Scottish FA Referee Operations

EXISTING POSITION

Inconsistencies between Associations Number of Meetings per year (124 meetings) excluding Council Meetings Attendance (20% - 30% of Total Membership)Length of Business at MeetingsRelevance and Impact of Coaching to all members Consistency with coaching of Elite Referees (i.e. FIFA, CAT 1, 3SAR, etc.)

PROPOSED POSITION

12 Associations become 6 Regions (SFA Regions)124 Meetings become 25 Meetings - 4 meetings per Region plus 1 Summer Conference for Grassroots RefereesEach Region controlled by a Referee Manager and Assistant – reporting direct to Scottish FA Business conducted by Secretary & Assistant – No Council elected within each Region Use of Technology - Extranet / SFA Website to support administration

PROPOSED BENEFITS

GRASSROOTS REFEREES (Referees from Category 4 downwards) - Education / Coaching / Incentives / no membership fee / contact with Elite referees regularly / less meetings / monies and contacts available under Regions / no postcode lottery / Summer Conference for Grassroots Referees

ELITE REFEREES (Category 1, 2, 3 Referees & Category 3SAR) - Less commitments / no duplication of coaching / coaching involvement & participation with Regions

PROPOSED BENEFITS

REFEREE COMMITTEE – Increased control of Regions / all disciplinary & administration matters dealt with consistently / comply with UEFA Referee Convention

SCOTTISH FA – Costs saving / more monies to use for recruitment & retention and improving coaching for grassroots referees / uniformity

Grassroots Referees Sub-Committees

1. Administration2. Constitution3. Facilities4. Finance5. Regions & Information Technology

ADMINISTRATION SUB-COMMITTEE

Sandy Roy (Chair) - AberdeenBill Macray – North of Scotland / Moray & BanffMark Doyle - EdinburghDonnie McKinnon - LanarkshireBrian Connelly – Angus & Perthshire

CONSTITUTION SUB-COMMITTEE

Ray Morrison (Chair) - LanarkshireKevin Clancy - GlasgowDoug Ross – Moray & BanffNeil Palmer - Aberdeen

FACILITIES SUB-COMMITTEE

Bryan Robertson (Chair) - GlasgowRicky Mooney - StirlingshireRod Williamson - South of Scotland Derek Lowe - Fife

FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE

Martin Clark (Chair) - EdinburghJoe McDowall - RenfrewshireJim Horne - StirlingshireMorag Pirie - Aberdeen

REGIONS & IT SUB-COMMITTEE

Ian Fyfe (Chair) – Edinburgh / Fife Alan Cunningham - GlasgowKevin Toner - RenfrewshireJohn McKendrick - AyrshireLouise McWhinnie – Renfrewshire

ADMINISTRATION / SCOTTISH FA

Drew Herbertson – Scottish FA

CO-ORDINATOR FOR ALL SUB-COMMITTEES

Craig Thomson – Scottish FA / RenfrewshireSteven McLean – Scottish FA / Glasgow

CHAIRMAN OF WORKING PARTY

John Fleming – Scottish FA

NEXT STAGES:

1. Guidelines for each Sub-Committee established

2. Initial meetings of each Sub-Committee held

3. Timetable on reporting back to Chairman established

NEXT STAGES (Contd):

4. Date of Final reports from each Sub-Committee agreed

5. Dates agreed for Chairman to visit Associations

6. Final report of Working Party issued to Ref. Com.

7. Decision on whether to proceed with proposal or retain status quo.