A Foundation course for new GAA referees will take place in February for anyone interested in taking up refereeing.
Are you interested in becoming a referee? Think
you can do better? Then “Put your whistle where your mouth is” and “Become a
GAA Referee”!
Sligo County Board are endeavouring to recruit additional hurling and
football referees under the watchful eye of the Referees Committee. The
committee would encourage applications from former Sligo inter-county
footballers and hurlers to take up refereeing as it is a great opportunity for
them to continue their involvement in the sport. Likewise applications from former club
players and members within the county would also be welcome to pursue the
opportunity to take up the whistle.
Every club in the county should nominate at
least one candidate to take up refereeing as currently there are clubs who have
no referee on the panel.
Becoming a referee is
an ideal way of staying involved on match day. Like players preparing for the
match, you must also put in preparation; knowledge of the rules along with
being physically and mentally fit. Ability to remain calm, courteous, having
moral courage, dealing with unfair criticisms is another aspect that the
referee must excel in. Refereeing is very rewarding and over the years Sligo has always
produced some top class officials at both County & National level and
continues to do so.
How
do I become a Referee?
The first thing to do, is to contact your local Referee Tutors or Recruitment Officer who will give you
details on upcoming GAA Referee Foundation Course in your local area, which you
will have to complete before you can referee games. GAA Club Referee Course will take 3 nights to
complete and will be delivered by GAA Referee Tutors