Becomearef

    Become a Ref

    Living the Dream

    Welsh referee Cheryl Foster lived her dream at the Women's World Cup. Follow in her footsteps with the FAW Referee Award.

    FAW Referee Award

    Welsh referee Cheryl Foster lived her dream at the Women’s World Cup. You could follow in her footsteps and achieve your dreams. It all starts here.

    The FAW Referee Award is a fully interactive, video-led online course which prepares you for the challenge of becoming a Referee.

    Once you’ve passed your online Referee Award you will attend an in-person practical session with a refereeing expert who will put you through your paces and get you ready to begin your refereeing journey.

    Become a fully qualified referee

    FAW Referee Award

    • Purchase with or without full Macron referee kit (worth £85)
    • Certificate on completion
    • No previous experience needed
    • 10 hours of online content with full support
    • Qualify to officiate at any age group in Wales
    • Earn match fees
    • £95 with Macron kit
    • £35 without Macron kit
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    Steps to becoming a qualified referee

    Take the course

    Click on the button above to purchase your course, this is an online course.

    Add your details

    At the beginning of the course you’ll be asked to add a range of important information. Here you’ll add your preferred end of course face to face session location and date and your kit size (if you’ve purchased with kit).

    Order kit

    If you’ve purchased your course with the kit you can order it by completing the form on the ‘Before you Begin’ lesson.

    Complete online course

    Work your way through the sections and then pass the exam.

    Attend face to face session

    Go along to the final face to face session you’ve chosen. Here you’ll go through the last few steps to becoming a fully qualified referee. You’ll also get a chance to chat to your local area referee representative about officiating upcoming games.

    Receive your certificate

    When you pass the course you’ll receive your official referee certificate. Keep it somewhere safe.

    Officiate your first game

    Once all the above are completed you can officiate your first game!