Would you like to have a positive influence on community football for players at all ages?  Ever thought about being the person with the power of the whistle - the Game Leader/Referee? 

If you would like to start out or gain further experience and be a Game Leader/Referee in any of the formats from 5v5 to 11v11 then keep reading...

New Zealand Football Courses

Check out these free education courses from NZF on their education platform - NZF Learn - allowing participants to learn online in their own time - 

The Game Day Leader Award – For leading game day for 5v5 games - CLICK HERE for more info

The Mini Football/Football Refereeing Award – For refereeing 7v7 and 9v9 games - CLICK HERE for more info

The Youth and Community Football Refereeing Award – For refereeing 11v11 games - CLICK HERE for more info

The Referee Level 1 Award – For those starting their journey to becoming a qualified referee in 11v11 games - CLICK HERE for more info

Referee Resources

Northern Region Football - Home of referees - including course calendar - https://www.nrf.org.nz/referee
New Zealand Football - https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/community/refereeing-1

Would you like to referee more games?

We can add you to our list of Game Leaders/Referees who can be contacted by our WSAFC teams in their hour of need!  

To add yourself to the availability list, be contacted by teams and receive some dollars from them (or just volunteer your time), log into Friendly Manager and look for the registration form 'Referee / Game Day Leaders'. If you are not a member/do not have a Friendly Manager profile, please go to our registration page and click on New to Western Springs, and then 'Referee / Game Day Leaders'.