I did a game today with a higher and more skilled referee as my AR..I had been begging to be paired up with him as my AR so I could get feedback.
It was kind of harsh, but I asked for bluntness. I generally like honest feedback. And overall I did quite well. Just explaining the fouls a little bit too long. Told to cut it down to one or two words. And tone down the pointing to free kick locations. I let a foul play out a bit longer than I should have but he understood why I played advantage.
He did ask me why I awarded a yellow instead of a red on a dogo. I explained that the other AR felt there were other players and it didn't meet dogo but I was debating a red. As we discussed our angles. He said that it was good to discuss the angle, and helps calms things down.
He was happy with how I kept tempers down (which is something I have been working on) .
He did say that it'll be good to see myself taped so I can see what weird habits I have.
I feel good. It builds up my confidence and I feel more prepared to take on more challenging games.