I have recently passed my ref course and have emailed a couple of local leagues to get into their referees list and have not heard from them. Its been two weeks now. Are the response always delayed or am I doing something wrong??
I had the same issue when I first qualified. Fortunately, I knew enough people in the game that it didn't stop me in my tracksI have recently passed my ref course and have emailed a couple of local leagues to get into their referees list and have not heard from them. Its been two weeks now. Are the response always delayed or am I doing something wrong??
If you are Manchester FA speak to Tom Elliott. He is the RDO and should be able to put you in touch. Good lad and top referee.Thanks for this, I'm in Salford. Any contacts in the close radius will be appreciated.
Sir Alex Ferguson, he refereed most of his gamesThanks for this, I'm in Salford. Any contacts in the close radius will be appreciated.
I had the same issue when I first qualified. Fortunately, I knew enough people in the game that it didn't stop me in my tracks
It's disgraceful that RefSecs volunteer for a role and then don't fulfil a basic requirement. I suspect that many new referees are lost at the first hurdle
You ought to find it easier to get games in Youth Football to begin with BTW
Some valid and fair pointsNot sure you can use the word disgraceful with anyone that is a volunteer, by definition they are giving up their own time to enable participation for others. He might be on holiday, heck he might even be quarantined on a cruise ship somewhere
I've had several stints as a RefsSec and it is a thankless role. You spend a huge amount of your own time and as thanks just get complaints from clubs who don't like the referees and referees who don't like their appointments. Hence why the turnover of RefsSecs is probably so high, let's share a bit of love with them ...! I took referee coverage up from 28% when I took over to 98% in the first season and kept it at that level, but still got a load of grief. Remember it isn't a job and they will usually have full time employment, when I was doing it I frequently worked away, including in Asia for several weeks at a time, and whilst I'd deal with urgent things like appointments during that time I wouldn't be dealing with less urgent things until I got home, and sadly new referees fall into that category.
In terms of the OP, as others have said, give him or her a call.