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NATIONAL REFEREE STRATEGY (NRS)
It will be important to change the mind-set of active match officials and those who are
developing match officials, so that better learning environments are created not only
through a greater use of modern education mediums but also in the relationship between
the teacher and the learner. This is especially true of the assessor: referee relationship.
Crucial to all success will be that referees and educators are receptive to constructive
criticism and learning.
Having started the consultation process, the aim is to introduce much of the change
(especially the outline frameworks and structures) for Season 2016/17 with some further
changes for Season 2017/18. These changes represent important and effective upgrading
and modernisation and will lead to improvements in all aspects of refereeing in England, with
concomitant benefits to all levels of football.
David Elleray Neale Barry
Chairman FA Referees’ Committee FA Head of Refereeing
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