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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.
The details for the next course are:
- Sunday 8th July - 9am - 5pm - Theory and practical
- Wednesday 11th July - 7 - 9.30pm - Theory
- Sunday 15th July – 9am - 5pm - Theory and practical
The cost of the course will be £142 to including all training modules & materials, the Safeguarding Children Workshop, Examinations & Referee Registration Fees and a full referee kit (shirt, shorts and socks as well as flags, whistle, notebook, red & yellow cards and match cards)
(A payment plan can be arranged if required, please contact Stuart for more details)
The course venue is: Cornwall FA Office, 15 Callywith Gate, Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2RQ (theory) and Callywith College (practical)
If you have any questions about the course please contact Stuart Kane
Referee Workforce Officer
Office 01208 269010, Direct 01208 262981, Mobile 07846 270967
Email: stuart.kane@cornwallfa.com
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