Training and Coaching Nights

Referee Training Sessions

Northern NSW Football Referees hold fitness training nights every week during the season at the Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale. Training will commence this year on Tuesday 18 January 2022 and will initially run every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6.00pm to 7.00pm, excluding any public holidays, until the end of daylight saving. All sessions will be held either inside the facility on the ground surrounded by the athletics track or on the outside grass field adjacent to the carpark.

When daylight saving ends in early April 2022, training will then be held only on Thursdays, still from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Training for the year will conclude in September after next season’s finals series matches have been played.

All referees are encouraged to attend these training sessions to network with fellow referees, improve or maintain fitness levels and improve their practical refereeing skills. The training sessions consist of both fitness work as well as skills sessions run by our fitness trainers.

Referee Coaching Nights

Northern NSW Football holds regular referee coaching nights throughout the year for our different referee coaching groups. These are held on Monday nights at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility starting at 6pm and concluding at around 7:30pm. The nights are an opportunity for referees to receive coaching and feedback, ask any questions they may have and network with their fellow match officials.

In 2022, Premier Competition youth referees can attend additional coaching sessions to be held at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on one Tuesday night each month during the season.

TRAINING AND COACHING NIGHTS

Our Referee Coaching Nights in 2022 will be held on the following dates:

Premier Competition First Grade, Reserve Grade and Under 18 Referees

Monday 14 March 2022 Monday 11 April 2022 Monday 9 May 2022 Monday 6 June 2022 Monday 11 July 2022 Monday 8 August 2022

Premier Competition Youth Referees

Monday 14 February 2022 Tuesday 1 March 2022 Monday 21 March 2022 Tuesday 5 April 2022 Tuesday 3 May 2022 Monday 16 May 2022 Tuesday 7 June 2022 Monday 20 June 2022 Tuesday 5 July 2022 Monday 18 July 2022 Tuesday 2 August 2022 Monday 15 August 2022 Tuesday 6 September 2022 Monday 19 September 2022 Tuesday 4 October 2022 Monday 17 October 2022 Tuesday 1 November 2022 Monday 14 November 2022

TRAINING AND COACHING NIGHTS

Zone Football League Competition Referees

Monday 28 March 2022 Monday 23 May 2022 Monday 25 July 2022 Monday 22 August 2022

Due to physical distancing requirements, a maximum of forty-six (46) persons is currently permitted in the Seminar Room at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility. Referees wishing to attend coaching sessions in the Seminar Room therefore are required to register their attendance in advance by clicking on the registration link sent to them each month by the NNSWF Referee Department.