Tipperary County Board is currently seeking applications from interested individuals to participate in the upcoming Referee Recruitment for Tipperary in 2022, to address the future refereeing needs within the Premier County.
Derek O’Mahony Ardfinnan
With the growth in popularity of Gaelic Games, the demand for match officials is increasing. With over four thousand games being played in our county on an annual basis, the role of the referee is a particularly important cog of the wheel to ensure all games take place. However, we are seeing a drop in our current crop of officials, due to injury, work life balance and age related factors. During the last GAA season in 2021, a number of games had to be cancelled due to no referee available. This was very unfair to the clubs affected in these fixtures. We are at a crisis in Tipperary in relation to the number of qualified active referees.
Conor Doyle Silvermines
Basic Club Referee Training Courses are provided every two years by trained Referee Tutors in County Tipperary. Unfortunately due to Covid, we were not able to complete the training course in 2020 and 2021. Thankfully the 2022 course will be taken place in the next few weeks. The first two Modules will be completed online by the student in the comfort of their own home, while the next module will be completed as a group at a venue central within Tipperary, in the near future. The course is developed in conjunction with Croke Park and supported through the Provincial Munster Referees Administrators.
The Training Course is now open to interested candidates to register.
NEW REFEREES FOUNDATION COURSE
Training as a Club Referee involves the following modules:
Rules of Specification / The Play / Scores/ Powers and Duties of the Referee Technical Fouls / Set Play / Aggressive Fouls / Dissent / Referee’s Report / Rules Test / Fitness Test
Modules are “classroom” based and involve online participation by the prospective referees. A timed Rules Test is centrally organised by Croke Park, which the participants complete “on-line”, with a pass-mark set which must be achieved for successful progression.
An initial trial Fitness Test, i.e. a “BANGSBO or BEEP Test” will be organised at a later date, in order to familiarise new entrants with the levels required. A standard test will be used later in the year to monitor progression with a view to the achievement of a minimum standard required for qualification.
Following completion of the Training Course the successful candidate is certified as qualified by Coiste RíaracháinRéiteoirí Contae Tiobrad Árann as a Club Level Referee. Newly qualified Foundation Referees will be appointed to referee games as allocated by the Referees Administration Committee.
We are now seeking applications from interested individuals, who are considering taking up the role as Club Referee and applications must be submitted through their respective Club Secretary on the relevant Application Form which is available online on the Tipperary GAA website.
Kevin Jordan Thurles Gaels
Please note all applications must be accompanied by a cheque for €100, from the applicant’s home club, which will be refunded after officiating at ten games.
Completed application forms accompanied by €100 cheque only should be forwarded to John Ryan (B) Tipperary Referees Administration Committee, Lár na Páirce, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
All clubs who do not currently have a referee in their club are encouraged to trawl their membership for prospective candidates.
Please contact any of the recruitment committee if you want to be included in this year’s course.
Seanie Peters Aherlow
REFEREE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE John Ryan Chairperson 086 2417763 Philip Kelly Secretary (North Division) 087 2863683 Michael Kennedy (South Division) 087 990 7661, Franny Quinn (West Division) 087 9973730, Seamus Delaney (Mid Division) 087 6396698
Or from any member of the Referees Administration Committee; John Ryan (Chairperson), Philip Kelly (Secretary) Franny Quinn (Divisional Administrator West), Seamus Walsh (Divisional Administrator South), Ciaran Timmons(Divisional Administrator North), Martin Bourke (Divisional Administrator Mid)
By Jonathan Cullen Sun 30th Jan
