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The Official FA Guide to Basic Refereeing
John Baker
RRP:
£9.99
ISBN:
9780340816042
Illustrations:
20+ black & white halftones and diagrams plus 8pp colour photograph section.
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Series:
Football Association
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Summary:
'The official guides to success on and off the pitch.'
This Official Football Association series provides invaluable and essential advice and information about key football skills for anyone involved in football, of any age and level. The books are especially aimed at those involved in grassroots football, who may not have the back up and help that they might need to realise the full potential of their involvement in the game. Each book in this series is packed with practical exercises and features, information and expert advice, which will improve your understanding and enhance your ability and enjoyment of the world's greatest game.
A straightforward, lively and practical guide, this book not only covers the laws of the game and how to apply them, but also addresses why you might want to become a referee and the demands put upon you in such a role.
It includes specific chapters on free kicks and offside and also a chapter devoted to player management. This book is not just essential reading for referees and those who are training, but for coaches, players and anyone else involved or interested in the game.
'Be a part of the game.'
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- This book offers a clear guide to all aspects of refereeing and in addition it is designed to support The FA's own referees (3,500 people participate in the Referees in Training course per year).
- The FA branding gives this series immediate recognition, and added value and credibility.
- This is a practical, attractive and straightforward guide that will appeal to all those involved in football.
- This book includes a colour photograph section, containing pictures to illustrate key points, many of which involve high profile footballing figures, sourced from The FA's own picture library.
- Clear features such as Best Practice boxes, Tasks, Quotes and Statistics will engage the reader and encourage practical testing of understanding.
- Written by John Baker, who is Head of Refereeing at The FA and is responsible for overseeing the development of all strategy regarding the recruitment, retention and training of over 30,000 officially registered referees in England.
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Table of Contents:
 Introduction
Why referee? The value of referees and refereeing
The demands of refereeing and match officiating
Assisting match officials
The mini-football facilitator
Understanding the laws of the game
Applying all the laws of the game
Key situations (1): free kicks
Key situations (2): offside
Player management
Conclusion
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About the Author(s):
John Baker has worked at The Football Association for the past 3 years. Previously a referee to Level 3 (FA Conference and below) he is now responsible for overseeing the development of all strategy regarding the recruitment, retention and training of over 30,000 officially registered referees in England. As well as working with referees from the amateur game, John is also a member of the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) Management Team, which is responsible for the training and development of referees in the professional game. In his role as Head of Refereeing, John Baker has also been involved with a number of international projects to improve the structures, training and standards of refereeing in less developed countries.
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Readership:
Current referees or those who are considering becoming an official; those undertaking formal coaching training; local/youth club coaches (currently 11,500 registered coaches; 40,000 affiliated clubs);
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