Rules and Regulation for FAM Referees

Introduction
Football Association of Maldives (FAM) enters into 2009 with a more optimist approach and determination to see Maldivian football developing and moving towards its highest level. This will see Maldivian football being respected not only within the region of SAFF, AFC but also in FIFA. Steps have been taken to ensure the development of football players from the age of 13 till the National side. This has to be enhanced by having essential program also for the referees towards a correct and consistent interpretation of the Laws of the Game and also its implementation.

Vision
Maldivian Referees in the World Cup

Policies of Refereeing Officials
Policies have to set to ensure the smooth implementation of refereeing matters in accordance to the requirements of competitions. Rules and regulations spell the implementation of policies governing the refereeing matters. The Referee Committee is responsible to set the policies, rules and regulation governing refereeing matters and shall be implemented with the approval of the executive council of FAM

Implementation of Policy
The Referee Department being the executive body of FAM shall sees that all policies, rules and regulations be observed. The duties and responsibilities includes:
- To register and develop the list of instructors, assessors, referees and assistant referee for the league season;
- To organise courses and seminars for referees assessor, instructors, referees and assistant referees at national and regional level;
- To define fundamental criteria and requirements for match officails;
- To provide up-to-date training programmes and course materials;
- To adopt guidelines on technical support for referees and the appointment of refereeing for tournaments organised by FAM;
- To determine the tasks and responsibilities assigned to members of the Referees Committee and to advisers and instructors at tournaments organised by FAM;
- To update match officials with latest the FIFA Laws of the Game and guidelines;
- To devise and implement training programmes that prepare both male and female referees for the most important FAM/AFC/FIFA tournaments.

Rules and Regulations
Registration
· Referees who wish to referee in the FAM Leagues shall apply to be registered.
· Abide to the rules and regulations set by FAM

Seminars, Courses and Training Sessions
· Accept or reject invitation to seminars, courses or training sessions by FAM.
· Attend all sessions with full commitment and responsibility.

Refereeing Assignments
· All appointment of refereeing officials shall be made by FAM through the Referees Department.
· Officials shall be informed at least a week before the match unless of unforseened circumstances.
· Officials shall informed FAM their acceptance of the appointment.
· Officials shall carry out the duties with commitment and in a responsible manner.
· Officials shall submit reports of matches handled within 24 hours after the match (unless not applicable due to locality)
· All incidents (including sent off) shall be reported immediately.
· Officials shall be paid the approved indemption in due period stated by FAM.

Criterias of Promotion and Demotion
A stated monitoring system is necessary to ensure all match officials are aware and are given the opportunity to develop in their career path of refereeing. This syetem includes observations and assessments on the performances. Guidance and advices should also be rendered to the match officials to enable them to develop in their career. Criterias are set to give a fair and clear information to all officials concerned. The criterias are as follows:

New Nomination of FIFA Match Officials
· FIFA Referees, FIFA Assistant Referees, FIFA Ladies Referees, FIFA Ladies Assistant Referees, FIFA Futsal Referees, FIFA Beach Soccer Referees
· Referee Commitee to decide nominees suggested by department
· Referees in the National League List
· Passed FIFA Fitness Test specifically held for the purpose of registration
· Age under 38 years on the 1st January of the registration year.
· Can communicate in English


Re-registration of FIFA Match Officials
· FIFA Referees, FIFA Assistant Referees, FIFA Ladies Referees, FIFA Ladies Assistant Referees, FIFA Futsal Referees, FIFA Beach Soccer Referees
· Age, availability for appintment by FAM/AFC/FIFA
· Passed FIFA Fitness Test specifically held for the purpose of registration (failures will be given a second trial).
· Nominee who are injured must produce relevant document and will be subjected to commitee’s decision.
· Attained average performance above 8.5 from all the top matches. (FIFA referees will be considered their appointment as referees and AR will be on the ARs duties)
· Commitment


Registration of National Referees
· Below the age limit set by the referees committee.
· Attained average performance above 7.5 from all matches.
· Passed the fitness test held for the purpose of registration. Failures will be given a second trial.
· Failures (subjected to referees committee’s decisions) may be invited to officiate in matches at the lower level.
· Registered to the National Association (FAM)

Registration of National Referees Assessors
· Having officiated in high level competition (subjected to referees committee’s decision)
· Has the ability to communicate with referees and assistant referees (command a good proficiency in English is appreciated)
· Possessed a certain degree of respect by junior referees.
· Invited by the referees committee
· Ability to instruct and to command in meeting

Registration of Preliminary Class Referee
a. Preliminary Level Referees
Sits and passed the referee examination and shall be classified as Preliminary Referee. Can be Assistant Refereee in thelower division. Need to be tested for two assessors to be qualified for apointment into higher league. Is eligible to be appointed to Division III league and below.

b. National Referee
Two years in preliminary level to qualify to sit for the National Referee Examination. Need to passed the fitness test before given two practical tests. Will be classified as follow:
National Class C : Eligible to do all division II matches and below.
National Class B : Eligible to AR in division I matches and Referees in other Matches.

c. Elite Referees
Selected National B referee based on performance as referees with an average of 8.5 and above. Eligible to be referee and assistant referee for all matches.

