Course Information:

  • Minimum Age: 14
  • Course Duration: Minimum of 9 Guided Learning Hours
  • Course Prerequisites: None
  • Who is it for: This course is open to anyone who is interested in officiating mini soccer football up to but not including 9v9
  • Course aims and objectives: The MSR course provides participants with an insight into the ethos of mini soccer, the laws of the game and their role in helping young people enjoy and learn about the game.
  • Leading to: Mini Soccer Referee Status (MSR)

Course Content:

The course consists of 3 modules with the following elements:

  • Understanding your role in mini soccer – this offers an introduction to the course, considers the ethos of mini soccer and highlights the roles and responsibilities of the referee.
  • Developing your role – this is a practical element of the course looking at health and safety issues, applying law and demonstrating referee techniques and skills.
  • The Realities of your role – in this session we cover the practicalities of managing the game and players and controlling different game situations
  • Your role as an educator – this session looks at the role of the referee as an educator and offers trainees an opportunity to develop an action plan.
  • Officiating 3 games of mini soccer

Either the Safeguarding Football on line learning resource or where applicable the workshop will be completed. A DBS check will be instigated during the course, where applicable.

Practical Involvement: Candidates are encouraged to participate practically to maximise their opportunities for learning. (This however will not prevent successful completion of the award)

Assessment: Assessment is via successful completing the Assessment of Knowledge (theory & practical) in module 3.

Suggested additional learning opportunities:

  • FA Basic Referees Course
  • Small Sided referee Course
  • Futsal Referee Course
  • Referee Mentoring Workshop

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

Further Learning Opportunities: 

FA Mini Soccer Referee Conversion Course (to allow Mini Soccer referees to officiate in 9v9 and 11v11 matches).


Mini Soccer Referee's Course: MSRC2017-01-BROCK

Dates

Theory & Practical 1 Wednesday 19 July 2017 9.00am to 5.00pm

Exam + Call Back Event Wednesday 25th October 2017 6.30 to 9.00pm

100% Attendance is required on all dates.


Venue: Brockington College, Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester LE19 4AQ


ALL candidates for this Mini-Soccer Referee Course aged 16 only or above as of 01 July 2017 will also have to attend an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop. This will take place as follows: Thursday 27 July 2017 at Judgemeadow Community College, Marydene Drive, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6HP from 6.30 to 9.30pm. This workshop will be free of charge. Additional information on how to book this place will be confirmed closer to the date.

Candidates aged 14 or 15 as of 01 July 2017 will be provided with details prior to the Theory and Practical session of how they will need to obtain their Safeguarding Children accreditation. Attendance at a FA Safeguarding Children Workshop is not required.. However, should you turn 16 before the end date of your practical course you will be required to obtain a CRC check.

 

KIT AND EQUIPMENT:

It is important in refereeing to have the right equipment and this course is no exception. What follows is a list of kit/equipment required for participation in the course:

Boots

Trainers

Towel

Change of clothing

Sunscreen

Wet and Dry weather Clothes

It is also important to remember to bring your own food and refreshments as they will not be provided on the day.

 

Please note to access this online application, you will need a FAN (FA Number).

If you 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. Please do not book onto the course on behalf of someone else as the qualification is accredited to the FAN booked on. 

 

 

Terms and Conditions of Booking a course

Leicestershire & Rutland County FA does not accept any responsibility for the loss, or damage to, candidate property or for personal injury however caused. If you are suspended from football (by any County FA)then you are suspended from all football activity including courses. Should you miss any session(s) of any course you sign up to the Leicestershire &Rutland County FA reserve the right to remove you from the course, and no refund will be given. You will respect the course tutor, course venue and other candidates and their points of view and you will understand that if your behaviour, language or conduct is deemed ‘unacceptable’ ‘offensive’ or ‘harmful’ for any reason, the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA and the venues reserves the right to exclude you from continuing on your chosen course and if necessary, future courses. 



Please note to access this online application, you will need a FAN (FA Number).

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