"To bend the bamboo, it has to be done when it is still young and tender". Football skills are best exposed to the children when they are young because they learn it faster and once acquired it will last forever.
Likewise, children can be given the exposure and guidance to be developed into good future referees. Knowledge of the laws of the game, its understanding, interpretation and implementation can be taught to children even at the age of nine. “Linesman ship” skills can be easily learned by these youngsters. Teaching them the skills and polishing it through drills will eventually make it into natural skills.
The Referees Department of FAM has planned an introductory course for school children below the age of 16 in April 2009. This program will be called the “Ref Kids” program. The technical department is assisting to gather children who are interested or may not make it to the football team, to give themselves a trial to acquire a new skill. Through refereeing, an individual can be molded into a person with a strong personality, decisiveness and rational in decisions making, quick to react, sharp in thinking, self-confident and of course healthy and fit.
The course will held in the evening, exposing the children with theoretical and practical sessions, video and power point presentations to give a clear understanding and interpretation on the laws of the game while enhancing it through many “hands-on” sessions with the “Ref Kids” handling matches. These young referees will further be enhanced their confidence in the festivals competitions matches for the under 9, 10 and 11 players in the Youth Development Program. Who know among them will the future Maldivian FIFA Referees and Assistant Referees in the World Cup.
Interested? Why not? Contact your coach or teacher or FAM directly.
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