The FA Referee and Mini-Soccer Referee Courses - Introductory Event

As part of all referee courses, you will have to attend a compulsory Introduction Event. The cost of attending one of these evenings will be £50. This will then be discounted from the total cost of whichever course you book onto. If you choose not to book onto a course after attending an Introduction Event, a full refund will be given.

If you currently have a FAN number, it is of paramount important that you use this to register as opposed to unnecessarily creating a new one.

The following three courses will then take place as below. Please note that you WILL NOT be able to book your place on any of these courses until AFTER the 15th of July 2015.

• The FA Referee Course for candidates aged 14 years and over will take place on the following dates:
Monday to Wednesday 03 to 05 August 2015 inclusive / Aylestone Park FC / 9.30am to 4.30pm (PRACTICAL COURSE)
Monday 26 October 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.00pm (EXAMINATION EVENING)
ALL candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2015 will also have to attend an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. This will take place as follows: Thursday 06 August 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.30pm. This workshop will be free of charge. Candidates aged 14 or 15 as of 01 August 2015 will be provided with details at the introduction Event with how they will need to obtain their Safeguarding Children accreditation.

• The FA Referee Course for candidates aged 14 years and over will take place on the following dates:
Sunday 09 August 2015 / Charnwood College / 9.00am to 6.00pm (PRACTICAL COURSE)
Wednesday 12 August 2015 / Charnwood College / 6.00 to 9.00pm (PRACTICAL COURSE)
Sunday 16 August 2015 / Charnwood College / 9.00am to 6.00pm (PRACTICAL COURSE)
Wednesday 28 October 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.00pm (EXAMINATION EVENING)
ALL candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2015 will also have to attend an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. This will take place as follows: Thursday 13 August 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.30pm. This workshop will be free of charge. Candidates aged 14 or 15 as of 01 August 2015 will be provided with details at the introduction Event with how they will need to obtain their Safeguarding Children accreditation.

• The FA Mini-Soccer Referee Course for candidates aged 14 years and over will take place on the following dates:
Thursday 06 August 2015 / Brockington College / 9.00am to 6.00pm (PRACTICAL COURSE)
Wednesday 07 October 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.00pm (EXAMINATION EVENING)
ALL candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2015 will also have to attend an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. This will take place as follows: Thursday 13 August 2015 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.30pm. This workshop will be charged at £29. Candidates aged 14 or 15 as of 01 August 2015 will be provided with details at the introduction Event with how they will need to obtain their Safeguarding Children accreditation.

The total cost of The FA Referee Course will be £195. The cost of The FA Mini-Soccer Referee Course will be £125. Both of these prices will include a referee registration fee with LRCFA, a full set of referee kit and equipment and one year’s membership to the Referees’ Association. The initial £50 deposit paid for attending the Introduction Evening will automatically be deducted from these figures.

Please take note of the following important information:
• When booking opens for the courses, places will be allocated on a strictly first come, first served basis.
• 100% complete attendance is required on any LRCFA referee courses. Should you fail to achieve 100% attendance on every part of the course you will be deemed to have failed and you will not be qualified. In such an instance strictly no refunds will be offered and such you wish to pursue your course, you will have to re-register onto a future course and pay full price.
• The only exception to attending The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop for candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2015 will be those individuals who already have a FAN number and have the necessary accreditation. In such circumstances, you must register to attend one of the two Introduction Events using your current FAN number.
• All candidates aged 16 years or above as of 01 August 2015 will have to complete an FA Criminal Records Check. The cost of this will be met by LRCFA. Details of how to do this will be provided at the Introduction Events.