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GFF Referees Department to conduct 5-day Beginners Course

Jan 18, 2014 Sports

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will be conducting a Referees Beginners Course from February 7-11, at the GFF Secretariat on Dadanawa Street, Section ‘K’, Campbellville.
According to a release from the entity, the Course will be the first one to be conducted for 2014 and participants will be lectured on the Laws of the Game and how to interpret the Laws.
The release added that both male and female applicants between the ages of 17-25 years and serious about being involved in the officiating aspect of the sport could apply to attend the Course which will run over five days.
It further added that the specific aim of this programme is to promote referees and prospective participants are asked to have some amount of knowledge of the game; have a desire to make a positive difference; possess relevant organizational and governance experience, or equivalent; have ability to be an effective team member, recognizing and embracing diversity; must participate personally in a minimum of four seminars per year while work in between meetings; be prepared to take a lead role in sub-committees as needed; be prepared to commit to average of 5-6 hours per week depending on season; prepared to act as a positive role model complete with excellent communication skills; must be competent in computer applications and agree to abide by the Referees Conflict of Interest and the published rules and the Code of Conduct.
Interested individuals could submit a one page summary of themselves along with stating reason (s) why they could be an asset to the game.
Applications should be emailed to Roy Mc Arthur Head of Referees Department at the GFF Head Office at e-mail [email protected] and deadline for submission is January 31, at 17:00 hrs.

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