Interest in our FA Referee Courses has increased significantly over recent months and we presently have over 130 expressions of interest. It is likely that we will have further demand over the coming months as we move back to some normality. 

We’re delighted to confirm that we are in the final stages of confirming our FA Referee Course schedule, which is likely to be the offer of five FA Referee Courses commencing in late July and running through to October, with a maximum of 144 places available (*subject to government restrictions*) over the next 12 months at venues in the following areas: 

Acklam Green Centre, Middlesbrough  

University of York, North Yorkshire

Richmond School, North Yorkshire  

Scarborough Sports Village, North Yorkshire 

In order to ensure that we can accept those candidates onto one of our FA Referee Courses that plan on refereeing and showing the required commitment and expectations, we will be hosting some ‘Get Into Refereeing Zoom Workshops’ from the week commencing Monday 24 May 2021 as follows; 

Monday 24 May 2021 @ 7pm 

https://zoom.us/j/95140469210?pwd=VnNXei8zU0xRVW1zL1BRTFZ3UnpIZz09 
Meeting ID: 951 4046 9210
Passcode: 609905

Wednesday 26 May 2021 @ 7pm 

https://zoom.us/j/93427530319?pwd=c3l2bFF0ZlR6MlVoTmdzUUVYODRwQT09 
Meeting ID: 934 2753 0319
Passcode: 616039

Saturday 29 May 2021 @ 9am 

https://zoom.us/j/93420275301?pwd=dmorWklPRlgwWEgxK2oyMzJSOW1vdz09 
Meeting ID: 934 2027 5301
Passcode: 877920

Due to the demand for one of our FA Referee Courses, any prospective new referees who wish to enrol onto one of our forthcoming Courses must attend one of the above Get Into Refereeing online zoom workshops, which will last around one hour.

The workshops will cover the following key areas; 

• Overview of FA Referee Course & Key Requirements
• Refereeing Opportunities
• North Riding County FA Referee Development Team & Support
• The Booking onto a Course Process (TBC)
• Course Dates & Venues 2021
• Key Speakers – Referees 
• Q&A 

All Under 18s must be accompanied online by a parent / guardian & ALL attendees must complete the following booking link confirming their attendance:

https://forms.gle/m2oubrmbJ5iy1MJb6 

Only attendees who have attended one of our Get into Refereeing workshops will be eligible to book onto one of our FA Referee Courses due to the expected demand.  Full dates of our five arranged FA Referee Courses will be formally released around Friday, 4 June 2021 with the first course commencing on Thursday, 29 July. 

Due to the demand for a place on one of our FA Referee Courses, we will be prioritising those candidates who reside within the North Riding County FA boundary initially to ensure a fair booking process. 

*BEFORE BOOKING ONTO ONE OF OUR FA REFEREE COURSES*

Before we can allow candidates to book onto one of our FA Referee Courses, they must have completed a Learn The Laws Module and completed the appropriate Online Safeguarding Course with it registered on their own FAN record.  

The online Learn the Laws Learning Module can be accessed at:
 
https://falearning.thefa.com/course/view.php?id=1804   

If you are under the age of 16, or a parent / guardian, you might find the information at the refereeing helpcentre useful when logging in. Please access it at: 

https://help.thefa.com/support/solutions/7000014796 

The online Safeguarding Course can be accessed at:

https://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/safeguarding-courses  

14 & 15 year olds should complete the ‘Safeguarding for All’ course. People aged 16 and over should complete the ‘Safeguarding Children’ course; both available on the above link. 

FA DBS

All candidates who plan to referee within youth football will also require to have an-in date FA DBS before we can register them as a referee – further information on this process will be sent later. 

EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST

If you haven’t already expressed your interest in our FA Referee Courses and would like to do so, please use this link:

CLICK HERE