode #10 of The YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Luke Hinchliffe from the NWYFL, to discuss all things refereeing. Luke is a Referee Appointments officer, so the chaps discuss many different point such as Referee Retention, Youth Referees, Challenges Luke faces within his role and much more! Our aim is to talk to a number of…

Welcome to Episode #9 of The YesRef Podcast with Olly Ballinger & Ben Williamson. The chaps are joined by Steve Franks this week, who is the founder of The Youth Development League. They discuss how Coaching has developed since Steve started coaching, as well as touching on important topics within the Refereeing world such as abuse. Our aim is to t…

Olly and Ben are joined by Minesh Gupta this week on The YesRef Podcast. A really important conversation from everyone to hear. The chaps discuss a number of important topics such as Diversity within the Sports Officiating world, and why this should be at the forefront of everyone's mind. Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a nu…

Welcome to Episode #7 of The YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Luke Wilkes from Cornwall FA, to discuss all things refereeing. They touch upon the moment where Luke won Official of the Year, as well as battling important topics such as Referee Retention and much more! Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number of diff…

Olly and Ben are joined by Austin Ardrey from Runnin Ref this week, to discuss the world of Fitness. Are Sports Officials fit enough? Do they work on their Fitness enough? Why do Sports Officials always struggle around the times of their Fitness Tests? Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number of different sports, to share th…

Welcome to Episode #5 of The YesRef Podcast. Olly and Ben are joined by Harvey Newstead this week, who is the RDO for Norfolk FA. Harvey provides us insight through his role as an RDO, and explains important factors as to how we can improve the dynamic between Clubs/Players/Referees. Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number …

Welcome to Episode #4 of The YesRef Podcast. This week, Olly & Ben are joined by Gavin Muge, who spent many years on the Football League as an Assistant Referee. Gavin provides an insight into his journey to getting to the very top of the game, and shares stories of some famous people he has met along the way such as Neil Warnock, Ray Wilkins and m…

Welcome to Episode #3 of The YesRef Podcast, with Olly Ballinger and Ben Williamson. The chaps are joined by Stuart Carrington this week, Author of Blowing the Whistle: the psychology of football refereeing. Plenty of insightful conversations were had during this episode, including the psychology of a Sports Official, how can we find the next Premi…

Welcome to Episode #2 of The YesRef Podcast, with Olly Ballinger and Ben Williamson, who are joined this week by Ben Glass, author of the Book 'You, A Teenage Soccer Referee'. Ben speaks about the journey he has had as a Referee, and gives advice to those Teenagers who are picking up the whistle for the first time. Our aim is to talk to a number of…

Welcome to Episode #1 of The YesRef Podcast, with Olly Ballinger and Ben Williamson. Our aim is to talk to a number of different guests from a number of different sports, to share their experiences within the eyes of Sports Officiating. There will be a new Episode every single Monday morning with a brand new guest sharing their experience. YesRef i…