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New Referees Wanted

If you are interested in taking the basic FA Course to qualify as a referee, please contact me at the contact address / telephone number / email (as per the contact page).

On any referees course you will learn the Laws of Association Football, and if completing the written / oral exam successfully, will become a qualified Level 9 referee.

Another course is scheduled to start early in 2008-2009 season at York College. This will be a weekend course.

This course will be in the new 5 modular format. The first part will be fan introduction (Assessment of Knowledge) following work on a pre-course study pack by candidates. The continuation is for those who want to referee (and will include some practical refereeing...including refereeing 6 games locally - a mentor will be appointed to help you). You will be registered with the County FA as a Level 9 referee (until you have passed the course / completed the games, plus a next step workshop.).
If you are interested contact the NRCFA (for an application form) - Tel 01642 717771 or email me through the website.

There is more information on the FA website about becoming a referee. If you are interested click on the "FA - Becoming a Ref" link below.

From there the Referees' Association will help you in terms of practical refereeing.

I have introduced an new site devoted to referees courses which is yet to be fully developed.
The link is:

FA - Referees Courses in York

Referee Structure (FA)

When you pass the FA Referees' Exam you will be registered with the County FA and be a qualified as a level 7 (level 8 for under 16) referee.
You will also become a member of the FA Match Officials Association (FAMOA). You will get a badge and regular newsletters.

The next step is to gain promotion to level 6 to 7, by obtaining good cub marks and favourable assessments (done by experienced referees).

If you continue refereeing the next step is to attain level 4 to 2 status. This may give you the option to officiate on a Contributory League (eg. Unibond / Northern Counties East).

The refereeing pyramid (as it is known) then continues through to Panel Leagues and eventually the Nationwide FL.

The best referees in the country officiate on the Premiership (level 1). The top referees gain FIFA status (International referees), although these are the chosen few.

However, all this is possible if you start young enough.
The incentives are there and are achievable!

For a link to the FA site on becoming a referee, the link is below:

Becoming a Referee

FA Training for Referees

Modular Referee Course
The Basic Referees' Course is becoming a modular with 5 separate modules.

Module 1 - Knowledge of the Laws, followed by an assessment with an exit route for those who do not wish to proceed.
Candidates will be sent a pre-course study pack wich will include the Laws of Association Football (LOAF) and they will have self tuition of the basic laws. This will then be assessed by the Instructor.

Module 2 - Application of Law
A minimum of 15 hours tuition on practical refereeing with the accent on learning how to referee - Fit For Purpose.
Module 3 - Examination, comprising a multiple choice paper, practical refereeing assessment and a Basic Theory (DVD) Assessment (2 papers from the 3 to be taken). The candidate will then become a qualified Level 9 referee.

Module 4 - Referee 6 Eleven-a-side games, a minimum of two to be mentored. Each candidate is guided trough the process with support from a mentor.

Module 5 - In service training where the candidates are called back after the minmum of 6 games. Once this 2 hour workshop session has been completed candidates will be given a certificate and be qualified referees (Level 7/8).

Thes is still the requirement for candidates to do the Safeguarding Children Workshop (Child Protection) as well as the CRB check (where appropriate).

Practical Referees' Course
An inaugural course was held at Stokelsey on 17/18 June 2006.
The format is to complete all requirements of the course in one weekend, comprising indoor and, more importantly, outdoor sessions, to instruct on the Law and practical refereeing techniques.

Most of the laws are covered outdoors including a game where the candidates have the opportunity to act as a referee and assistant referee and being "shadowed" by qualified referees.
Videos and clips are used to test the candidates as well as one to one with examiners (reduced version of oral exam).

Remember that you can subscribe to the YORK RA email newsletter by contacting the website guestbook. Items such as that above and many others are included in the newsletter.

David King FA Licenced Instuctor
[Acknowledgements to the FA]

Finally.....for more info from the FA click on the link below:

FA - Referees

Rookie refs

MOST Premiership referees curse the television camera as their errors are highlighted on Match of the Day every weekend.

But, from now on, the York Referees' Association intend to film local matches in an effort to help, rather than hinder, the development of budding officials.

The association has received a Ł3,870 lottery grant from the Awards for All scheme after training officer David King put together a project designed to help in the recruitment and retention of referees.

As well as a video camera, a multi-media projector, lap-top and printers will be bought with the money which King believes will widen opportunities to attract new officials into the game.

He said: "We've had to beg, steal and borrow equipment in the past and we usually run courses at York University because they have it on site. Now we have got this equipment, we can take it to the villages and community centres because it is mobile and get the message over to people outside the city that this is a good area to be involved in the game and that they will get all the help they need."

