Minutes from the 7 Nov 2013 Meeting

Posted on 29 November 201315 February 2014 by sambayley

Minutes of meeting held on 7th Nov 2013

At NHS sports and Social Club with 22 members present

Apologies were received from Mssrs Bradbury; Hotchkies; G Hartley; Bishop; Sutton; Simpson; B Ballantyne.

Minutes of Last Meeting were read and accepted with no matters arising.

Correspondence, it had been dealt with by the committee.

Membership, stands at 69

Dinner, Sat 29th March, Park Hotel, Sharon Shortle of Radio York is guest, £28.00 per head. Names to Chairman or myself.

Problem Corner, the chairman raised the question; if you are swore at by a player/official, would you issue a red card? The consensus was yes which is the correct decision.

Dave King, gave a DVD presentation entitled Good Practice/ Bad Practice covering referee and assistants pre match from good and bad. This was very humerous in part but it got a message across.

There being no more business, meeting closed at 9.40

Notes from the FA Referees’ Committee – November 2013

Posted on 22 November 201322 November 2013 by sambayley

NOTES FROM THE FA REFEREES’ COMMITTEE MEETING
held on 5 November 2013 at Wembley Stadium

1. In opening the meeting, the Chairman noted with sadness the recent passing of Jim Simms (Leicestershire). He also welcomed Mike Penn (Birmingham FA) and Roy Schafer (Gloucestershire FA) to their first meeting.

2. Report from Neale Barry
a. Update received on the sessions undertaken by the FA Development Group and the plans for the future.
b. Rob McCarthy has been appointed as the Levels 3 + 2B Referee Coaching & Mentoring Manager.
c. 597 referees have attended the various Level 4 Nomination Seminars around the country. Neale needs 300 to get promoted for 2014/15.
d. He has attended 8 regional Supply League Assessors’ meetings.
e. Level 3 meetings are scheduled for November and when a Laws of the Game test will be undertaken as part of these meeting.

3. Report from Ian Blanchard
a. Total number of referees registered as at 25/09/13 was 27,155 plus 745 Level 10s. Equivalent figure of a year ago was 27,955.
b. Successful Advanced International Referee Instructors’ Course held at St Georges Park.
c. RA – FA Youth Council’s Inspired Fund for the year was launched yesterday.
d. New RDO in place in Leicestershire & Rutland FA.
e. Northumberland FA has a new part-time RDO.
f. A paper was presented on the Futsal Referee Development Programme.

4. Minutes of the RA – FA Youth Council meeting on 06/10/13 were received showing the extent of the really good work being undertaken by this enthusiastic and talented team.

5. Goal line technology in the Premier League / Wembley – this has not yet been used to adjudicate a goal in any game but the match officials are comfortable using the equipment.

6. IFAB Update – Neale noted the imminent change in structure of the work done to feed into IFAB; this being a positive move towards more transparency of operation.

7. Coloured Referees’ Shirts – there was a CFA clear preference to stay with black shirts. CFAs to be encouraged to enforce the ‘no dark shirts’ for teams rule.

8. There was a CFA clear preference for a promotion administration fee – it was agreed that CFAs would have the option to charge a fee, within a range, to be refunded if the promotion process is completed (regardless of whether promotion is achieved) or in extenuating circumstances.

9. It was noted that the Referee Regulations need amending in respect of reclassification appeals.
Next meeting – 12 February 2014

Notes from the National FA Referees’ Committee Nov 2013

Posted on 22 November 201322 November 2013 by sambayley

Referees’ Committee Notes Nov 13

The FA Chairman’s England Commission: Public Call for Evidence

Posted on 20 November 201320 November 2013 by sambayley

As part of the evidence gathering for the England Commission, a page is now available on The FA’s website which enables the general public to submit their views. The page can be accessed via this link: Get Involved in England Commission

Please note that on reaching the survey page you may need to scroll down.

RA-FA Youth Council Inspired Fund

Posted on 11 November 201311 November 2013 by sambayley

Please note the following message from Amy Robinson, the Youth Council Inspired Fund Project Leader.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the RA-FA Youth Council Inspired Fund for the 2013-14 season!

The Inspired Fund has the aim of identifying inspirational individuals who can use a refereeing qualification to promote refereeing, football and the positive values of sport in their local, under-represented communities. We aim to support a inspirational people wishing to become qualified referees. Once qualified, to then become a role model and promote refereeing within their community to under-represented groups (e.g. BAME Community, Female Officials, Low-Socio Economic etc) and inspire others to take it up. In return for their willingness to promote refereeing we will cover the cost of the Basic Referees Course. The bursary is for a maximum of £150 which will contribute towards the payment of the Basic Referee’s Course.

Attached is the 2013-14 application form which can be sent electronically or hand-written and scanned.

The applicant must fulfil the below criteria:

Be aged 14 – 25
Have a reference of support
Lives within or has strong involvement with an underrepresented community within refereeing this may include but is not limited to; gender, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or low socio-economic groups
The desire to become a qualified referee through attending a Basic Referees Course and completion of the six games needed to qualify
Attend at least one referee meeting, this may include a county RA-FA meeting, referee evening or Local Referees Association meeting
Attend at a local community event to promote refereeing
To recruit and refer at least one friend to attend a Basic Referee’s Course
To be an ambassador for the RA-FA Youth Council

Once the candidate believes they can fulfil the requirements they must send their completed application forms to RA-FAYouthCouncil@thefa.com by 4th January 2014. We will notify successful applicants following the closing date.

Download the application forms below:

RA-FA Inspired Fund – PDF
RA-FA Inspired Fund – Word

York RA Dinner 2014

Posted on 8 November 20138 November 2013 by sambayley

The York RA Dinner 2014 will be held on 29 March 2014 at the Park Inn.

Basic Referee Training Courses – York, Richmond and Middlesbrough

Posted on 31 October 201331 October 2013 by sambayley

The North Riding County FA have announced dates for their upcoming Basic Referee Training Courses. Full details and booking information can be found through our website on the following links:

Richmond School Basic Referee Training Course (November 2013)

York College Basic Referee Training Course (February 2014)

Acklam Green Centre Basic Referee Training Course (February 2014)

The cost to attend a course is £100.00, and for candidates aged 16 and over there is also an FA requirement to complete a DBS check which brings the cost up to £110.00. The cost of the course includes the following:

· Full pre-course study pack

· Laws of the Game DVD

· Respect DVD

· Hard copy of the Laws of the Game

· Referee Mentor

· Cost of examinations covered

· 16 hours practical tutor training

· Safeguarding Children Workshop

For further details, please contact Caroline Sutton at the North Riding FA – caroline.sutton@northridingfa.com