NEWS: Geelong match officials acknowledged at FFV Ref's Conference

LAST Saturday, Football Federation Victoria (FFV) held its annual Referees’ Seminar at Monash University in Caulfield, which was attended by 306 referees and also included a player and coach presentation as well as the recognition of several individual referees’ years of service.

PHOTO: (From left) Mal Bosnjak, John Findlay and Frank Sarcevic received special awards for their dedication to refereeing in Victoria at last weekend's FFV Referees' Seminar in Melbourne

Held for the first time, the referees service awards were a resounding success and were very well received by those who have dedicated much of their lives to refereeing across Victorian football fields and - in some cases - on international football fields.

Amongst those acknowledged for their dedication to refereeing in Victoria were three well known Geelong based match officials.

Frank Sarcevic was presented with a Bronze Award for more than 10 years of service refereeing the game, Mal Bosnjak was presented with a Silver Award for 20 plus years of officiating in football matches, while John Findlay was rewarded for more than 30 years of referee service with a very special Gold Award.

All three have been integral members of the Geelong Referees’ Branch and have become synonymous with the local football scene.

On behalf of the FFV and the entire Geelong Region Football Committee (GRFC) a HUGE congratulations to the above mentioned and highly esteemed trio!

If you would like to be a part of the next generation of referees, a Level 4 Referees course will be held on Saturday 17th February at Bell Park Sports Centre in Batesford.

Commencing at 10:00am and running through until 4:30pm, the course will provide accreditation for all new referees wanting to officiate at the local level. Interested participants need to complete the online Laws of the Game Certificate and bring it with them on the day. The Course can be accessed at:

https://laws.myfootballclub.com.au/laws/

The total cost of the course is $125. This includes course registration, first season of referee registration free (valued at $100), a green (first year) referee shirt with FFV accreditation badges, two assistant referee flags, a whistle and a red and yellow card set (Equipment valued at over $80).

The registration link for the course is:

https://education-ffa.sportingpulse.com/event.asp?ID=17716




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