Other Matters
a. FAM may look into the welfare of the match officials in term of indemptions, insurances, attires, equiptments or other facilities deemed appropriate by the management or executive commitee.
b. FAM reserved the rights to accept or reject any application or invitations for match officials.

Referees Department,
Football Association of Maldives Effective from 1 January 2009

FAM Referees Contact Numbers

ABDUL HAMEED ABDUL GHAFOOR - 7771417 (AFC Match Commisioner)
ABDUL HAKEEM MOOSA - 9704383 (Referees Assessor)
AHMED ABEER ISMAIL - 7766634 (Referee Assessor)
AHMAD SHAHIR - 7771012 (AFC Match Comissioner)
AMIR SHARIFUDDIN WONG - 759 7027 (Director, Referees Department)
IHUSAN ABDUL GHANI - 7777009 (FAM Technical Department)
MOHAMED SAEED - 7771227 (Referee Assessor)
Other Match Officials
ABDHULLA SAEED - 7768206
ABDUL AZEEZ ADAM - 7603560
AFEEF ABDHUL SAMAD - 7788108
AHMED SHIFAN ABDHUL RAHEEM - 7775546
AHMED AFSAH - 7683623
AHMED AMEEZ- 7786989
AHMED ASLAM - 7742721
AHMED JABEEN - 7905244
AHMED REZA - 7755014
AHMED SHAFEEQ - 7793713
AHMED UMMEED - 7777807
ALI ADIL - 7784013
ALI SAMEEM - 7795011
ANWAR ABDHULLA - 7916055
BASIL NAFEES - 7903623
HASSAN LABEEG - 9901044
HASSAN MANIK - 7777027
HASSAN NASHID - 7904189
HATHIM MOHMAED - 7500613
HUSSAIN HAMEED - 7737390
HUSSAIN MAUMOON ISMaIL - 7793213
IBRAHIM IQBAL - 7754731
IBRAHI MOHAMED - 7878183
IBRAHIM THAUFEEG - 7782245
ISMAIL IZHAAN - 7942440
ISMAIL MUAZ - 7664770
JAUFAR RASHEED - 7753145
MOHMAED ANIL - 7797778
MOHMAED FAREED - 7796649
MOHAMED NASEEM - 7763067
MOHAMED SINAN - 7783746
MOHAMAED RASHEED - 7741037
MOHMAED WAHEED - 7777633
RIYAZ RASHEED - 7771331
RUSHDULLA IBRAHIM - 9949416
SAUDULLA IBRAHIM - 9891233
ZAKARIYA BUSHRY - 7757060
AMINATH VISHAMA - 7749555
AREESHA RIZA - 7913438 / 7743438
FADHUWA ZAHIR - 7773267
MARIYAM MOHMAED - 7786900

Registration is welcome to all referees and all those who have temporary lay-off to be active again. This will boost the refereeing family to develop into a group of respected people in the football arena, InsyaAllah - Amir Sharifuddin Wong (Director, Referees Department).

Referee FITNESS PROGRAM

REFEREES FITNESS PROGRAMS

All this activities are at Low Intensity
This activities focus on Intermittent Work-Out


DAY 1
After warming up & stretching exercises
Running from goal line to goal line for 20 sec – 22sec.
Rest until time complete 1 minute (between 38 sec – 40 sec).
Run back from goal line to goal line for same timing and same resting period.
Repeat for 20 times running.

DAY 2 (using running track or field of play)
After warming up & stretching exercises
Run at 60% speed for 1 minute. Walk for 1 minute. Repeat 12 laps.

DAY 3 (set two cones 70 m apart)
After warming up & stretching exercises
3 sets : 6 repetitions X (70m+70m) Run from cone to cone and turn back at the speed of 30 sec.
Rest is 30 sec between repetitions.
One set = 840 m. Rest between sets is 3 minutes.

DAY 4 (Diagonal Training)
Start moderate speed running diagona from corner flag to alternate corner flag,
Jog behind the goal line and run from the other corner flag to the alternate flag,
jog along the goal line to starting point (to complete 1 lap). Repeat for 10 laps.

DAY 5 (using running tracks)
Rehabilitation training 15 X 200m low speed running (200m for 1 minute) and 100m fast walking for 1 minute.

