AFA - Referees

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Reregistration Form 2008-2009 

Reregistration Form Information

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Referee re-registration CANNOT be accepted by The FA computer system UNLESS the individual referee has:

• Completed his/ her CRB - The FA have bent over backwards to accomodate the late re-newers by accepting "In-progress" - though to be In-progress, the FA MUST have received the CRB documentation. 
• Proof of having attended a Safeguarding Children (ex-Child Protection) workshop.

The detail of both the above is inputted by The FA. Unless they have both been accepted/ inputted, the referee registration gets 'electronically' rejected - it just won't go through, not even by prising the screen from its stand and pushing the application up behind the screen, it WILL NOT go in.

Some of you have completed BOTH the requirements - but have registered each with DIFFERENT Counties. Your County - the Army FA - needs the info, NOT Wondershire FA. By going to Wondershire FA with your CRB or CP cert you enter their County list, hence one requirement is with the Army FA, t'other is Wondershire FA. Sadly, the two do not mix - both are expecting the second input = both will say, you cannot be registered.

Child Protection and Referee Re-Registration 2008-2009

• Existing referees that are re-registering but have not completed the CP requirement in the past can do so by attending a Safeguarding Children in Football Workshop.
• Referees that have completed the workshop in the past can do the on-line re-certification package (this is currently being up-dated and will be available soon).

 Safeguarding Children update

Please note the latest information from The FA regarding Safeguarding Children (Child Protection as was).

" . . . . there is no requirement for a referee to hold an "in-date" child protection training certificate. FA's to re-register if certificates are out of date."

"Should a referee wish to update their skill set then they are welcome to do so.  In this case, those who did the distance learning CD-Rom first time around should subsequently attend a workshop. Those who attended a workshop can use the recertification package.

"New referee candidates continue to carry out the training by one of the methods shown below dependent on their age:

• 14 to 16 years old - must do distance learning package
• 16 years and older - to attend a Safeguarding Children workshop".

Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment

The following has been received from The Football Association.

After receiving feedback from County Football Associations, Leagues, Clubs and Referees, and taking into consideration their concerns, in particular regarding a player who cannot remove their wedding band, it has been decided to issue the following amendment.

Law 4 of The Laws of the Game states that “A player must not use equipment or wear anything which is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery)”.

Exception:

A player, who can satisfy the referee prior to the game that their PLAIN WEDDING BAND is unable to be removed, will be allowed to cover it with tape. (This only applies to a plain wedding band and no other type of jewellery).

This amendment is to ensure that no jewellery, which can be physically removed, is worn by players. It recognises the fact that, sometimes through the passage of time, wedding bands become extremely difficult to remove.

Goalpost Safety Guidelines

The Football Association, along with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Health and Safety Executive and the British Standards Institute, would like to draw your attention to the following guidelines for the safe use of goalposts.

Too many serious injuries and fatalities have occurred in recent years as a result of unsafe or incorrect use of goalposts. Safety is always of paramount importance and everyone in football must play their part to prevent similar incidents occurring in the future

For safety reasons goalposts of any size (including those which are portable and not installed permanently at a pitch or practice field) must always be anchored securely to the ground

· Portable goalposts must be secured as per the manufacturer’s instructions;
· Under no circumstances should children or adults be allowed to climb on, swing or play with the structure of the goalposts;
· Particular attention is drawn to the fact that if not properly assembled and secured, portable goalposts may overturn; and
· Regular inspections of goalposts must be carried out to check that they are properly maintained.

The use of metal cup hooks on goals will be banned from the commencement of season 2007/08 and match officials will be instructed not to commence matches where such net fixings are evident for safety reasons. Nets should only be secured by plastic hooks or tape and not by metal cup hooks. Any metal cup hooks should be removed and replaced. New goalposts should not be purchased if they include metal cup hooks.

Goalposts which are “home made” or which have been altered from their original size or construction should not be used. These have been the cause of a number of deaths and injuries.

The FA recommends that wooden goals should be replaced when necessary with compliant metal, aluminium or plastic goalposts. All wooden goals previously tested by independent consultants have failed strength and stability tests.

REMEMBER TO USE GOALPOSTS SAFELY AT ALL TIMES

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