York City & District Referees' Association

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The FA website has a whole host of information for referees and has just reported on the latest National Game Strategy, including "Supporting the Workforce". There is a report on refereeing in the NRCFA and how they have increased numbers by 22% in the last year. Also a quote from a new referee from last year.
Have a look at all the FA targets and see how they fare.

The page also has a link to download the National Game Strategy (NGS) Year One Report. I don't know if the powers that be realise that this report is the FANGS!

Follow the link below:

Latest News

REFormation: RAFA All registered referees will be Associate Members of the RA; their only benefit will be the Refereeing magazine, with an entitlement to attend a RAFA training event. All fully paid-up RA members will automatically become Full members of RAFA. Their benefits will include RA Insurance, Physiotherapy and the RAFA Incentive Scheme (ex FAMOA Incentive Scheme), One of the objectives is to achieve 100% of all registered referees as members of the RA by April 2015 (75% by 2012). There now remains the formal decision-making from the FA and the RA/RAE and the attention to detail but these are very exciting times. New Referees Congratulations to the nine new Level 9 referees who passed out of the course at York University on 7 February 2010. Carling Cup Officials The officials have been announced for the Carling Cup Final between A Villa and Man Utd later this month. Phil Dowd will be in charge of proceedings at Wembley with his Assistants Shaun Procter-Green and David Richardson, while Lee Mason is the Fourth Official. It will be the first time the Stoke born official has taken charge of a major final, although he was previously the Fourth Official in the 2006 FA Cup Final. FIFA Referees List Three Select Group officials have been added to the FIFA list of Match Officials for 2010. Lee Probert (Referee), Steve Child and Jake Collin (Assistant Referees)join the other English officials on the list. Lee Probert was appointed to the Select Group Referees list in 2007 and was the fourth official for the Carling Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea the same season. Steve Child and Jake Collin are both Select Group Assistants, with numerous Premier League games under their belts and have benefitted from working with senior colleagues on European matches this season. The full 2010 list is as follows: Referees: Martin Atkinson, Stuart Attwell, Mark Clattenburg, Mike Dean, André Marriner, Lee Probert, Howard Webb, Helen Fulcher, Sasa Ihringova, Amy Rayner and Marc Birkett (Futsal). Assistant Referees: Darren Cann, Dave Richardson, Jake Collin, Jez Simpson, Mike Mullarkey, Mo Matadar, Peter Kirkup, Richard West, Simon Beck, Steve Child, Emma Hock, Natalie Walker and Sian Massey. New Referees Following a recent refs course at York College there are now 15 new Level 9 referees. Thanks to Ian Hotchkies and Tony Kennedy for their help with the exams. See "Becoming a Referee" page for details. York RA Membership Following ther October meeting we now have 81 members (5 up on last year). A good start to the season. We also has some 35 attending the meeting where Ben Thaler (Rugby League Referee) gave us all an entertaining evening. Referee Numbers RAE membership at the end of Nov 2009 was 10,118 (9,082), a slight increase. Membership represents 41% of the number of referees registered in England. And Finally.... The FIFA Player of the Year Gala 2009 was awarded to Marta (for the 4th year in a row) and Lionel Messi. Map of local clubs on "leagues" page....find your way. If you are interested in becoming a referee and live in the York area, then drop me an email using the "mail form" facility on this site. Courses are held throughout the year. If you would like to subscribe to the email newsletter, just send an email and you will be added to the distribution. The latest edition is now on the site (newsletter page). "Referees' Utilities" page for practical help and advice, including a link to FIFA's interactive "Offside" presentations and misconduct forms; plus some useful local links. ____________________________________________________ CLICK ON TO THE RELEVANT PAGE LINK ON THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE............Please enjoy and feel free to leave a message in the guest book ____________________________________________________ ** Up and coming meetings are on 11 February, 11 March, 8 April and 13 May 2010 at York City FC ** FAMOA

Refs Courses

Latest news:
A practical referees' (weekend) course was held at York College in November 2009 (15 new Level 9 refs). It is envisaged that more practical courses will be held in York - on 20 (Mod 1) and 31 January / 7 February 2010 (safeguaring Children on 3 Feb.) at York University.
Module 5 events have also been scheduled for 17 Dec 2009 at York College.

So if you are interested contact me using the mail form or contact North Riding County FA direct on 01642 717778 to register your interest. You can now register on-line at www.northridingfa.com.
See link below for more details.

The Final Word (Editorial)

The World Cup Draw has finally been made and England know their fate in Group C. The opening game is on 11 June 2010.
England will play USA, Algeria and Slovenia in the Group Stage:
12 June Eng v USA (Rustenburg)
18 June Eng v Algeria (Cape Town)
23 June Eng v Slovenia (Port Elizabeth)

If they qualify they will play on 26 or 27 June. Qtr finals on the 2 July, SF on 6/7 July and the Final on 11 July.
So put these in your diary now.

Editor

Disclaimer The opinions and comments on this website are not necessarily those of the Referees Association of England (RAE), or York City and District Referees' Association. York City and District Referees Association is not responsible for the content of any website that it displays links to. The webmaster accepts no responsbility for errors and omissions, but does maintain a high standard of accuracy for information posted to the site. The webmaster accepts no responsibility for the guestbook entries. York RA is a not for profit organisation. DAVID KING Last Updated on 7 February 2010)