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FA Referees Course

Players who have completed the Level 1 FA Junior Leadership Award and wish to pursue the refereeing pathway in order to become accredited referees will be provided with the opportunity at aged 14+ to undertake the basic refereeing course as detailed below. 


Course Information:
  • Minimum Age: 14
  • Course Duration: 24 hours plus 6 games
  • Course Prerequisites: None
  • Who is it for: Ideally suited to those wanting to become a referee involved in the 11 a side game both in Youth and Adult football.
  • Course aims and objectives: This course will provide an introduction to the laws of the game as well as developing the practical skills required to be a football referee.

Course Content: 

The course is run over 5 modules including the completion of 6 matches as a trainee referee, two of which should be observed by a referee coach.

The course can either be predominantly theory or practically based dependent on venue and can be run over a weekend or several sessions again depending on resources.

Module 1- Introduction 
This module will introduce some key aspects in the following:
  • Laws of the Game
  • The role of the Referee
  • Consider the skills require to control a game of football.
Module 2- Practical Element 
Practical elements of the course will provide an introduction to: 
• Warming up and cooling down activities 
• Positioning & movement at both set pieces & in open play 
• Managing game situations 
• Signals & communication techniques 
FA Safeguarding Children workshop (included in the course programme) 

Module 3 - Examination 
Both a multiple choice examination paper and a practical on field assessment are used to establish theory & practical knowledge. 

1. Written element - both theoretical & practical courses 
2. Theory DVD - used in mainly theory based courses 
3. Practical on field assessment for use on practical based courses. 

Module 4 - Refereeing 
• 6 games are used to establish both the knowledge as well as the practicalities of refereeing. 
• 2 of the games are observed by a referee mentor who offers immediate feedback and development points. 

Module 5 - The next Steps 
A 3 hour workshop designed to reflect on a trainee referees first experiences of refereeing and to offer development pointers. 

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