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.
COURSE KEY INFORMATION
We are delighted to announce that we now have the dates for the first basic referee course in November which is aimed at candidates aged 18 or over.
We also have another course in February half term, focusing on candidates under the age of 18.
Our November course has been split into five evening sessions all kindly being hosted by Melksham Town Football Club. The details of the evenings are as follows:
- Thursday 7th January 2021 (6-9pm)
- Monday 11th January 2021 (6-9pm)
- Thursday 14th January 2021 (6-9pm)
- Wednesday 20th January 2021 (6-9pm)
- Monday 25th January 2021 (6-9pm)
As part of the course you are required to complete an online safeguarding workshop.
If you are over 18 and intend to referee youth football after completion of your course, you will also need a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS.)
The links for both the online safeguarding workshop and the DBS check will be sent to you once you have signed up to the course.
If you require any further information please email ella.broad@wiltshirefa.com.