Anyone can become a referee with The FA granted you must be at least 14-years-old and a resident of England to attend the FA Referees Course.
The first stage on your referee ‘journey’ is to attend a Referee Course which predominately takes place over the course of a number of weekends.
After completion of the course you will then be allocated a league to referee 5 games in your local area.
After completing the course Referees will attend a final assessment module. On completion of this you will become a fully qualified and certified registered Referee.
This is a 3 day course costing £115. To express an interest in attending a Referee course in your area please complete the online link.
Becoming a Referee - the process:
- Click here to complete the online referee interest form.
- Once a Get into Refereeing Evening is scheduled in your area you will be sent an invite to attend.
- Course dates and locations will be released in due course; however attendance will only be allocated to those whom have attended a Get into Refereeing Evening. Please note that attendance at the Get into Refereeing does not guarantee a place on a course.
- All of our courses are now arranged in line with demand for courses from football in that area (Leagues) in the first instance then that of the potential candidates.