Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dammam: Two FIFA Futuro III courses began in the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam on Sunday.
Twenty-one men and two women are attending the Referee Technical Instructor Course while 13 are participating in the Referee Fitness Instructor Course.
The objectives of the courses are, among others, to increase the quality of refereeing instructors from FIFA Member Associations and to present new teaching materials and teaching/learning tools for this year’s activities.
“These are very important courses in developing referees in Asia. You are the key people for the development of referees,” said Faisal Abdul Hadi, Director of the Main Sport Office in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
“All the refereeing governing bodies are required to assist and support in developing referees. Clubs and football stakeholders are investing a lot. So we as referees need to be at the top of our game.”
Fernando Tresaco Gracia, FIFA Refereeing Development Senior Manager, said: “The concept of the courses is ‘Teach the Teachers’. This is a great opportunity to cover our objectives and you have excellent instructors to update you on new teaching resources, methodology to enhance the level of instructors and understanding of the new interpretations of the Laws of the Game.
“This is also a great opportunity to exchange experiences and we hope this course will meet your expectations to develop and improve your skills and to improve the standard of referees.”
AFC representative Ameez Mohamed added: “Keep in touch with your Member Associations and conduct regular courses and training activities using the latest teaching resources you receive from AFC.
“Make use of the opportunity to gain the latest knowledge and methodology from the top instructors to develop your skills.”
The Referee Technical Instructor Course is being delivered by Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain), Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia), Hani Taleb Ballan (Qatar) and Ismail Al Hafi (Jordan).
Alejo Perez Leguizamon (Argentina) and C. Ravichandran (Malaysia) are the instructors for the Referee Fitness Instructor Course.