Keith Paterson
Referee Level
Level 5 – Senior County (County Leagues)
Referee Since
August 2021
Bio
Referee, Referee Match Day Coach, Level 5-4 Observer and football coach
Why did you start refereeing?
My daughter started playing football but sometimes had no referee available for their games. After a few weeks of standing in and refereeing 5v5 I really enjoyed it. I got talking to the league referees one week and they asked me to join them for the next season.
What would you like to achieve in the next year?
Promotion to level 3W
Who has been/is your role model?
John Porter. John gave me opportunities in adults and schools football and was incredibly supportive in my referee career. It was a sad loss when John passed in 2022.
Best piece of advice given to you?
Take on as many assistant referee appointments as you can so you can learn from the referee in the middle. You can pick up good things, tips, techniques, positioning and communication points that you would like to bring into your matches and then can try them out in your own games.