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Our next meeting takes place on
THURSDAY 16th September 2010
at the Corner Flag Club next to
Hartlepool United FC 7:30pm
Please note we now meet on a THURSDAY
All Referees are welcome
Subs Are Now Due |
About the Society
Welcome to the Hartlepool Football Referees website wherever in the world you are.
Hartlepool Referees Association was Re-formed in 1933 and is affiliated to Durham County Football Association in England, with members in Hartlepool, South East Durham, and the Teesside area.
We meet on the third Monday of the month at the Corner Flag Club located next to Victoria Park the Home of Hartlepool United FC (excluding June and July) non members are welcome.
We usually have around 60 members each season from all levels of football right up to the football league.
Meetings are social occasions where we discuss all aspects of football and refereeing over a chat and a drink. At meetings, we either have a guest speaker or a discussion topic for the evening plus a problem corner. The Society also holds a number of social events over the course of the year.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our site and you gain an insight to this aspect of our great game and if you are not already a qualified referee, have you considered becoming a Referee ? Its easy! ask the experts on TV and radio.
Scroll down the main page we feel sure you will find something of interest.
Referee News
IFAB decides not to pursue goal-line technology
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) convened at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, Saturday 6 March, for the 124th Annual General Meeting, which, as is the case with every FIFA World Cup™ year, was chaired by FIFA and its President Joseph S. Blatter.
A presentation was provided on the experiment with additional assistant referees in the 2009/2010 UEFA Europa League, following the 144 matches played so far. It was agreed that following the conclusion of the competition on 12 May 2010, a special meeting of the Board will discuss the final analysis of the experiment on 17-18 May.
Concerning goal-line technology, the Board concluded that goal-line technology would not be pursued.
It was also agreed that Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct – Sending-off Offences), Law 14 (The Penalty Kick) and the roles and responsibilities of the fourth official would all be further discussed on 17-18 May.
Regarding amendments to the Laws of the Game, approval was given to the proposals submitted by The Scottish Football Association in relation to Law 5 (The Referee – Injured Players) agreeing to the treatment of injured players from the same team who have collided on the pitch. It was also approved that stretcher bearers will now only enter the pitch following the signal of the referee.
The proposal of The Scottish Football Association also in relation to Law 5 (The Referee – Injured Players) to allow players to be treated on the field of play “if the injury was sustained as the result of an offence committed against him by an opponent” was not approved. The decision was made that the IFAB Technical Sub-Committee would further discuss this proposed amendment.
The decisions concerning the Laws of the Game taken today by the International Football Association Board will come into effect on 1 June 2010.
The 125th Annual General Meeting will take place at Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales between 4 and 6 March 2011.
Refereeing Information
Laws of the Game
Respect
The FA Respect programme Click here for details
The Football Association Referee page
This page gives all relevant information for referees in England Click here for details
Report Writing
Durham County FA allow all Reports including sending offs to be submitted by Email. The Secretary asks all Referees to ensure that all the necessary information is included and that the forms are filled out correctly. Click HERE for the FA guidelines
Referees Courses
If you are based in the Durham area Click HERE to contact Durham FA they will get back to you with the details of How to become a referee.
Supplies and Kit
  
CRB Check and Safeguarding Children
All members are reminded that we must all complete the CRB check to be able to continue Refereeing This is a mandatory instruction from the FA Please visit these links they contain very important information from The FA.
Circular
Why not have your monthly circular sent by email? Its a lot easier and you will save the branch money on postage, click below to contact Ray Smith, this offer is available to any member of the RA Nationally.
Register of English Football Facilities (REFF)
Never get lost again!
The REFF project is the largest survey of football facilities undertaken in the history of British sport. This unique database allows Referees to find their local football pitches and grounds and informs them of the type of facilities they can expect to find there.
The website allows you to view information on football pitches and facilities and obtain route planning information, street maps and aerial views of any of the listed sites.
The opinions and comments on this website are not necessarily those of the Referees Association, the Hartlepool and District Referees Association, or any governing body of Association Football in the United Kingdom or Worldwide.
Hartlepool and District Referees Association are not responsible for the content of any website that it displays links to and only sites that it considers of interest to like minded people are posted.
Hartlepool and District Referees Association is a non profit organisation. | 
