Referee’s Fitness Fun Training program

In order to become a good referee or an assistant referee, one of your main responsibility that is very important is to find time to train everyday  to stay fit. A Referee training program has been going on very well in Port Vila.The Referees from Port Vila Football Association  and the Futsal League meet together  every Thursdays to train.
This program has been going since the beginning of this year and the turn out has been very good. Referee Development Officer, Harry Atisson said, “ This program has helped the referees to stay fit and to prepare themselves well in advance before officating  the important matches organized by Port Vila Football Association and Futsal League.
Next Week on Friday 10^th August 2007 in Port Vila the referees will go through the theory test, the video test and the FIFA fitness test. Those who will pass the test , their names will be forwarded  to the Referee standing Committee to select who will be on FIFA List for 2008.
In another development the referee department will be running the first ever women referee course commencing on the 11^th to the 15^th of August 2007. This referee training programme comes in as there’s a need for good women referees to officiate the games  for the women soccer which are already going on well in Port Vila.