Division One League Referees and Assistant Referees will begin a week 4-day training program at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram ahead of the commencement of the new season.
The Referees have been put in batches for the training. The first batch will start started on Sunday, September 18 and end on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 while the second batch continues from Thursday, September 22nd to Sunday, September 24, 2022.
In all, about One hundred and eighty Referees (90) and Assistant Referees (90) will take part in the course to understand the new concept for Referees and Assistant Referees and also YOYO endurance test which accesses their fitness levels.
There will also be physical and practical training, emphasizing on positioning, reading and anticipation through gates 1&2 on the penalty area to analyses fouls (actions 1,2,3 & 4).
Some practical training programs have also been designed for these Referees to undertake some high runs and engage in open play situations to recognize the various gates and action points. The Technical Instructors include Richard Attifu, Seidu Bomison, Christine Ziga and Thomas Nunoo.
The physical instructors are, Anthony Tetteh-Opai, Augustina Fugah and Vivian Aggor. The course is under the supervision of GFA Referees Manager, Alexander Kotey.
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