Dylan Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Just wondering if anyone else on here is a Qualified Ref or thinking of trying to be one?
Bugg Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 I'd love to give it a try but would probably end up being the same standard as the 'Boro ref
Dylan Posted 3 April 2011 Author Posted 3 April 2011 I'd love to give it a try but would probably end up being the same standard as the 'Boro ref Worth giving a go. I qualified last summer, currently do youth football. It's quite good for me, as I've only just turned 16. £23 a match for a couple of hours on a sunday morning can be quite helpful!
anotherharboroughfox Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Worth giving a go. I qualified last summer, currently do youth football. It's quite good for me, as I've only just turned 16. £23 a match for a couple of hours on a sunday morning can be quite helpful! my mate does that! I'm doing a course in August (I think), according to my mate the pay is going up to £26 a game?
The Doctor Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Thinking of giving it a go and taking a course this summer. Being slightly visually impaired (need to wear glasses for longish distances) i'm already more than half way there.
Dylan Posted 3 April 2011 Author Posted 3 April 2011 Yeah the Leicestershire FA has put rates up for County Cup games next season (which'll most likely follow with leagues too) Will be: £25 for U11-14 £27 for U15 £30 for U16-18 (and other open-aged until you get to 'better' leagues). Not bad in my opinion.
ScouseFox Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Qualified when I was 14, two and a half seasons ago. Ref most weekends and it's decent, a great way of earning money, ref for 3 or 4 hours a weekend and you can rake in 60+ quid. And I like the controversy of it,
ousefox Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Emailed about it but nobody ever got back to me in the Yorkshire Riding one
lcfcadam Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Just done the Basic Course, will be doing my first few games after Easter hopefully. The "exam" at the end of the course was laughable, pretty much everyone just mutually copying each other, and it took place in a room next-door to some kind of exercise class so the sounds of the music and instructor were booming through the whole time!
DB11 Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Been a referee for over five years and I really enjoy it I also referee Futsal and I'm on the National List of Futsal referees, so that's not bad either!
samjohnson Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 Very rewarding. Develops you as a person and builds confidence. Also gets you a fair few quid each weekend
Mee Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 DB11 & Sam - Do you have your games booked up weeks in advance? Or does the club contact you the week before? Just wondering due to being in the process of setting a club up. Cheers
Dylan Posted 3 April 2011 Author Posted 3 April 2011 DB11 & Sam - Do you have your games booked up weeks in advance? Or does the club contact you the week before? Just wondering due to being in the process of setting a club up. Cheers I know in Youth Leagues there's a Referee's Secretary who appoints all the referee's to each fixture. And once this is done, its the responsibility of the home club to send confirmation (usually by email) to the appointed referee a few days before.
Mee Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 I know in Youth Leagues there's a Referee's Secretary who appoints all the referee's to each fixture. And once this is done, its the responsibility of the home club to send confirmation (usually by email) to the appointed referee a few days before. Ah cheers mate. Apologies for not putting your name in original question - didn't see you post!
DB11 Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 DB11 & Sam - Do you have your games booked up weeks in advance? Or does the club contact you the week before? Just wondering due to being in the process of setting a club up. Cheers League rules will stipulate that you must contact the assigned match referee three days before the fixture (this means Wednesday nights for Sunday games). Usually by email or a phone call / text - I used to receive letters but only one club (Quorn) still do this; the rest are by email. I'm appointed to games by the league referee secretary or appointments officer weeks in advance. If I don't have a game for whatever reason then if I phone up there's normally one spare somewhere that I can pick up so yes sometimes I pick up games really late and so the only confirmation I recieve is off of the referee's secretary telling me where to go!
Mee Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 League rules will stipulate that you must contact the assigned match referee three days before the fixture (this means Wednesday nights for Sunday games). Usually by email or a phone call / text - I used to receive letters but only one club (Quorn) still do this; the rest are by email. I'm appointed to games by the league referee secretary or appointments officer weeks in advance. If I don't have a game for whatever reason then if I phone up there's normally one spare somewhere that I can pick up so yes sometimes I pick up games really late and so the only confirmation I recieve is off of the referee's secretary telling me where to go! Ah ok mate, thanks for the info - much appreciated!
samjohnson Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 i wont answer that question... DB and Dylan have pretty much summed it up!
acooling08 Posted 3 April 2011 Posted 3 April 2011 How to you get from Sunday league to refereeing in the football league?
davieG Posted 5 April 2011 Posted 5 April 2011 We could do with two referees for the Foxestalk 6 a side tournament on Sunday 10th for 10.45 to 2ish at St Margaret's Pastures if you can help us out please lets us know by add posting in this topic - http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72102 If anyone wants to play add your name.
Dylan Posted 5 April 2011 Author Posted 5 April 2011 How to you get from Sunday league to refereeing in the football league? I think it's like a promotion pyramid. You start off at Level 9 (after qualifying). You then have to do six 11-a-side games as a 'probation' period. Once these are done and you've returned your form you become either: a Level 8 Referee: (if you under 16) or a Level 7 Referee (if your 16+. Automatically go up to Level 7 on 16th Bday I think) More details can be found here: http://www.footballreferee.org/promotion_structure.php Been a referee for over five years and I really enjoy it I also referee Futsal and I'm on the National List of Futsal referees, so that's not bad either! DB11, what level are you at the moment?
samjohnson Posted 5 April 2011 Posted 5 April 2011 We could do with two referees for the Foxestalk 6 a side tournament on Sunday 10th for 10.45 to 2ish at St Margaret's Pastures if you can help us out please lets us know by add posting in this topic - http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72102 If anyone wants to play add your name. I honestly would, but I've already got an appointment for the morning, then I could be off up to Holmes Park for the afternoon! Busy time this! I think it's like a promotion pyramid. You start off at Level 9 (after qualifying). You then have to do six 11-a-side games as a 'probation' period. Once these are done and you've returned your form you become either: a Level 8 Referee: (if you under 16) or a Level 7 Referee (if your 16+. Automatically go up to Level 7 on 16th Bday I think) More details can be found here: http://www.footballreferee.org/promotion_structure.php DB11, what level are you at the moment? To go up through the ranks, you would need to apply for promotion after meeting the criteria (I have a list of things somewhere but I cant be bothered to fetch it) And you do go automatically up to L7 on your 16th Birthday.
DB11 Posted 5 April 2011 Posted 5 April 2011 DB11, what level are you at the moment? I'm a level 7 having never applied for promotion. I've applied for it for this coming season though.
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