DAY 6
Run 200 m for 35sec-40sec. Fast walk for 100 m and repeat until 12 laps.

DAY 7
Rest

DAY 8
2 sets running moderate speed from goal line goal area line and jog back to goal line
Run to centre line and jog back to goal area line.
Run to opposite penalty area line and jog back to centre line.
Run to opposite goal line. Walk back to starting point and repeat 5 times to complete 1 set.
Rest between set is 5 minutes.

DAY 9
Referees run in pair. Moderate speed. 1st pair run from S to 1 and back, S to 2 and back. and rest. Follow by 2nd pair. After 2nd pair reach S, 1st pair run from S to 2 and back, S to 3 and back, S to 4 and back, and rest. Follow by 2nd pair. After 2nd pair reach S, 1st pair run from S to 4 and back, S to 5 and back, S to 6 and back, S to 1 and back, and rest, follow by 2nd pair. Complete 1 lap. Repeat for 3 laps. Rest between lap 3 minutes.

A ...............................................B



D.................................................C


DAY 10 (refer to diagram above - distanca penalty area line to penalty area line)
Run from A to B for 15 sec, fast walk to C, run from C to D for 15 sec.
Complete 1 lap, repeat until 10 laps for 1 set.
Rest between set is 5 minutes.
Start second set.

DAY 11
150m for 30 sec, walk 50m for 1 minute. Repeat for 20 times.

DAY 12
Easy long run for 30 minutes.

DAY 13
200m for 40 sec, rest 1 minute. Repeat for 10 times.

DAY 14
Rest


DAY 15

S...............20m.............A...................30m....................B.................40 m...............C

Run in moderate speed. S to A and walk back to S,
Run from S to B and walk back to S,
Run to C and walk back to S.
Repeat for 15 times


DAY 16
Run from goal line to goal line and turn back to starting point for 45 sec to 50 sec.
Rest 1 minute. Repeat for 15 times.

DAY 17
2 sets: 6 X 200m (40 sec), rest 1 minute. Rest between set is 5 minutes.

DAY 18
Same like day 2, (10 laps)

DAY 19
Rest

DAY 20
INTERMITTENT TEST


Prepared by
Noor Anuar Abdullah Shani
Ipoh Perak, Malaysia
25 December 2008

Modified by,
Amir Sharifuddin Wong
Director, Referees Department FAM

2009 FIFA Match Officials

The presentation of FIFA 2009 badges will held on the 14th January 2009 at 3.00 pm at the FAM House. The FAM President, Mr Ali Azim will be presenting the badges to FIFA Match Officials of Maldives. Vice Chairman, Mr. Mohamed Rasheed and General Secretary, Shah Ismail will be present too.
Fifa Referees, Ali Saleem, Riyaz Rasheed and Fifa Assistant Referees, Ahmed Ameez and Ibrahim Thaufeeq will be attending the AFC Elite Referee Seminar scheduled in February 2009 but they required to first qualify themselves by getting through their fitness test scheduled on the 24th January 2009 in Male'. This is a requirement by AFC to all Member Associations (MA). Other FIFA match officials are Ali Adhil (referee), Mohamad Fareed, Ahmad Aslam and Mohamad Anil (Assistant Referees).

Referees Training for the New Seasons

When the teams were busy with their training at both the turfs, preparing for the new seasons, the referees do not want to be left aside in their preparation too. At 6.45 pm some of the referees gathered today (Monday) at the athletic ground, after warming up they were off with their training based on the schedule tailored for them by the new Director of Referees. Emphasis is on building their anaerobic capacity, appropriate for the match proper and also for the new FIFA intermittent physical fitness test. The Director is confident that other senior referees are also at their own training as they will have to face the annual fitness test on the 24th of January 2009.

HSBC for the RICH only

I am a loyal HSBC Credit Card holder (VISA and MASTER) and also with a saving account in Malaysia. Today I had a funny encounter of my life. I wanted to sign up for a saving account in HSBC Male' as I am working here. The lady officer told me that I have to deposit MRf 10,000 and it has to be in the account at all time. If it is less than the amount for the month, MRf 50 will be charged. Imagine I am charge for using my own money. This also implied that only rich people can save in HSBC? So I guess HSBC do not want my business so I am taking it elsewhere, the Bank of Maldives, of course. So am I right in saying that HSBC is only for the RICH?

Training for Fitness

All referees are welcome for the fitness training held in the main turf and also athletic/cricket ground starting 1 January 2009 at 645 pm. as you all know the Preparatory Seminar for Referees before the season will include the FIFA Fitness test on the 24 January 2009. So the training is aimed to build up the referees fitness for the test and also to be prepare for a better season of refereeing in this 2009 season. InsyaAllah, a fit referee is always a better referee.