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 DETAILS
FA Referee's Course
Date: Wednesday 31 July 2024
Time: 10:00Hrs to 13:00Hrs.
Venue: Herefordshire FA - Training Classroom, SSAFA County Ground, Widemarsh Common, Hereford, HR4 9NA
And:
Date: Friday 2 August 2024
Time: 09:30Hrs to 17:30Hrs.
Venue: Herefordshire FA - Artificial Grass Pitch & Training Classroom, SSAFA County Ground, Widemarsh Common, Hereford, HR4 9NA.
There are a number of course pre-requisites which are to be completed prior to enrolling onto the course, which are detailed below:
• All learners are to complete The FA Online Guide to the Laws of the Game course using your individual FAN and by clicking on the following link: https://falearning.thefa.com/course/view.php?id=1804
• All learners are to complete an applicable FA Safeguarding course using their own individual FAN and by clicking on the following link: https://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/safeguarding-courses
For Course applicants who are 14 and 15 years of age, you will be required to complete the free 'Safeguarding For All' course and for those applicants who are 16 years of age and above, you will be required to complete the £30.00 Safeguarding Children Course.
It is imperative that the both of the above courses must be completed using the applicants FAN only (and not the Parent's/Carer's FAN). Please find below, by clicking on the links, guidance provided by the FA Grassroots Technology Team on how Under 18s Learners can gain access to the England Learning on-line courses using their FAN:
• https://help.thefa.com/support/solutions/articles/7000063615-my-child-who-is-under-18-wants-to-complete-the-fa-guide-to-the-laws-of-the-game-how-do-i-create-a-fa
• https://help.thefa.com/support/solutions/articles/7000063616-i-am-under-18-years-old-and-have-a-fan-how-do-i-access-the-fa-guide-to-the-laws-of-the-game-course-
• https://help.thefa.com/support/solutions/articles/7000063617-i-am-under-18-years-old-and-don-t-have-a-fan-how-do-i-access-the-fa-guide-to-the-laws-of-the-game-co
Once both courses have successfully been completed by those individuals wishing to attend the February 2024 course, they will then be required to contact the Referee Development Officer/Course Tutor, Jack Shepherd, via e-mail at Referees@Herefordshirefa.com, providing their full name and FAN, when you will be sent the link to enrol onto and pay for attending the Herefordshire FA’s February 2024 FA Referees Course.
