Dear Colleague
Thank you for the positive response you have given the Grassroots Referee Program: We are delighted to be able to anounce the dates of the first two modules of the 2010 Program:
Following feedback from all of you, we will have two inputs in Module One and Module Two will be the annual Junior Seminars: We have also spread the dates so you will be travelling in (hopefully) better weather and brighter evenings: Module Three will commence in September and that will complete the 2010 Program:
They will follow last year’s format of interactive and group workshops, and I want to thank all the Observers and Tutors who facilitated these modules on your behalf: They too have been undergoing their own training program and I thank them for their enthusiastic commitment to this process: I also want to acknowledge and thank the local leagues and the branches of the Irish Soccer Referee Society for their invaluable assistance and input:
Please note the following:
- Please note that attendance at these modules is compulsory to maintain your licence: Attendance will be taken and recorded:
- If you are unable to attend your specific Module, you are more than welcome to attend another League/Area Module:
- Light Refreshments (tea/coffee/buiscuits) will be provided where possible:
- Travel expenses will not be paid
Finally, if any referee has still not completed their registration in returning the completed form and registration fee, they must do so as a matter of urgency:
If you have any comments, suggestions or observations on this program or other refereeing issues, please do not hesitate to contact me at referees@fai:ie
It only remains to wish you every success in your refereeing, and to thank you for all your efforts at local and school levels:
Best wishes and kind regards
James
James Finnegan
National Coordinator for Referee Development
Football Association of Ireland