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.
London FA Basic Referee Course
Venue: St Dunstan's Enterprises, Jubilee Ground, Canadian Avenue, London SE6 4SW
Event Dates:
Safeguarding Children Workshop- 23rd May 2017 7pm-10pm (This is required for every candidate aged 16 or over)
Day 1 30th May 2017 9am-5pm
Day 2 31st May 2017 9am-5pm
Day 3 1st June 2017 9am-5pm
This course is open to both male and female candidates who are aged 14 years or older. Candidates should bring a pen and notebook in order to take notes.
Candidates are required to complete 10 hours of pre-course study.
Day 1, 2 and 3 will require practical training to be done outside. We recommend wearing comfortable and casual clothes for the indoor sessions.
For the outdoor sessions you must bring sports clothes to allow you to move freely (e.g. t-shirt and shorts), suite footwear for the venue and shin-pads.
Successful candidates that complete all the Units will be registered as fully-qualified Level 7 (Junior) Referees, unless they are aged 14 or 15, when they will be registered as Level 8 (Youth) Referees.
As part of the course all candidates aged 16 years or older will need to complete a CRC check, the cost of which is £10.
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