Japanese female referee Ryoomi Yamashita to be in Qatar next month
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Soccer tournaments. In an interview in Tokyo a few days ago, she indicated that she was about to "enforce" the law.
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There's a sense of a wish coming true.
The 36-year-old Yamashita was one of only three women referees among the 36 referees announced by FIFA at an online press conference organized by the Japan Journalists Association (JJA).
In the past few years, Yoshimi Yamashita has earned the trust of female referees by her own efforts. In addition to her work as a head referee in the J-League (Japan's professional soccer league) as well as the AFC Champions League, she has also been a referee in the 2019
women's soccer
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and Tokyo in 2021
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on to serve as a referee.
I don't see any difference between the women's competition and the men's competition," she said. Certainly improving the speed of judgment is something that Qatar
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The biggest topic in preparation, which includes improving the speed of the Mercedes, will assist in improving the speed of judgment."
Xinhua News Agency reporter asked her how to improve the speed of Mercedes-Benz, she said, when she was a player, the division guard, speed is not fast, but after refereeing operations, began to specialize in speed practice.
Especially after becoming a registered FIFA referee in 2015, she specifically hired a private tutor, and until now, she still follows him for speed work, and over the years, Mercedes' talent has improved greatly.
Yoshimi Yamashita is also from Qatar.
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There is only one referee from Japan, she said.
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Getting closer and closer, "every day was apprehensive," but every day she was met with a lot of encouragement to take her mind off of that apprehension.
She said that when she was a player, she thought
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is far from being able to catch up with the aspirations, and after starting out in refereeing, it also felt that
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is an unattainable aspiration that can now be enforced
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, there is a sense of a wish coming true. So she will do her best for this course.
She said, "The pressure is on, but the mood to stay accountable definitely prevails."
Yoshimi Yamashita leaked that this time
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The referees did not have the opportunity to practice in the field for the simulation, only an online simulation, and the referees will arrive in Qatar at the beginning of November for some technical and physical exercises, where both men and women referees will have to arrive at the same requirements.
When asked by a reporter about her favorite player and the team she would most like to enforce, she said, "None of that can be divulged."
Reflecting on her refereeing career, Ryomi Yamashita said:
"Without a single satisfying refereeing experience so far, the most difficult part of being a soccer referee is the lonely daily solo practice and the self-loathing and remorse after a mistake."
For the video assistant referee (VAR), which has been introduced on the field of play in recent years, she said that VAR is a product of the development of the times, and the referee makes more accurate decisions with its help, which is a very good auxiliary means.
However, she also showed that if 1986
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With VAR on it, there would have been no Maradona to score that England goal with his hand. "It's not without regret when I think about it, but as a referee I don't know if it's a good idea to say that."
"I think as a referee, the human touch is also very important, a good match needs forgetful players, forgetful spectators, and the referee should assist the match to achieve that. I didn't do a special practice for VAR maybe feeling pressure due to it."
Yoshimi Yamashita began her love of soccer at the age of 4 and played on the boys' team until the sixth grade, playing basketball for three years in high school and returning to soccer as she entered college.
"I can't quite put my finger on what I love most about soccer, it's just that I've never been able to leave it behind, and 22 people chasing a ball together can be simple fun."
