The Football Association estimates that in some areas of the country, 20 per cent of games are played without a qualified match official. Their goal is to recruit 10,000 referees a year to ensure that, in future, every game has a qualified official who is receiving regular training and support from an FA mentor programme and helpline.
The first stage involved in becoming a referee is to make contact with your County Football Association to discuss your aspirations, the second stage is to attend a basic Referees Course and pass the exam at the end of the course.
Getting Into Refereeing? Find a course that suits you!
From mini-soccer to basic refereeing skills through the full referee's qualification, we have a course that will enable you to meet your goals:
What do you want to do?
• Increase my knowledge of the Laws of the Game as a soccer parent, coach or player (click here)
• Referee mini-soccer matches (click here)
• Referee futsal games (click here)
• Take a referees course (click here)
How To Apply
For information on how to apply and the cost of course please download the information (right)
Further Information
Contact the office (click here)