Remember LAW 18 - Commonsense
GDFRA - Supporting Referees' Development. Our aim is to recruit, retain and continuously develop sufficient qualified referees to meet the current and future needs of the game. We wish to raise the quality, status and benefits of refereeing, for the good of Members and in the interests of the game.
Welcome
to our website which we trust is a useful resource for not only
GDFRA members but referees world wide. Your comments and
suggestions are always welcomed and as such your webmaster would
appreciate any feedback.
Refereeing can be an exciting and challenging position providing you with the best seat in the game. So whether your wanting to give back something to the sport you love, earn some extra pocket money or have ambitions of refereeing local, State, National or International levels, this is where you can start. Refereeing is not just about knowing the Laws of the Game, but also applying them correctly, understanding how the game unfolds, player management and your own personality. It also helps to develop life skills and confidence, maintains and improves fitness levels without the bumps and bruises that players sustain. If you are interested in becoming a referee please contact us by emailing our Secretary.
Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, during the season, at Merrylands Bowling and Recreation Club, Oxford Street, Merrylands.
The following article was published in the Parramatta Advertiser dated 1st February, 2012 and written by Steven Deare. Titled "Age no limit to man in black - Filipczyk back for 33rd season as a Referee". Wilf is one of GDFRA's longest serving referees and it is fitting that this article has been written about him
Age will not weary him. At 71 Wilfraed Filipczyk is preparing to lace on the boots, take up the whistle and referee for another soccer season.
If you're playing in the Granville District, chances are you have had - or will have - the Greystanes man controlling your match. Filipczyk is not just refereeing children's games either. "I think I might be the oldest active referee in NSW who still does Premier League or Senior 1's", the spritely veteran said. "I still enjoy it as much as when I started." "I do it for the sake of the sport, as well as my own fitness."
That long history means players often remember "Wilf" when he arrives at their own ground on a Saturday. "I've been doing this for 32 years. In every team, I know somebody", he told The Advertiser. Yet is not so easy for him to remember all the players. "I have people come up and say 'remember me, you refereed me when I was 16'. "I have to say 'Sorry, I don't remember you'."
Filipczyk started refereeing unofficially when his children, who played for Greystanes, needed a referee for their matches. After they stopped playing the sport, he registered to become an official. "I could see how desperate the clubs were for referee," he said. "I would see the under 9's saying 'Mum we have a referee with the uniform today'. They enjoy it."
He has gone on to referee countless district and representative matches. Only once was he assaulted, when a player wanted a corner awarded instead of a goal kick. At half time the player kicked Filipczyk in the backside. He laughed off the incident to The Advertiser, and recalled his standard reply to critics. "A lot of people say 'how much money to you get?". I say 'not enough to put up with some of you blokes'."
To read the full article as published in The Parramatta Advertiser click here
Personal Training & Fitness - 23rd January, 2012
The Committee is pleased to advise that it has secured the services of a Professional Trainer to get us all fit for the start of the season. Details of the Training program are as follows: Commencing Tuesday, 24th January, 2012 for 12 consecutive Tuesday nights. The Venue is PH Jeffery Reserve, Barton Street, North Parramatta.
The sessions will be taken by Marco Divitale, a professional trainer, from Pulse Personal Training & Fitness.
Should the grounds be affected by wet
weather and not be safe for training,
the
secretary will know by say 2pm.
A decision will be made and posted on
the web site so that you have ample time to know
if
training has been cancelled;
Special requirements:
Each
participant
needs
to bring:-
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Sufficient amount of water/water bottle. Most parks have taps available should more water be required;
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A towel. Some exercises may involve laying on the towel so please ensure you are comfortable with the size of your towel;
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Hat and applied sunscreen are optional but recommended at all times;
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Any medical aids that you may require (Asthma Inhaler, etc.)
Training is free for members, and the cost
will be met by the Association.
This is an
excellent means to prepare for the 2012 season and get yourself
into an appropriate level of fitness. The Committee
encourages active members to attend.
New
Photographs in the Photo Gallery - 23rd November, 2011
Some member's photographs have been
added to the Members' Photographs section on the website. To
view these go to "Photo Gallery" drop down menu and then
click on "Members' Photographs". Proceed to index 13 and
click on the 7th photograph (Marisa, Jessica and Kiana)
onwards. Seventeen photographs have been added.
Alternatively you can click on the "Photo Gallery" button
under "Quick Links" on the left hand side of main page of
the website.
Click here
to go directly to the new photographs of GDFRA Members.
