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Referee Academy Weekend

Published: 03-01-2012 03:00
 As announced during a press conference when the Referee Academy was launched on Friday 16 December 2011, the Malta FA Referees’ Committee is organising a Referee Academy Weekend for 14 to 17 year olds from Friday 06 to Sunday 08 January 2012, at The Diplomat Hotel, Sliema. A total of 30 participants from nine boys’ and three girls’ schools will be attending – 24 males and 6 females, with 26 from Malta and 4 from Gozo.    The schools involved in the project are St Ġorġ Preca College - Boys’ Secondary, St Thomas Moore College - Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Gozo College - Boys’ Secondary, St Michael’s School, St Elias School, St Paul’s Missionary College, Stella Maris College, St Martin’s College, The Archbishop’s Seminary School, Convent of the Sacred Heart Foundation, Our Lady Immaculate School and St Dorothy’s School. The programme includes various topics to be addressed by Referee Instructors, discussions involving local referees from the different categories, attendances to a BOV Premier League match and a Futsal League match and the respective post-match analysis. Mr Norman Darmanin Demajo, Malta FA President, will deliver the Closing Address. The follow-up for all participants after the Referee Academy Weekend will be weekly meetings over a three-month period, after which they will be given duties to assist referees in the Under 13 league.  Referee Academy Weekend – ProgrammeFRIDAY 6th January 201216:00 – 17:00 hrs: Participants’ Registration & Check-In at The Diplomat Hotel, Sliema17:30 – 18:00 hrs: Introduction (Charles Agius, Chairman Referees’ Committee)18:15 – 18:45 hrs: Transfer to Corradino Pavilion19:45 – 20:45 hrs: Futsal League match: Taz-Zwejt vs. Korol Attrans21:00 – 21:30 hrs: Transfer to The Diplomat Hotel, Sliema22:00 – 23:00 hrs: DinnerSATURDAY 7th January 201208:00 – 09:00 hrs: Breakfast09:15 – 10:00 hrs: Futsal League Post-Match Discussion (Gjergji Bitri & Franco Cachia)10:00 – 11:30 hrs: Lecture – The Role of the Referee (Esther Azzopardi, Alan Mario Sant, Alan Camilleri,  Franco Cachia & Stefan Pace)11:45 – 12:45 hrs: Lunch13:00 – 14:00 hrs: Lecture – Requisites of a Match Official (Adrian D. Casha, Director of Refereeing)14:10 – 14:30 hrs: Transfer to National Stadium, Ta’ Qali16:00 – 17:45 hrs: BOV Premier League Hibernians vs. Valletta (National Stadium, Ta’ Qali)18:30 – 18:45 hrs: Transfer to The Diplomat Hotel in Sliema19:00 – 19:30 hrs: Holy Mass19:30 – 20:15 hrs: Dinner20:30 – 22:00 hrs: Video produced by UEFA – The RefereeSUNDAY 8th January 201208:00 – 09:00 hrs: Breakfast09:15 – 10:00 hrs: BOV Premier League Post-Match Analysis 10:15 – 11:45 hrs: Laws of the Game Quiz (Kevin Azzopardi, Elite Referee)12:00 – 13:00 hrs: Lunch13:00 – 13:30 hrs: Packing & Check Out 13:45 – 14:00 hrs: The Role of the Malta Football Referees Association (Alexander Spiteri, General Secreatry MFRA)14:00 – 14:45 hrs: Conclusion – The Way Forward (Adrian D. Casha, Director of Refereeing, Victor Mintoff, Referees’ Development Officer & Norman Darmanin Demajo, Malta FA President)15:00 – 15:30 hrs: Departure of Attendees from The Diplomat Hotel, Sliema