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.
Before booking please read the following information carefully and please note we do not transfer learners between courses, so book cautiously.
Please note we do not take manual bookings, so if you're having issues with your FA Number (FAN) and/or booking on, please check out our guidance here
The person attending the course must be booked on using their FAN.
You should not book onto the face to face training without having first completed the online Laws of the Game and the appropriate online Safeguarding Course. Please do not book on until you have completed these.
- Online safeguarding course – 14 and 15 year old's should complete the ‘Safeguarding for All’ course. People aged 16 and over should complete the ‘Safeguarding Children’ course. Both are available at this link
- Online Guide to the Laws of the Game – the learning can be accessed at this link and guidance for U16s accessing it can be found at this link
Successful completion of both the online Guide to the Laws of the Game and the online safeguarding course will be shown (within 48 hours) on a learner’s record in WGS
| Course Dates and Time |
Wednesday 24th August 6:30pm-9:30pm
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Saturday 27th August 9am-5pm
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**You must attend both dates to qualify and you cannot transfer between other course dates**
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Hertfordshire FA adheres to a strict cancellation policy and by enrolling onto our course you agree to have read and agree to be bound by our Terms and Conditions. These can be viewed via our website http://www.hertfordshirefa.com/coaches/coaching-support/policies-and-procedures
Please be advised all our courses are delivered using the English language. To complete the course learners will be required to have a sound understanding of English; both oral and written.
If you are unable to understand or speak the English language you will be required to provide a translator for the duration of the course. If you are bringing a translator you will be required to let Hertfordshire FA know in advance of the course start date.
All learners are required to wear appropriate sports apparel including correct footwear for the playing surface.
