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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: HSBC Sports Ground, Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1QW
Event Dates:
Safeguarding Children Workshop- 2nd April 2017 10am-1pm
Day 1 10th April 2017 12pm-5pm
Day 2 11th April 2017 9am-5pm
Day 3 12th April 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.
The course comprises:-
Pre-Course Study: Unit 1
| Candidates will be sent a “Laws of the Game” booklet, a “Learn the Laws” CD/ROM and a Pre-Course Study Pack requiring completion before start of the course
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Safeguarding Children Workshop 2nd April 2017 10am - 1pm
| This unit is for candidates age 16 and over only
| If you are 14 or 15 then please complete the online course here: https://learning.thefa.com/mod/page/view.php?id=355
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Day 1 - Monday 10th April 2017 12pm till 5pm
| Practical Referee Training Law 12 Fouls & Misconduct A CRC check (if required)
| Please bring sports attire
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Day 2 - Tuesday 11th April 2017 9am till 5pm
| Practical Referee Training
| Please bring sports attire |
Day 3 - Wednesday 12th April 2017 9am till 5pm
| Practical Referee Training
| Please bring sports clothes |
First 5 games (Unit 5)
| Referee five 11-a-side or 9-a-side games after completing the 3 days of the course
| Mentors will be arranged if required
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Laws of the Game Exam (Unit 6)
| Laws of the Game Examination & Next steps workshop
| Please enrol for Unit 6 on the London FA website when you have completed your matches.
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Venue for Safeguarding Children Workshop and Days 1, 2 & 3 | HSBC Sports Ground, Lennard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1QW
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Surface
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Please note that the outdoor sessions will be on either grass or astro turf so please bring both moulds and trainers.
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Instructors for Basic Referee’s Course a | Tunde Adebayo Jamaal Horne |
CRB Identity Document Verifier(s) | Tunde Adebayo Jamaal Horne
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Venue for Unit 6 | Please enrol on London FA website for Unit 6 Exam https://eventspace.thefa.com/londonfa/participant/s.aspx?eventlen=55
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Please note to access this online application, you will need a FAN (FA Number).
If have ever been involved in football or taken an FA Qualification, it is highly likely you already have a FAN.
If you do not know your FAN or password, or need to create a FAN, please use our FAN FINDER tool by clicking to register/retrieve your details.
Please be aware that if you already have a FAN, and create another FAN, this could cause delays in being confirmed on the course and any qualifications being awarded.
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