Our Game Too
36 - Minesh Gupta Referee - Why On Earth...?
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Episode notes
OGT speaks to qualified referee, Minesh Gupta.
Minesh is one of the country's most experienced refs currently Level 4, and South Asian to boot. He is also an FA Developer, an FA Tutor and sits on the National Wing Member for FA Judicial Services.
Why would anyone want to be a referee with all the abuse and scrutiny that comes with it?!
Minesh answers honestly, highlights the positives of both the role itself and the positive mental health and self-development it can bring as well as explaining more of referees mindsets and processes before urging more people to take up refereeing as without them, there would be no game!
Along the way we took the opportunity to ask more about the structure of refereeing in England, typical match day prep and the qualification process to become a referee.
Asians in football... we're getting there.
Music:
Naraina by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4112-naraina