Course Information:

  • Minimum Age: 14
  • Course Duration: Minimum of 9 Guided Learning Hours
  • Course Prerequisites: None
  • Who is it for: This course is open to anyone who is interested in officiating mini soccer football up to but not including 9v9
  • Course aims and objectives: The MSR course provides participants with an insight into the ethos of mini soccer, the laws of the game and their role in helping young people enjoy and learn about the game.
  • Leading to: Mini Soccer Referee Status (MSR)

Course Content:

The course consists of 3 modules with the following elements:

  • Understanding your role in mini soccer – this offers an introduction to the course, considers the ethos of mini soccer and highlights the roles and responsibilities of the referee.
  • Developing your role – this is a practical element of the course looking at health and safety issues, applying law and demonstrating referee techniques and skills.
  • The Realities of your role – in this session we cover the practicalities of managing the game and players and controlling different game situations
  • Your role as an educator – this session looks at the role of the referee as an educator and offers trainees an opportunity to develop an action plan.
  • Officiating 3 games of mini soccer

Either the Safeguarding Football on line learning resource or where applicable the workshop will be completed. A DBS check will be instigated during the course, where applicable.

Practical Involvement: Candidates are encouraged to participate practically to maximise their opportunities for learning. (This however will not prevent successful completion of the award)

Assessment: Assessment is via successful completing the Assessment of Knowledge (theory & practical) in module 3.

Suggested additional learning opportunities:

  • FA Basic Referees Course
  • Small Sided referee Course
  • Futsal Referee Course
  • Referee Mentoring Workshop

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

The FA Mini-Soccer Referee Course details (MSRC2016BROCK-01)

**Course Aimed at Candidates Aged 14 or 15** 

The FA Mini-Soccer Referee Course for candidates aged 14 years and over will take place on the following dates:

Wednesday 10th August / Brockington College, Blaby Rd, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AQ / 9.00am to 5.00pm (THEORY & PRACTICAL)

Wednesday 02 November 2016 / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30pm to 9.00pm (FINAL ASSESSMENT)


Price
: £125

ALL candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2016 will also have to attend an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. This will take place as follows: Thursday 25 August  / LRCFA, Holmes Park / 6.30 to 9.30pm. This workshop will be charged at £29. Additional information on how to pay for this place will be confirmed closer to the date.

Candidates aged 14 or 15 as of 01 August 2015 will be provided with details prior to the Theory and Practical session of how they will need to obtain their Safeguarding Children accreditation.

 

As part of The FA Referee Course, you will be required to undertake a small amount of pre-course learning and this will be sent to all candidates in the coming days. It should be completed and brought with you on the first day of the course. Alternatively, you can scan and e-mail it back to Steve Bratt if you so wish.When we send this information, we will also send you a copy of the FIFA Laws of the Game, again the emphasis is on you to read and take in the theory behind the laws you will put into practice on your course.

As detailed previously, please note to the following information:

    • Places for all courses 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 or having a CRC Verification for candidates aged 16 or above as of 01 August 2016 will be those individuals who already have a FAN number and have the necessary accreditation. 



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