Checking ball pressure – Rodric Leerling

I found the rookie ref at the clubhouse, fully prepared and dressed up. He had arrived 75mins before the game. Good to fully focus on the game, he explained.

Refusing to leave – Rodric Leerling

The away coach seemed decent and polite at the pre-match introduction. We had a short conversation about their previous match and I noticed in my records they needed the points today in order to avoid relegation from the high U19 group.

Ref, You Are Bleeding! – Rodric Leerling

What is Influencer Marketing? – Rodric Leerling

When in #InfluencerMarketing, you are “indaHash”, just as being”indaHouse”. Using ### all the time …. Forget C2B, welcome to the age of H2H marketing.

Aiming for another re-start- Rodric Leerling

I had the unfortunate experience with Murphy’s Law on grass this year. After a full year of knee injury and only four games into the new season, it was game-over again in October. This time my left calf muscle gave in.

Boring new referees – Rodric Leerling

I’m reading more and more unfortunate reports of molested refs these days. Being hit by players or spectators who didn’t agree with their ruling. But behold, a new generation of refs is about to step in…. and has done so during the last couple of years.

The Calm Before The Storm – Rodric Leerling

It’s hard to keep mum when you are about to sign off for a challenging and exciting new media sales project. These last days clearly were the calm before the storm.

Don’t mess with my assistant – Rodric Leerling

Last weekend I was assigned a rookie ref with an experienced radiation. But with this kind of confidence, you can also go too far or make wrong judgments.

Getting dressed for the game – Rodric Leerling

The rookie ref I  was to mentor last weekend showed up in full gear, shoes in his hand. I was startled.

On the death of a fellow referee – Rodric Leerling

Football refereeing brings together people of different backgrounds and personalities. We all share a similar passion which creates a bond. One of our friends has gone last week. A farewell.