By gavinh73 - 6 Dec 2011 9:56 AM
I just joined my local FC's Committee and so for next year I am aiming to get Kids (or any adults for that matter) from our U11's to U16's teams to Lead/Ref a SSF game prior or after their own home game.
Last season I was ref for most my son's games on the half size field. I am also looking to taking the local Ref association's course to
a) get qualified and possibly ref adult games if short of a ref.
b) be getter an understanding so that kids that have been reffing with the club with 40+ games under their belt would be ready to take the course.
I plan to have the kids do 10 games on each size of feild and then progressing up to the next size, and myself or another committee member watching half a game they ref to make sure they are handling it ok.
I am looking for any comments or advice as to help/train the kids so that they feel ready to ref so thay our new U6 kids and parents have a better experience, and therefore come back next year.
Now over to the panel....
Edited by Gavinh73: 6/12/2011 09:57:43 AM
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By distantfan - 9 Dec 2011 11:02 AM
The pre-game sessions for u5/6s - run by the leaders after a briefing by an adult coach - is a superb innovation. Doing this regularly not only benefits the players it gives the leaders experience for future coaching or reffing. It also humanises the leader in the eyes of the parents reducing the likelihood they will criticise decisions.
sending the leaders on grassroots courses is also a progressive innovation.
Payment of so many ref/leaders over so many games is an issue for any club as it racks up significant costs, leading to higher regos etc. Our u5-u9 game leaders/refs are unqualified because they are u12s hence they are a year too young to qualify. (their payment is a free drink and hot roll together with a sense of status and responsibility). We use this system to give u12s experience in case they are interested in qualifying as a ref the following year. They do not replace qualified refs and we always use qualified refs if we are allocated them by the association. They replace mum and dad refs who would have to officiate due to the frequent lack of allocated qualified refs.
I will definitely raise the ideas your club's ideas for u5/u6s leaders within our club.
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