Newly-qualified referees are currently assigned a mentor to guide them through the perilous early steps into officiating.

The mentor normally watches games and offers feedback in a two-way process whereby the rookie can also seek advice.

King hopes that the purchase of a new video camera will support that work, saying: "If we can get games filmed and show pointers that people can learn from that will be very helpful.

"It will be useful for new referees to see themselves rather than thinking back to the game. Seeing yourself is the best way of realising whether your position on the field or your signalling needs to improve."

King believes that giving encouragement to teenage referees is also the easiest way of improving standards at the highest level of the game.

Even former Premiership official Jeff Winter has lamented the current quality of officiating and York City boss Billy McEwan is a regular complainant.

King said: "There's a national shortage of referees not just in our area. More and more, women's and youth football in York is now being refereed by parents and coaches. They often don't want to do it but there are no other options.

"We need more people in the system. From a normal course of ten people, we are often happy to get two who become committed referees.

"Some do the course because they are managers and want to have a better understanding of the laws. Others are youngsters who do it as part of their Duke of Edinburgh course.

"You can become a referee at the age of 14 but a lot drop out at the age of 15 and 16. We need to make sure more stick at it and I hope this equipment will help achieve that."

[York Press Friday 1 June 2007]

Congratulations

REFEREES' EXAM
Course - December 2004:
Congratulations to Graham Allinson, Tom Armstron, Joe Ballantyne, Matthew Cottingham, David Fryer, Philip Glaser, Nigel Howard, Jamie Illing, Andrew Ivel, Anthony Middleton, Aaron Pattinson and Dan Robinson.
Chris Green, Mike Peace and Jacob Strickland (Copmanthorpe) passed the first tier course.

Course - March 2005:
Congratulations to Graham Boothman, James Dawson, Jack Duncanson, Ben Eve, Mark Foody, Carolyn Gaunt, Lukas Genever, Laurence Longworth, John McGrady, Simon Osborn, Ian Parker, Chris Pratt, Samuel Vale and Tom Richards.

Course - December 2005:
Congratulations to Andrew Ainsworth, Mark Granger, Jason Higgins, Dan Horsfall, Simon Jones, Stuart Lang, Shaun Littlewood, Tim Newcome, Chris Spakouskas, Matthew Tee and Martyn Twist.
(Jason Reich passed the 1st tier of the course)

Course - March 2006:
Congratulations to the Heworth Junior players who took the two-tier course at Burnhlome College.

Practical Course - 17/18 June 2006:
Congratulations to Sarah, Rachel and Abigail Shoobridge (York) who passed the first practical weekend course held at Stokesley.

Course - December 2006:
Congratualtions to Mark Benton, Oliver and Paul Bird, Jake Cartledge, Ryan Elliott, Will Gowland, David Helsdon, Andrew Henk, Gary Luckhurst, Ben MacLeod, David Nicholson, Adam Room, Matthew Smith, Jan Suchecki and Peter Todd.

Course - March 2007:
Congratulations to Chris Adams, Niall Conboy, Chris Hynes, Chris Metcalfe, Mathew Potter, Deepak Sardiwal, Luke Swithenbank, Iain Tessier, Jeremy Walker and Ian Yeowart.

Practical Course - 29/30 March 2008:
Congratulations to Peter Campbell, Lee Chapman, Martin Ellis, John Green, Carl Hodgson, Chris May, Stephen Milner, Peter Norman, Richard Scarth, Neil Stobert, Tyrone Norris and Jonathan Wood.

Practical Course - 2/3 August 2008:
Congratulations to Mathew Donne, Kerry Hammond, Derek Hare, Matthew Hargreaves, David Hartas, Nick Hawsby, Nathan Hind, Daniel Mallanby, Sal Petruso, Brian Stokes, James Unwin, Nick Waddington and Will Wardell.

Practical Course - 16/17 August 2008:
Congratulations to Adrian Gibson, Oliver Jarman, James Jeavons, Adam Linley, Ryan Lyth, Saun Purvis, Jak Ramsey, Ian rankeillor, Steven Spence and Annie Turney.

******

Many thanks to the Mentors who guided these referees through the 2nd tier and for those referees who gave up their time for the oral exams.

Further courses will be held.

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English Refs

League	No.	Note
International	6	Level 1
Select Group	20	Level 1
National Group	27	Level 2
Panel	60	Level 3
Contributory	475	Level 4
Supply	1,200	Level 4-5
Local	25,000	Level 6-9
Inactive	1,000	Level 10
Others	3,500
TOTAL	31,000

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