Little Miss WRX

You are looking at a newly qualified Class/Level Two Referee. Subject to a practical assessment in order to get the certificate and badge.

I passed my course tonight. In fact, all four of us did, which is great news for our Referee's Association as they have four more refs for Premier games.

SiPie

Congratulations

Does that mean we can all booooooooh now, throw coins and shout 'the referee's a w4nk3r'

Well done

rik1471

A woman referee? For women's matches I presume?

Toonman1

Excellent Michelle! Go get 'em!

Cheers

SPEN555

You passed what? Wind!!

EDDIE`5COOB

Congratulations,

What I can`t understand is why somebody would want to be hated by so many people for the fun of it.
Mind you, you can`t be any worse than Graham "one nil to the referee" f**king Poll.

Little Miss WRX

SiPie - I am used to that already.

Rik, I am doing both men and women's matches.

Thanks Toonman.

SPEN555 - I do that all the time.

Eddie - it is a love of the game that drives me and keeps me going.

I am now able to referee in the district Premier league, eligible for Federation matches and one step away from the NSL - National Soccer League.

Funkii Munkii

Congratulations Chelle

Nice one

rik1471

Little Miss WRX

Thanks Funkii Munkii.

Rik, why does it surprise you? In the UK, I had to referee men's football as there was **** all in the way of women's football!

I became a referee because of the lack of female teams local to me and wanted so much to be involved in the game. I love football with a passion (I support villa, it HAS to be a passion ).

Coming over to Australia has given me my first experience of refereeing women's football. (And it 'ain't pretty ).

jasey

Well done LMWRX. I was reading that standards over there are much lower is that true ?

Little Miss WRX

Lower standard in what terms?

In all honesty, it is a different type of game, easier yet harder at the same time.

They take the theory side of refereeing as seriously as the practical side.
The Referee's Associations have compulsory meetings, assessments and improvement courses. You cannot referee unless you are a member of your district RA.
Very much different to the UK state of play in terms of refereeing - at grass roots level anyway.

jasey

Easier to pass your exams to be a ref

Little Miss WRX

Nah, in the UK all I needed to do in order to become a class 2 referee was to pass an inspection. Over here I have to pass the theory (done ) and two field inspections by an independant inspector (not one of my district inspectors).

Now I wish I had never got injured else I could have come over here as a class two already.

jasey

Why does it not suprise me that in Australia they take football much more seriously than in England (at grass roots level !).

Must get that Visa application sorted out

Little Miss WRX

It is very weell sorted out over here!!!

Under 14's and above at ever level have to have NSW registered players cards relevant to the league and age range they are playing in. If they cannot show them, they don't play.
All games have official Granville District teamsheets that MUST be completed else the club receives a fine.

Some bits are over the top, other bits are fantastic ideas. One thing that I am pleased to see is that my Referee's Association provide free legal advice and insurance. IF you are attacked as a referee, the RA will follow things up with the police in every circumstance as well as through the NSW Soccer Judiciary.