2011 Annual Report - 27th October, 2011
The 2011 Annual Report has been added to the website. The report can be located under "Members Information" on the main drop down menu (On the Home Page) and scrolling down to the sub menu "Referee's Document" and then the sub sub menu "Referee's Reports and clicking on it.
Click here for a copy of the 2011 Annual Report.
Shield named referee's boss - 8th October, 2011
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that former Hyundai A-League and AFC Referee of the Year Mark Shield has been appointed as the new FFA Director of Referees as part of the national body’s new Referee Development structure.
Arguably the most successful and well respected Australian match official in world football, Mark has officiated at all levels of the game from junior grassroots, to the former National Soccer League, Hyundai A-League, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, AFC Asian Cup and FIFA World Cups.
FFA’s Head of Hyundai A-League Lyall Gorman believes that Mark Shield’s appointment is of great benefit to the refereeing ranks and football in Australia.
“We are very proud to announce that a referee of the calibre of Mark Shield will head our new Referee Development structure,” said Gorman.
“His knowledge and experience in relation to refereeing is unequalled in the Australian football community and is a fantastic role model for all aspiring referees.
“We look forward to working closely with Mark and assisting him to develop refereeing within Australia,” concluded Gorman.
Mark was honoured and excited to be appointed as the FFA Director of Referees.
“Having been out of the game for three years, it was the right time for me to get back into the game.
“There is definitely an opportunity to build on our previous successes for what will be one of the most anticipated Hyundai A-League seasons since the inaugural one.
“I’m really excited about the challenge of working with the all referees, clubs, coaches and players to improve the profile of referees in Australia ,” concluded Shield.
As part of his new role, Mark will be responsible for:
- Implementation of national policy, technical direction and the National curriculum
- Overall responsibility for the coaching of match officials
- Responsible for the performance of Elite Match Officials
- Appointments to national competitions: Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League, National Youth League and National Titles
- Develop International Pathways/Opportunities
Born and bred in Brisbane, Mark began his refereeing career at the age of 12 and quickly rose through the refereeing ranks officiating senior matches at 16, his first professional matches at 22, received his FIFA international badge at 25 years and at 28 was selected to referee at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan where he officiated the Group H match between Belgium and Tunisia.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Mark refereed the Group D match between Iran & Angola and the Group H match between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Based on those two performances, Mark was then appointed Fourth Official for the Round of 16 match between Brazil and Ghana, the Quarter Final match between Brazil and France and the Semi-Final between Portugal and France.
A foundation referee of the Hyundai A-League, Mark refereed 61 matches from 2005-2008 which included the first three Hyundai A-League Grand Finals (2006, 2007 & 2008). He was named the Hyundai A-League Referee of the year on three occasions (2005/06, 2006/07 & 2007/08) which he added to the other Australian Referee of the Year Awards that he collected from the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 National Soccer League seasons.
Mark was selected to referee the AFC Champions League 2006 final between Al Karama (Syria) and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Korea Republic) and the following year Mark was appointed to referee the final of the AFC Asian Cup 2007 between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. At the end of 2007 was the first Australian referee to be named the AFC Referee of the Year.
Mark retired from refereeing professionally in September 2008 to concentrate on family and business interests.
Referees
responsibility under the Laws of the Game for issue of
Red/Yellow cards and submission of incident reports.
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26th August, 2011
Football NSW have issued a memorandum (11-23) dated 24th August, 2011 and have requested the following instructions to be followed:
Under FIFA Law 5 of the game, the powers and duties of a referee include:
- Take disciplinary action against players guilty of a cautionable and sending off offences. They are not obliged to take this action immediately but must do so when the ball next goes out of play.
- Take action against team officials who fail to conduct themselves in a responsible manner and may, at their discretion, expel them from the field and its immediate surrounds.
- Act on the advice of assistant referees regarding incidents which have not been seen by the referee.
- Provide the appropriate authorities (Competition Administrator) with a match report including information on any disciplinary action taken against players, and/or team officials and any other incidents which occurred before, during or after the match.
The Laws of the Game require TWO things of referees whenever they caution or send off a player or observe misconduct:
- They must report the incident.
- They must complete a report and send it to the appropriate authority within the stipulate time.
The misconduct report communicates information and it gives the referees version of an incident involving misconduct. This report is to be treated as a factual document at a subsequent disciplinary hearing.
Click here for a full copy of the memo directive.
What players want in a football referee
Dr Peter Simmons of Charles Sturt University Australia reports that players' attitudes to referee decisions are largely determined by their attitudes to the referee. The video below interviews players and finds that they want referees to be competent, dependable and respectful.
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