ABOUT THE SGFRA

St.GFRA Inc. was formed in early 1970's with the charter to provide referees to the various competitions run by the St. George Soccer Association.

As an affiliated member of Football NSW, our members are also appointed to officiate at the various State run competitions.

Members are also appointed to control the overflow of State League games that would be normally covered the NSW State League Referees Inc. (old ASRF NSW Div.)

St. George is a small branch, in numbers, but leads the way, in NSW, with regards to the development of referees.

We are proud to boast that we have had a current member selected by FIFA to attend preparation seminars in view of appointments to the 2010 World Cup. This is a new initiative by the world body and only one Australian has been selected.

Over the period of time, since our inception, many members have progressed to higher honours and have been included on both the National League and National Youth League panels, included in National Talent Acceleration programs and officiated in the premier State run competitions.

St. George trained referees have also been successful in winning and otherwise attaining high rankings in the various State Referee competitions and bearing in mind our small membership this ratio is very high.

Our coaching staff are dedicated to the development and progression of our members and their efforts and commitment to this cause are the envy of many of the much larger organisation throughout the country.

The coaching panel consists of past and current referees some of whom have achieved success in the local district all the way through to FIFA level. We are also in a position to utilise current FIFA accredited instructors on a consultancy and advisory basis.
Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2012 at 9:35 AM by Administrator

ABOUT US

St.GFRA Inc. was formed in early 1970's with the charter to provide referees to the various competitions run by the St. George Soccer Association.

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Q: Is a player allowed to wear long skins under his uniform?
A: Players are permitted to wear undergarments provided they are the same colour as the shorts and in the case of a top, the same colour as the sleeve of the shirt. The Laws of the Game (Law 4) specifically refer to 'shorts' so the under shorts are not permitted to come below the shorts. As a general rule the referee would check this while the player was standing. If the garment is a top and has long sleeves then the undergarment must be the same colour as the sleeve of the shirt. Where shirt sleeves or shorts are eq ...

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