Technical

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Annual Seminar

Members are required to attend an Annual Seminar which is held at the beginning of each season, usually in February.

Details of the Seminar can be found in the Attachments to this handbook.

Attendance at, and participation in, the Seminar will go towards satisfying the requirements for maintaining a Level 3 accreditation.

Inspections / Assessment Reports

Assessors are appointed by the Convenor of Assessors.

It is usual practice for the Assessor to introduce themselves to you before the beginning of the match.

Except in extraordinary circumstances, Assessors will not enter the dressing room at half time of a match.

It is usual practice for the Assessor to enter the dressing room at the conclusion of the match for a short de-brief with the match officials. It is not possible for the Assessor to go through every single item at this time, and the absence of a mention in the de-brief does not prevent the Assessor from including an item in their report.

The de-brief is a time to clarify events and listen to a few coaching points suggested by the Assessor. Remember, the Assessor had a different vantage point to yourself on incidents and may have a different opinion. The de-brief is not a time to argue with the assessor.

Members must not approach the Technical Sub-Committee or the Assessor of the match to ascertain marks prior to receiving reports.

Referees must not contact Football NSW about their own or any other referee's marks.

Reports are distributed by the Convenor of Assessors, generally at the end of the week after the match was played.

Instructions for Assessors

Assessors should use a standard format report provided by the Technical Sub-Committee from time to time.

Assessors must submit their reports to the Convenor of Assessors within the timeframe stipulated from time to time, and in any case no later than the Thursday following the playing of the match.

Assessors are not required to submit a running sheet with their report. However an Assessor must retain a copy of the running sheet used in preparing the report in the case of appeal or for clarification. Assessors must furnish the running sheet promptly on request of the Convenor of Assessors.

Assessors are reminded that the AODS requires Assessors to submit running sheets as part of maintaining accreditation.

An assessment report template and running sheet can be found in the attachments to this handbook.

Late Reports

If you feel that your report is late please send a note to the Secretary who will pass it on to the Convenor of Assessors to follow up.

Review of Inspections / Assessment Reports

Requests for reviews of reports must:

a)     be made in writing to the Secretary

b)    must include a copy of the report

c)     must detail the reasons for the review;

d)    must be accompanied by a nominal $10 fee; and

e)     must be received within 21 days of receipt of the report by the member (not the date of the match).

Generally speaking, the reasons for the review should be where the written report does not match the marks given – either the comments provided support a different mark or comments to support the mark given are absent.

It is not considered grounds for review if a matter raised in a written report was not raised verbally on completion of the match. Members must acknowledge that a post-match debrief is a summary of key points, and the written report is a considered, more thorough and detailed report containing all the relevant coaching points from the match.

There is no fee on application, but a fee of $25 is payable if your appeal is found not to have merit (i.e. if the mark is not changed).

Such reviews are undertaken by a senior experienced Assessor who is independent of the Technical Sub-Committee.

Upgrades to Accreditation

Upgrades follow the Australian Officiating Development Schedules published by FFA from time to time.

Theory and Practical upgrades are no longer recorded as separate items as in the “old” grading schedules.

The Coursework component of an upgrade replaces the former theory component, and covers more than simply the Laws of the Game.

Members who have satisfied the requirements of the Australian Officiating Development Schedules will be identified by the Technical Sub-Committee for upgrade.

When dates for courses have been released, members interested in upgrade will be invited to send expression of interest along with appropriate documentation demonstrating that you have met the requirements of the AODS to the Technical Sub-Committee.

The Technical Sub-Committee will assess all applications for upgrade for suitability before they are submitted to the NSW Referees Technical Committee. Members are not to apply directly to the Referees Technical Committee or State Referees Coach.

Members should also make best efforts to inform themselves of the requirements of the AODS.

Members may like to visit the FFA website

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009GameDev/default.aspx?s=ccommunity_referees_news_news_item_new&id=33545

Course Fees

A fee for courses is payable upon written application. This fee will be advised to members at the appropriate time and may be outside the control of the Branch.

Log Books

Members are reminded that the AODS requires each member to maintain a log book of his or her activities each year.

The log may be in a detailed day by day format, or a monthly summary sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the AODS. Members should inform themselves of the requirements for maintaining accreditation at their current level.

A copy of the log book template can be found in the attachments to this handbook.

Training

The Technical Sub-Committee and Management Committee set physical training requirements from time to time.

Members must satisfactorily attend and participate in these minimum requirements if they are to be considered for appointment to end of season finals series matches.

Attendance at training is one factor that demonstrates a member’s commitment to the Branch, and may be considered from time to time by the Management Committee and/or Technical Sub-Committee in selection of members for various exchanges, programmes, or other such opportunities and benefits as may arise.

Training requirements can be found in the attachments to this handbook.

Fitness Tests

The Technical Sub-Committee and Management Committee set Fitness Test requirements from time to time.

Members must pass the appropriate fitness test to be eligible for appointment to matches. This is a simple due-diligence exercise in demonstrating “fitness for purpose”. Physical fitness is as important as knowledge of the Laws of the Game.

The requirements for the Fitness Tests can be found in the attachments to this handbook.

The dates and venues for Fitness Tests can be found in the attachments to this handbook.

Recognising the volunteer nature of the Branch, members shall make best efforts to attend the Fitness Tests that are scheduled before the end of March. The Management Committee and Technical Sub-Committee will provide reasonable opportunity for members to attend these tests. The Technical Sub-Committee and Management Committee volunteer their time and are not obliged to conduct fitness tests after the last day of March.

The Technical Sub-Committee and/or Management Committee may, at their absolute discretion and convenience, schedule an additional fitness test or tests if they consider it warranted and that members have made best efforts to attend the scheduled fitness tests before the end of March. The Management Committee do not warrant that any such additional tests will be scheduled.

Groupings

The Technical Sub-Committee is responsible for grouping members according to such bases and terms that the Management Committee and Technical Sub-Committee may set down from time to time.

Groupings are used to appoint members to suitable matches according to demonstrated competency (i.e. a combination of your assessment mark and the level of match). This is a simple due diligence exercise in making sure that you are not appointed to matches above your demonstrated capability.

New members are placed in a group based on the results of their first, or first few, assessment reports. These reports are usually formal assessment reports but may take the form of a verbal report from a suitably experienced Assessor.

Movement through the groups is based on your average mark for the season.

The number of members in each group is determined from time to time considering the number of matches available to that grouping and the required number of members to adequately cover those matches each week.

Members must receive a minimum number of assessments to be eligible for promotion or relegation through the groups. Currently this number is three.

The average mark is tabulated at the end of each season. The average of your highest and lowest mark is currently averaged and treated as one mark to eliminate statistical outliers from either an unusually poor match, or an unusually easy match or other such factors. This derived mark is then averaged with the rest of the marks for the season.

 

 

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