Make a difference to the game
Get into refereeing
Reasons to Referee
Ever wondered if you could take up the whistle?
Think you can lead from the front and make the tough decisions?
Refereeing is a great way to:
- Give something back to the game you love
- Remain active in the game following injury or retirement
- Make new and lasting friends within the game
- Play a huge role in ensuring the players, and supporters, enjoy their match day experience
- Increase participation in the sport
Introduction Workshop
The Introductory Workshop will provide referees with experiences of different formats of the game, along with outlining opportunities available as a potential new referee.
Once you've decided your preferred referee route, your referee career may only be a few weeks away.
The FA Referee Course
If you want to qualify as a football referee you will need to do the FA Referee Training Course.
The FA Referee Course provides candidates with an understanding of the 'Laws of the Game', along with practical elements to equip match officials.
Once you have completed the course and registered as a referee with Gloucestershire FA, you will have a qualification recognised throughout England.
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You will be required to enter your FA Number (FAN) and password to book onto a course.
If you currently don't have a FA Number, you can create one by clicking here.
The minimum age to book onto and attend a referee course is 14. There is no maximum age.
There are no pre-course requirements for the Get Into Refereeing Workshop.
The pre-course requirement for the FA Referee Course is to attend the Get Into Refereeing Workshop and to read the Laws of the Game.
All referees are required to complete an FA Safeguarding Children course and anyone refereeing in Youth Football will need to have a valid FA CRC.
The course fees for an FA Referee Course are:
£110.00 (for candidates aged 14-15)
£148.00 (for candidates aged 16+)
If there are no referee courses showing, you can download the Gloucestershire FA Referee Expression of Interest form and return to Support@GloucestershireFA.com
Get In Touch
Roger Vaughan
Referee Development Officer
Email: Support@GloucestershireFA.com
Phone: 01454 615888 (Option 2)