FIFA MA Elite Referees Course

FIFA MA Elite Referees Course

Friday, March 5, 2010

FAM Preparatory Seminar for Referees


Football Association of Maldives had just completed the 4 days seminar (1 - 4 March 2010) to prepare all the football referees for the new seasons. 48 referees applied to be registered but only 28 attended this seminar. The practical sessions were held in the Henveiru Ground while the theory sessions, in FAM Seminar Room. The practical sessions were handled by FIFA Futuro Instructors, Ahmed Abeer Ismail and Mohamed Saeed. They were assisted by FIFA Referee Ali Saleem and FIFA Assistant Referee Ahmed Ameez.
Practical sessions include refereeing and assistant referees skills, fitness training, offsides problems, positioning, handling of misconducts and difficult situations in games. Theory sessions include review of problems faced in the last season and ways to overcome, offsides problems, rules and procedures, briefing by competition and referees department.
24 football referees passed the fitness test and will be ready for the new seasons. 26 FUTSAL referees passed the FUTSAL fitness test. A special fitness test will be held for referees who are injured or away for courses.
With senior and new referees in the current referees list, the Referees Department hope and expect a positive path of development toward creating more quality referees in Maldives. Courses will held every year in Male for football (September) and FUTSAL (May) to increase the pool of referees in Male. Referees in other island will also be given fitness test to have them registered so that development will be total and equality of opportunity for development. Island who need to have their own referees can apply to FAM for courses to be held in their island.

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