Sutherland Shire Football Referees Association

The pathway to becoming a qualified football referee with the Sutherland Shire Football Referees Association requires interested participants to complete the online Laws of the Game Course AND successfully complete the Football Australia accredited, Level 4 Practical Course.

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Pre-requisites to becoming a referee with the SSFRA:

• You must be 14 years of age at the start of the local football season.

• If you are over 18, you must complete and provide a full Employee "E" WWC check (there is a NSW government cost to this)​

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Step 1 - Completing the Laws of the Game Certificate

This is a free online course provided by the Football Australia. If you are already registered and accepted by SSFRA in PlayFootball, you will have an account automatically created. If not, you will need to create a learning centre account - this will eventually be merged with your PlayFootball Profile.

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How to set up a Learner NSW account - this is done via PlayFootball (like registering to referee or play). Type Learner NSW on the PlayFootball club registration page. Register there. Then come back and try logging in using the Learning Centre Account option once it is approved

 

​The online course will take approximately 60-90 minutes to complete and involves a series of 6 modules designed to improve your understanding of the Laws of the Game. ​

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Step 2 - Complete a Junior Match Official course

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Once you have completed your LOTG course, you immediately start your second course - there are 5 modules in this one - 4 online and 1 in person. 

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If you are over 18 and have prior football experience, you may be able to skip straight to the Senior Match Official course - talk to us about that. 

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This SSFRA-run practical module will also introduce you to refereeing in Sutherland and delivers an important induction session that covers important details such as getting paid, your availability, process and procedures. Following the induction, the session moves outdoors to introduce new referees to important practical training. 

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​​​​For Enquiries

Contact the Recruitment Officer via recruitment@ssfra.org.au