Congratulations from UEFA

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Congratulations from UEFA

• Silivri, Turkey
• 30.07.2009
• Jørn West Larsen

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UEFA Referee Convention

• Aims
• To start and maintain a development process
• To increase quality
• To increase stability
• To raise the standards
• To secure uniformity in each country
• To secure uniformity in Europe
• To support with money and personal experience

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UEFA Convention standards

• Organisation
• Recruitment and retention
• Observer system
• Talent and Mentor System
• Education grassroots and elite level

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Organisation - status

• Stability in the work
• Confidence in Referee Committee
• Observers are now under full control of the
  Referee Committee
• New Referee Manager employed
• Excellent cooperation between the Football
  Development Centre (FDC) and the Referee Committee

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Recruitment and retention status

• New recruitment system established
• Based on e-learning
• 3555 new referees in 2009.
• Many young referees
• Retention secured by local people
• Physical training sessions every week keep people
  in business.

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Observer system - status

• Observers are now under control of the Referee
  Committee.
• No 10 -relegation rule
• Verbal evaluation after the match
• Education of observers in
• - match analysis
• - communication skills
• - verbal and written evaluation

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Talent- and Mentorsystem - status

• Pyramide structure on 3 levels of talents and
  mentors
• 4 mentors on level 1 educated
• 25 mentors on level 2 educated
• Each mentor has 2 talents
• Education in specifik skills to be a mentor

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Education - status

• Pyramide structure established
• - National/Regional/Local (Grassroots)
• Excellent cooperation between Football
  Development Centre (FDC) and educational
  subcommittee of Referee Committee.
• Instructors course has been held
• Instructors have a very good knowledge of
• - Laws of the game
• - Practical application
• - Teaching skills

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Educational activities.

• 2 seminars each year
• 2 joined seminar for elite referees and selected
  instructors and observers
• New uniform teaching material
• Use of DVD-clips from UEFA and from domestic
  matches

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What to do now?

• Retention of the many new referees
• Establish a structure of local mentor- and talent
  work (level 3)
• Establish a structure with referee managers in
  the regions
• Keep up the quality
• Keep up the stability
• Keep up the good work