A NEW course for would be soccer referees starts at Yeadon Liberal Club on Tuesday, September 15.

The Wharfedale FA course will run for six weeks plus two examination nights and will run from 7.15 pm to 9.15 pm each evening.

This will be the 14th such course run by the Association and the instructors will be Alan Wallace and Peter Wigglesworth.

Of the two examination nights one is for a written paper and the other is an oral examination.

Anyone passing the course can referee immediately.

The course is open to males and females over the age of 14. In the past quite a few ladies have taken and passed the course as well as people sent along by junior clubs to referee their Sunday games.

The course fee will be £12.50 to cover books and the referees registration fee which is paid to the West Riding County FA.

Anyone interested should contact Wharfedale FA Secretary Reg Allwood on 0113 2585683 or Presidenmt Peter Wigglesworth on 01943 874759.

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