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:

  1. Effective communication
  2. Positioning and movement
  3. Penalty kick and free kick management
  4. Managing re-starts
  5. Advantage
  6. Managing players
  7. Recognising and dealing with foul challenges
  8. Cautioning and sending-off procedure
  9. Offside
  10. Dealing with substitutions
  11. 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.

There will also be 4 additional on-going training sessions staggered over the season which new referees are encouraged to attend. Referees who attend courses in the later part of the season will be invited to the first couple of on-going session for the following season. These session will look to build on the information given at the course and your on-field refereeing experience.

These sessions will be held at Beversbrook Calne on


Tuesday 12th November 2019 6.30pm—8.30pm

Thursday 6th February 2020 6.30pm—8.30pm

Wednesday 20th May 2020 6.30pm—8.30pm

Monday 3rd August 2020 6.30pm—8.30pm


Please put these dates in your diary along with your selected course dates.



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  • Places will only be reserved on receipt of an online booking and payment or completed application form and payment.
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