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Classes

If you want to become a Referee, the Glasgow Association runs classes twice a year. The classes run for 12 Monday nights in a row, 2 hours each session. One class runs from September to December, the other from January to March.

New classes start 19th January 2009 at 7.00pm.

To register contact the secretary, Gordon Mackay (secretary@glasgowreferees.co.uk)

All of the classes are held in:

Strathclyde University,
16 Richmond Street,
GLASGOW

Click here to view a location map.

You will get full details from the Coaches on the first night but basically the course is split into two sections.

The first part, from weeks 1 to 8 is taken up with getting a working knowledge of the rule book, FIFA's Laws of the Game. You will only be expected to know enough to allow you to get you through your first few seasons and you will be tested with a short written exam on week 8.

Weeks 9-12 will concentrate on showing you some real life match situations with the target of giving you an understanding of the following areas: Fouls & Misconduct, Offside and Free Kicks. You will be given a short oral test at the end of this section and if successful, you will have passed all the tests to be a Referee.

Advanced Examination
An advanced class is held by the association in conjunction with new entrant's classes in January and September each year. Refs must have held their entrance examination certificate for at least a year by the date of the examination before sitting the advanced exam.

The advanced certificate is a pre-requisite for Refs wishing to officiate in Junior and Senior football. You should note the format of the Adavanced Exam is currently under review. Details will be posted here when they become available.

 

 
Laws of the Game

The following presentations are in PDF format, and require Acrobat Reader to view. Click here to download it

Note that the FIFA rulebook is also available for download in PDF format.
Law 1: The Field of Play
Law 2: The Ball
Law 3: The Number of Players
Law 4: The Player's Eqipment
Law 5: The Referee
Law 6: The Assistant Referee
Law 7: The Duration of the Match
Law 8: Start & Restart of Play
Law 9: The Ball in and Out of Play
Law 10: The Method of Scoring
Law 11: Offside
Law 12: Fouls Misconduct
Law 13: Free Kicks
Law 14: The Penalty Kick
Law 15: The Throw-in
Law 16: The Goal Kick
Law 17: The Corner Kick

Other Presentaions
 
Fourth Official
Modifications
Procedures to determine the winner
The Technical Area
       

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