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the whistleblower
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Thu, 13 March 08 11:13 GMT
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I am a Berks society ref (http://www.bsrfur.com/), and you will be very welcome at our next meeting - Tuesday 18 March at 20:00. Meetings are on the outskirts of Reading, at Shire Hall's club near Sonning. Society members may be able to assist with transport if necessary - though it would be helpful if you can have an adult with you.
You are right that there are several refs about your age in the Society. As with any ref, you will do the course (ELRA as mentioned) through the Society's training officer; the Society will then support you by providing someone to watch a few games. If all is well, you'll be inducted into the Society (which doesn't charge membership fees, incidentally). You will be appointed to games involving players around your own age initially, because there are child protection issues surrounding young people at adult games.
John Ford is the society's training officer, and you should get in touch - 01628 548680 or johnford.refs@virgin.net. He'll be thrilled to hear from you - we are actively trying to recruit young, fit members. Refereeing is an extremely rewarding activity, and by starting at your age you keep the door open to go all the way - Internationals, or wherever your talent will take you. Many (perhaps most) refs take up the whistle once their playing days are over, and so will rarely be able to make the heights that require a young fit ref.
In the interim, get down to your local club on a Sunday morning, and ask the U.12 and U.13 coaches if you can referee their games. The U.13s play more or less full rules (the differences are here: http://www.hantsrefs.org.uk/Youth/HRURS_Youth_Age_%20Guide_07 cl.pdf, but the U.12's are in their last year of the devel o pment Continuum - rules here: http://www.rfu.com/regulati on s/PageContent.aspx?SectionID=323 (it's an appallingly ha rd site to navigate - you'll have to click on rules & regu lati ons, scroll to the bottom of that section, then follow the links that appear to the right).
You don 't nee d to be qualified to referee at this level, but you DO need to put in the time getting familiar with all the a pplicabl e laws. Your first games will not be good: no-one 's ever a re. Just ask the coaches what you did wrong, and what you can do to put it right. Coaches far prefer to b eon the sid elines lookign out for things to coach, than in the middle reffing impartially while their charges do thi ngs wrong.
Good luck with the reffing - you've made the decis ion, now take the steps that will deliver a fantastic buzz for decades to come. Use http://www.learnr ugbylaws.com/ to get to grips with the laws of the game, a dn do use rugbyre fs.com to keep in touch with other young( er) refs. There a re several reffing at a high level while going through uni right now - Peter TC, Jacko, Noddy, all getting appointed t o some interesting national competitio ns
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pauldg
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Wed, 12 March 08 20:40 GMT
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Take the ELRA and then contact Berkshire regarding membership.
(Or the other way round if you want.)
Information here:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.drake/bsrfur/bsrfur.htm
You may also find:
http://www.rugbyrefs.com useful too.
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JosJj2$8#
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Wed, 12 March 08 20:34 GMT
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I'm 15yr old, have been reffed by younger people than me, signed up with the berkshire referees society, how do i do the same?? Any advise?
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