The Barbados Football Association (BFA) was founded in 1910
and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010.
Bridgetown,
Barbados – The Barbados Football Association
(BFA) today announced it will be hosting a free Referee Recruitment Course, putting
the call out to all males and females aged 16 years and over, who may be interested
in starting a refereeing career, to register to participate.
Facilitated
by BFA Head of Refereeing Victor Moore, the Course will highlight the basics of
refereeing and will be held at the BFA Technical Centre in Wildey from 1st
to 3rd October, then 8th to 10th October (inclusive),
from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Attendees
will undertake six sessions comprising 11 hours of face-to-face theoretical, technical,
and physical exercises based on the Official Laws of the Game. There will also
be an apprenticeship period as an Assistant Referee in Division Three, as well
as match appointments upon the completion of five mentor assisted Third Division
games with FIFA approved officials.
Moore said
the BFA continues to host regular recruitment drives such as these as part of
their strategic long-term referee development plan to scout emerging talent, and
to build and maintain a strong team of highly qualified match officials on the
island.
“This
course offers the first critical step in the pathway to becoming a referee,
however we want to highlight that refereeing additionally provides benefits off
the field in terms of personal development, self-confidence, people management
skills, and discipline. These skills can be applied to all areas of life and
there are a multitude of opportunities and experiences available to our referees
that extend way beyond the pitch,” he said. “We encourage anyone with an
interest to register and come along to learn more in terms of what refereeing
is all about.”
Match official development continues to remain a
priority for the BFA, with several local referees again receiving regional and
international appointments and gaining a variety of accolades on the global
stage.
This month alone, BFA Referee Jamar Springer completed
the FIFA Referees Assessment Program in Bermuda, BFA FIFA Assistant Referee Angelo
Doyle was appointed to officiate a League A match in Guadeloupe as part of the
Concacaf Nations League 2024/25, and BFA Concacaf accredited Referee Cleon Cully
also officiated matches at the Nations League in the Turks and Caicos.
For more
information and to register for the BFA Referee Recruitment Course, call 538-2255/826-6880 or email [email protected].
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Caption: Concacaf accredited BFA Referee Cleon
Cully recently officiated at the Concacaf Nations League 2024/25 in the Turks
and Caicos (Image courtesy of Concacaf).
Media
enquires:
Amy
Goulding
BFA
Communications Director
+1
(246) 820 8695
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