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The Annual General Meeting of Renfrewshire Referees Association will take place on Monday 3rd April 2023 at the conclusion of the members’ meeting. The meeting will take place at UWS Paisley Campus in Room D128. The meeting will consist of the usual coaching slot and meeting business before the AGM takes place and will began at 7pm.
Prior to attending the AGM, you must have paid your membership fees.
Please read the following information carefully:
The Management Committee proposed and the members accepted the following membership fees for season 2023/2024:
If you were a member of the September 2022 or January 2023 classes, you do not need to pay fees.
Similarly to previous meetings, this meeting will also be able to be viewed on the Zoom platform with full details of how to access the meeting having been emailed to all members.
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Renfrewshire Referees’ Association will hold our next Members’ Meeting on Monday 13th March 2023, starting at 7pm at UWS Paisley Campus in Room D128. The meeting will consist of the usual coaching slot and meeting business including the nominations meeting.
The meeting will once again also be run on Zoom, and you can access the meeting using the link emailed to all members if you are unable to attend in person, but we would encourage you to attend in person if possible.
University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus
Room D128
Monday 13th March 2023 7pm
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On Saturday 17th June 2023 Renfrewshire Referees’ Association will host a dinner to celebrate our 75th Anniversary at the Glynhill Hotel, Renfrew. The dinner will began at 7pm.
The night will include a three course meal, after dinner speaker and a DJ.
We invite everyone, including members past and present and partners to take part in celebrating a massive milestone for the Association.
Tickets are £45 per person. To book your space please get in contact with Andy Taylor secretary@renfrewshirereferees.org.uk
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On Thursday 26th January, Renfrewshire Referees Association will be hosting a brand new entrants course to prepare anyone with an interest in a career in refereeing.
When – Starting 26th January 2023, every Thursday @ 7pm (10 weeks)
This is a great opportunity to learn the Laws of the Game with an exam to conclude on your final week. Support is provided to new referees and a mentor will be arranged to provide guidance in the early stages of your refereeing career. Direction will also be given on suitable leagues to commence refereeing at your own pace. Refereeing is a rewarding hobby giving you the chance to keep fit, make new friends and travel all over the country.
To register your interest in the upcoming course please register HERE
For more information on the course contact secretary@renfrewshirereferees.org.uk or message us on Facebook or Twitter
Whilst waiting for a reply test your knowledge with our association quiz. This quiz includes questions from the introductory exam and advanced exam.
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It is with great pleasure that we can inform you that our August members’ meeting will take place face-to-face for the first time since pre-Covid. This has been a long time coming as I’m sure you’ll agree, and we look forward to seeing many of you at the pre-Zoom venue of University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus, Room D128 on Monday 8th August 2022.
However, please note the new start time of 7pm, different from the normal time of 7.30pm. This is due to UWS requiring to close at 9pm sharp, so we want to have more time to play with in case we run over time.
For those of you who live some distance away from Renfrewshire, we are planning to use Zoom as per Covid practice to offer you the chance to still attend, in a hybrid-style meeting. We would encourage those who are able to attend in person to still do so. Full details have been sent to members via email.
The meeting will consist of the usual meeting business and coaching slot and we would like to see as many of you there as possible.
University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus
Room D128
Monday 8th August 7pm start
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On April 11th, Renfrewshire Referees’ Association Annual General Meeting was held using the Zoom platform and a vote took place to decide the new management committee. The Association would like to thank all members for their attendance.
The new management committee is as follows:
Management Committee 2022:
| Role | Name |
| President | Christopher Palmer |
| Vice President | Craig King |
| Secretary | Andy Taylor |
| Assistant Secretary | Ryan Kennedy |
| Treasurer | Michael Bonner |
| Training Officer | Gary Toland |
| Development Officer | Paul Elliott |
| Digital Officer | Barry Feery |
| Schools & Leagues Officer | Ross Cooper |
| Association Manager | Joe McDowall |
| Assistant Association Manager | John Brown |
The management committee would like to offer a note of thanks to our previous President, Graham Grainger for his time and service during his term. They would also like to take this time to wish the best to all of the members taking up their new positions, on the committee.
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The Scottish Football Association are organising a regional training day for category 4-7 members. The first one will take place on the 8th of May at the Highland academy and the second one will take place on 22nd of May at the ORIAM.
The timetables of each day consist of
Session 1 – 10am – 12noon
Lunch – 12noon – 1pm
Session 2 – 1pm – 3pm
The session and lunch times may vary slightly depending on participating numbers however the start and end times will remain the same.
If you are available for either of these dates and wishing to attend the regional training day please get in contact with Joe McDowall or John Brown. If transport is an issue please get in contact with same where arrangements can be made.
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The Annual General Meeting of Renfrewshire Referees Association will take place on Monday 11th April at the conclusion of the members’ meeting. The members meeting will be held on Zoom and will start at the usual time of 7.30pm. Prior to attending the AGM, you must have paid your membership fees, as approved at the SGM. Thanks to those who have already paid their fees, you can ignore the rest of this email.
Please read the following information carefully:
The Management Committee proposed and the members accepted the following membership fees for season 2022/23:
If you were a member of the September 2021 or January 2022 classes, you do not need to pay fees.
Similarly to previous meetings, this meeting will take place on the Zoom platform with full details of how to access the meeting having been emailed to all members
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The Scottish FA have today launched a brand-new referee online training course, offering a fresh and innovative route to becoming a referee.
In collaboration with eCoach, a leading organisation in online training, the courses aim to provide the best available coaching for aspiring match officials, combined with flexibility, in a new drive to increase referee recruitment in Scotland.
The course, a first for refereeing in Scotland, includes interactive match footage, an in-depth IFAB Laws of the Game exam and offers an alternative choice alongside the face-to-face training already in place for those looking to begin their refereeing journey.
The launch comes after significant success in Northern Ireland and Wales, where there has been a 300 percent increase in referee recruitment following the launch of the online courses.
Once passed successfully, candidates are given a direct link to their local Referee Association, getting them within touching distance of picking up a whistle for the first time.
Scottish FA Head of Referee Operations Crawford Allan said: “It has become apparent during the pandemic that people are very keen to play or be involved in sport and it is very encouraging to see so many people returning to football.
“This, in turn, gives us a challenge supplying sufficient referees each week, so we are delighted to be launching this pioneering new online course to help recruit and train new referees throughout Scotland.
“This flexible approach to becoming a referee will hopefully suit a number of people that cannot attend face-to-face courses and we have seen evidence in other nations that online courses have helped to attract those that have not considered refereeing before.
“Becoming a referee promotes a healthy lifestyle, encourages using spare time in a sporting environment, helps to develop transferable management skills that will benefit other career opportunities and is a huge attraction for those with aspirations to be a part of the game.
“We are very keen to encourage anyone interested in refereeing to either take this course or attend one of our face-to-face courses held around the country.”
Director of eCoach Simon Richards said: “eCoach are delighted to be working with the Scottish FA on this suite of referee recruitment online courses. They’ll make becoming a referee in Scotland far more accessible, while maintaining a high level of training quality.
The Scottish FA become the third Home Nations FA to utilise the training courses, with Northern Ireland and Wales benefiting from an increase in referee recruitment of up to 300 percent over the last few seasons. We look forward to seeing this partnership flourish and more and more referees picking up the whistle over the next few years.”
To book your place on the new online course, email referee.recruitment@scottishfa.co.uk or visit scottishfa.thewhistle.academy