REFEREE REGISTRATION

The registration process for Season 2022/23 OPENED to all referees in Cumberland on Monday 6th June 2022. 

LATEST UPDATE 

As of Friday 29 July 2022, over 80 of our referees hadn't re-registered for the 2022/23 season.

Scott Taylor, Referee Development Officer, said: “We are seriously going to be short of grassroots match officials for the start of the new season if this number doesn’t increase rapidly, and soon as appointments are already being considered for August and September. I strongly urge existing referees who haven’t done so yet to re-register ASAP, this applies to all Trainee Referees as well.”

All of the information you need can be found below:

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During the 2021/22 season the County FA has provided significant bursaries to all Referees around registration and insurance. This has amounted to approximately £3,000 being absorbed by the County FA to assist Officials with the return to Football following a tough two years for everyone due to the global pandemic and alleviating some of the financial requirements. 

Going forward into the 2022/23 and beyond, The County FA will see further funding cuts and as a result, a £20 fee for Referee Registration will return.

Referees aged 65+ will not be charged the fee. 

Referee Registration must be completed prior to Referees officiating from 1 July 2022. 

Referees can register electronically for NEXT season by following the link below from Monday 6th June

Register NOW

Please log in using the e-mail address linked to your FAN record.

If you receive an error message regarding using the e-mail address on two accounts, then this can be resolved by clicking HERE  
 
If you have forgotten your password, or have not accessed this system previously, please click HERE 

Parent/Carers of Referees aged 14 & 15 will need to give ‘consent’ prior to completing the Referee Registration process online. 
To do this please login into MY ACCOUNT here. 

PRE-REQUISITES FOR REGISTRATION

ALL Referees MUST have in-date Safeguarding Education prior to registering for Season 2022-23.

Referees who are 14/15 years old must complete the FREE 1 hour Safeguarding For All course (valid for two years)

Referees who are 16+, but completed their previous FA Safeguarding qualification as a 14/15 year old can EITHER complete the free 1 hour Safeguarding For All (valid for two years) OR complete the new Online Safeguarding Children Course (£30) (valid for two years with continual FREE re-certification)

All other Referees 16+ can do one of the following:
Complete the FREE 1 hour Safeguarding For All course (valid for two years)
Complete the free online re-certification (valid for three years) IF you have previously completed The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop
Complete the new Online Safeguarding Children Course (£30) which is valid for two years (with continual free re-certification)

As part of an ongoing commitment to making the game safe for all, Cumberland FA encourages all referees to complete the new online Safeguarding Children Course.

This in turn will support you as match officials to recognise best practice and poor practice, understand how to report concerns quickly and effectively. We believe that making football fun, enjoyable and safe is everyone’s responsibility.

 SUPPORT 

 If you have any queries, or if you require any assistance, then please contact Cumberland FA 's Referee Development Officer Scott Taylor on refsupport@cumberlandfa.com or call Cumberland FA on 01900 511800.