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.

Mini Soccer Referee's Course:LEICREFMINI201803

Dates

Introduction Event Monday 14th January 2019 18.30-20.30

Theory & Practical 1 Sunday 10th February 2019 09.00am-5.00pm

Exam + Call Back Event Monday 29th April 6.30pm-8.30pm

100% Attendance is required on all dates.

Venue: MOAT Community College Maidstone Road, Leicester LE2 0TU


IF YOU ARE 16 YEARS OLD OR OVER: You must book onto a FA Safeguarding Children Workshop (£29.00), you can do this through the Leicestershire FA Website by going on Coaches>Courses and Development>FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. Information on how to obtain an FA CRC will be sent to you after the Introduction Evening. You are advised to complete this before your course to continue in youth football.


IF YOU ARE 14 OR 15 YEARS OLD: Information will be sent to you after your Introduction evening on how to obtain your FA Safeguarding Accredition Online.


Price £100.00


KIT AND EQUIPMENT:

It is important in refereeing to have the right equipment and this course is no exception. What follows is a list of kit/equipment required for participation in the course:

Boots

Trainers

Towel

Change of clothing

Sunscreen

Wet and Dry weather Clothes

It is also important to remember to bring your own food and refreshments as they will not be provided on the day.


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. 

Cancellation Policy When cancelling with more than 21 working days’ notice – Full refund minus card transaction fee and minus £5.00 admin charge. 

When cancelling between 20-14 working days’ notice – 50% refund minus card transaction fee. W

hen cancelling with less than 14 working days’ notice – No refund will be given. 


Courses are NOT transferrable. 



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