Promotion & CPD
Be the best referee you can be
Promotion SCHEME
Apply for promotion through the FA Refereeing pathway
Once you have qualified as a referee and started officiating in Adult football, you are able to apply for promotion through The FA's Referee Development pathway. To gain promotion, set criteria must be followed, and your success will be based upon observations of your refereeing performance.
- The current 'promotion' season runs in conjunction with the football season, i.e. 1st July 2021 to 31st May 2022
- Details of how to apply for promotion will be published in the Referee's Bulletin and sent to all registered match officials.
Upon fully completing the FA Referees Course, match officials become Level Y (Youth) referees if under the age of 16, or Level 7 referees if over 16. This means you are qualified to officiate local grassroots football.
How many games do I need to complete before applying for promotion?
To apply for promotion from Level 7 to Level 6 a referee must have officiated as a referee in a minimum of 20 games in one football season and is required to:
- Referee a minimum of 20 games during the promotion season, 70% (14) of these must be in Adult football
- Re-register with Norfolk FA using the Whole Game System each year
- Attend a CPD Events in the summer and pass the Assessment of Knowledge Test on the Laws of the Game
- Attend a Promotion Seminar organised by the County FA and pass the appropriate National FA test on the Laws of the Game
- Receive a minimum of 3 match observations, all of which must be on Adult football
- Be pro-active in their attitude to administrative duties, including a prompt response to all appointments, the submission of closed dates to the Referee Appointments Officer, and the submission of discipline reports via the Whole Game System within the correct time period
GET IN TOUCH
To find out more about Referee promotion & CPD, speak to a member of our Referee Department.
By Phone: 01603 704050 (opt. 1, 1, 3)
(10am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday)
By Email:
Harvey.Newstead@NorfolkFA.com
Referee CPD
Norfolk FA are proud to be one of the very few counties that offer Referees a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme.
Events are available across the County to provide all registered match officials with the latest knowledge on:
- Laws of the Game
- Local regulations
- Officiating techniques
For Level 5, 6 & 7 Referees and Referee Developers, if you wish to be appointed to referee, observe or coach in adult football in Norfolk, it's a requirement that you attend a Continuous Professional Development event and pass a test on the Laws of the Game.
These requirements have improved the standard of the Refereeing workforce and helped Norfolk officials into a position where they are highly regarded throughout the country.