FA REFEREES’ COURSE INFORMATION
Overview
The FA Referees’ Course provides an introduction to officiating 11v11 and 9v9 football. The course will introduce learners to The Laws of Association Football and their application, delivered through theory and practical elements and focussing on the knowledge, skills and attributes required to operate safely and effectively in grass roots football.
Course Structure
Unit 1: Pre-course learning (2 hours)
Unit 2: On-course theory and practical (7 hours)
Unit 3: On-course theory and practical (3 hours)
Unit 4: On-course theory and practical (7 hours)
Unit 5: Referee five matches
Unit 6: On-course final assessment (2 hours)
Course Content
Through a mixture of theory and practical activity, learners will cover:
- Effective communication
- Positioning and movement
- Penalty kick and free kick management
- Managing re-starts
- Advantage
- Managing players
- Recognising and dealing with foul challenges
- Cautioning and sending-off procedure
- Offside
- Dealing with substitutions
- Dealing with injuries
Minimum Age
Learners must be 14 or over on the course start date.
Safeguarding Requirements
Before refereeing their five matches (unit 5), leaners must have complied with the FA’s safeguarding requirements.
Qualification
Upon successful completion of units 1-6, learners will be classified as either a Level Y referee (if aged 14 or 15) or a Level 7 referee (if aged 16 or over). The FA refereeing qualification is awarded only when all 6 units have been successfully completed.
Additional information
Safeguarding/CRC checks
Candidates must have complete the relevant safeguarding and criminal record check requirements completed or booked to attend prior to unit 1 of the course.
Aged 17 +Safeguarding Education workshop- available online via our courses page.
Aged 14-16 Safeguarding online workshop- this will be made available after booking.
Aged 16 + Criminal Records Check. This must be an FA Criminal Records Check- details will be made available once booked onto the course.
Any FA Coaching safeguarding/CRC checks can be used for The FA Referee course, if they are in date.
Candidates must be aged 14 or above prior to the first date of the course, anyone booked on who is not aged 14 will be removed. This is due to safeguarding and FA Regulations.
Candidates must be available for all dates listed below.
There is an expectation that candidates will referee a minimum of 5 matches, unit 5, before progressing onto unit 6. Please me mindful that games will be weekends, often saturdays.
The course is a combination of theory and practical based learning. There is a requirement for some pre course study which will be made available at Unit 1.
Candidates will receive their FA Referee Course folder, Laws of the Game, red and yellow cards and a whistle. As kit is a personal preference candidates are encouraged to purchase this independently.
Course dates are available here:
| FA Referee Course Unit 1 | Douai Park | Thu 19 Jul | 19:15 | 21:30 |
| FA Referee Course Unit 3 | Douai Park | Thu 2 Aug | 19:15 | 21:30 |
| FA Referee Course Unit 2 | Douai Park | Sat 4 Aug | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| FA Referee Course Unit 4 | Douai Park | Sun 5 Aug | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| FA Referee Course Unit 6 | Douai Park | Thu 22 Nov | 19:15 | 21:30 |
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