Level 1 Referee Class available to all who are interested in learning to referee rugby

by on Feb.20, 2010, under Coaches

Please see the email below from PSRFR re: the upcoming referee clinic. It is important that we have certified referees (more than one) on each club.

Allow me to add one more thing. There are lots of reasons why you may not be able to play, but you could still referee to keep yourself in the game.

You might be too injured to play, but you are still active (and you will stay fit just running around a rugby field). This is a great way to stay with the game while you’re healing.

You might have work/school commitments that take you away from games/practice, but you still have time Saturday afternoon, or some weekday late afternoon for a HS game.

You might not have health insurance and you don’t want to risk injury by playing, but there’s very little chance of being injured while refereeing.

You’ve had your run with the club and are thinking about hanging your boots up, but you want to give back now and then. There are plenty of young rugby players that could benefit from your experience.

You got a red card (or a bunch of yellow cards) and are forced to sit out for some period of time. (You’re not a bad guy, you just have to do your time.) You might consider refereeing (see what it’s like on the other side of the whistle). Think of it as community service.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Eric Pittelkau wrote:

My thanks to Derek and PSRFR for arranging this referee course. As you all know (or should know), all PRU clubs at all levels are required to have at least one person available to them who is a qualified referee in the event that PSRFR cannot provide a referee for your game (which does happen from time to time for many different reasons). This person can be the coach, asst coach, players, alumni, anybody.

There are plenty of games that a new referee can do and work his/her way up the ladder. Or you can reserve yourself for those time when your club needs you.

Please take the time to take the referee course. It will be well worth your time.

Eric Pittelkau
PRU President
C 703-587-7462

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:15 PM, derek ryan wrote:

Below is the information for the Level 1 Referee Class. The process has changed please read the whole email!!!!!!

February 27th 9:30am-5:30pm

Gonzaga High School

Classroom to be indentified

Instructor: Mark Koiwai, mkoiwai@upo. org

Co-Instructor: Bob Hausler, bobhausler@hotmail. com

Doug Syme syme4@comcast. com

The Level 1 Officiating Course is the basic refereeing course. There are no prerequisites for attending this course and it is the sole training vehicle for the education of entry level referees as certified USA Rugby referees. The Level One Course covers the referee’s priorities, provides an introduction to the Laws, and examines scrums, ruck/mauls, tackles, lineouts, offside, and advantage with focus on the critical parts and how to referee them. When a student has completed this course, and the accompanying test, they are ready to begin refereeing safely. Students that do not pass will be given opportunities to retest onsite. The objective is to ensure Law knowledge, not to weed people out.

How to Register

Use the following link to register. In order to take the class you must be a CIPPed member of USA Rugby.
http://membership. usarugby. org They will need to select Register for a Referee Course.

We recommend you register not later than 20 February so that we may order the correct amount of materials to have for the classes. [latecomers will eventually get the materials, but they will be shipped later and not available for the class. REGISTER EARLY!]

– Course fee is $50 and we will order out for lunch so we can work through it.

– Please wear clothing suitable for activity, as we will be having indoor practical session work throughout.

Any thing else we need to get it on the calendar so that I can publish to PRU

Derek Ryan
President PSRR
703 927 1128