Referee Courses
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Parent / Jnr Coach Referee Course (Sunday 28th April 2024)
If you're a parent or junior coach that volunteers to referee during the season and would like a few helpful tips on the rules, this is for you....
A short introduction to the Laws of the Game with our RDO (Referee Development officer) Martin Fenwick, going over basic refereeing for parents/Jnr coaches that referee games from 9th/10th Grade through to 13th/14th Grade.
9/10th Grade (7 aside) AND 11th/12th Grade (9 aside)
• Date: Sunday 28th April
• Time: 9am - 10.30am (1 ½ hours)
• Venue: Upstairs at A&P Park
• Cost: FREE
13th/14th Grade (11 aside)
• Date: Sunday 28th April
• Time: 10.45am - 12.15pm (1 ½ hours)
• Venue: Upstairs at A&P Park
• Cost: FREE
To Register, email nicky@mainlandfootball.co.nz with Full name, Team/Club.
COMMUNITY REFEREE COURSE (CR)
This is a FREE ONLINE course, taking a basic view of the Laws of the Game and suitable for those who want to become Community Referees, or just want to gain a better knowledge of the Laws of the Game. Complete the 5 online modules in your own time. The course will take up to about 2 hours to complete.
Course admin will be completed at the end of each month, so online certificates will be dated the last day of the month in which the course has been completed.
Online Course
You can access the course below straight away, but at some stage please complete the My Comet registration.
Here is how to access the online content:
There are 5 modules to complete. Each module can be accessed by clicking on the blue boxes across the penalty area on the front page of the course.
1. Click on http://nzfootball.brackenlearning.com
2. Create a username & password
3. Click on the head and shoulders figure at the top right on screen.
4. Click on Account Settings and fill in your details
5 Then enter the join code in the ‘New Join Code’ box - 682218
6. Click save at the bottom
7. You will be shown as pending, so a facilitator will then approve you ASAP after you register.
Please Register Here for the Community Referee Course.
Cost: FREE
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LEVEL 1 REFEREE COURSE
Level One Course (Online): This new course has been developed so that you can do most of the course at home, in your own time. The date set for the course is the only session you physically attend a session with an instructor. This session will be about 4 hours in duration and includes the last couple of modules/ units, discussion on other parts of the course and refereeing in general and a test on the Laws of the Game. Ideally you should have completed the online part of the course before the date of the offline part for which you registered.
2024 Level 1 Course (Offline) date: Please contact RDO Martin Fenwick, martin@moorevin.co.nz
Cost: FREE
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