August 2022 Members Meeting

August 2022 Members Meeting

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


April 2022 Members Meeting and AGM

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:

  • Ordinary Members – £35 membership fee + £10 registration fee = £45 total
  • Full-time Students (proof required) – £10 registration fee only
  • Senior Associate Members – £10 registration fee only

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


January 2022 Members Meeting

A reminder to all members that our first members meeting of the 2022  will take place this Monday 10th January 2022 at 7.30pm. We would urge you all to attend the meeting if you can, as we will be running through coaching slot for all our members.  This will be in conjunction with the usual meeting business also.

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


2021 Regional Training Day

The Scottish FA Referee’s Department are running an on-line Regional Training Day, using the Zoom platform, on Sunday 16th May 2021, between 10am and 1pm.

Any member (cat 4, 4 Dev, 5, 6 or 7) wishing to participate in this coaching session should contact the Association managers, Joe or John to register their interest. Being included in this very informative and useful initiative that will assist referees of all levels and experience.

The association would like to specifically encourage all new members who have recently completed the entrants class to attend.

The Scottish FA Referees’ Department are wishing to know attendance numbers early to assist in their preparations.

 


January Members Meeting

A reminder to all members that our first members’ meeting of 2021 will take place this Monday 11th January 2021 with a start time of 7.30pm.

There will be the usual meeting business and a coaching slot from our Category 1 officials which will be of benefit to you all, even if you are not currently refereeing it will benefit your game when you are able to.  I would encourage you to attend if you can.

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.


October Members Meeting

A reminder to all members that our second members’ meeting of the 2020/21 season will take place this Monday 12th October 2020 with an earlier start of 7.15pm. This is to allow us to approve the audited accounts which were sent to members emails a couple of weeks ago.

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.


Introductory Referee Course

Renfrewshire Referees Association will be starting an introductory referee courses starting on September 2nd 2020. The course will take place on the Zoom platform over 10 weeks taking place each Wednesday evening at 7pm. Within the class candidates will learn Laws of the Game with an exam on the final week.

Support is given to new referees and a mentor will be arranged to provide guidance in the early stages of your refereeing careers. Direction will also be given on suitable leagues to commence refereeing. Refereeing is a great opportunity to keep fit, create new friends and travel all over the country.

For more information or to book your place on the course contact secretary@renfrewshirereferees.org.uk or message us on Facebook or Twitter

While waiting for a reply test your knowledge with our association quiz. This quiz includes questions from the introductory exam and advanced exam.


August Members Meeting

A reminder to all members that our first members’ meeting of the 2020/21 season will take place this Monday 10th August 2020 with a 7.30pm start.  Similarly to the AGM, this meeting will take place on the Zoom platform with full details of how to access the meeting having been emailed to all members.

I would stress the importance of attending this meeting if possible, as the amendments to the Laws of the Game will be covered by our association coaches.  Albeit we cannot referee at the moment, you will be required to know them and be able to apply them when we do eventually return to refereeing, so please attend if you can.

You should all have received a copy of the March members’ minutes in last month prior to the AGM.  For anyone who was not in attendance at the AGM, the new management committee is as follows:

President – Graham Grainger
Vice President – Chris Palmer
Secretary – Andy Taylor
Assistant Secretary – Ryan Kennedy
Treasurer – Michael Bonner
Training Officer – Gary Toland
Digital Officer – Barry Feery
Development Officer – Craig King
Schools & Leagues Officer – Ross Cooper


Online Coaching 27th April 2020

Category : News

Thank you for taking part in the recent poll issued, we are happy to see so many of you prepared to engage in this coaching session.

We propose to run the first session this coming Monday 27th April at 8pm start. The joining instructions have been emailed to all members.

We would like you all to participate where possible and in order to do so please have your yellow and red cards to flash at the camera when prompted by the coaches. Ideally you would be able to feedback if prompted when posed a question to explain your reasons like we would in meetings.

We aim to run a few more of these after we measure the success of this session. Your participation and feedback will be key for us.

If you have not received the email with details how to join please contact a member of the committee.