The Referee Progression Pathway will

create more progression opportunities for

more officials across the grassroots game

(Level 7-5 & Level Y and Female W4-W3)

The priorities of this change will focus on:

                • Giving referees greater control over their own progression.

                • Providing a route for expedited progression for those able to provide more commitment.

• Instilling a developmental philosophy into grassroots refereeing.

• Motivating and incentivising refereeing through structural change.

• Re-energising and diversifying the referee development workforce across the grassroots game.

• Removing some of the key barriers to progress.

Level Clarification

To be considered for the Referee Progression Pathway, referees will need to opt in, but this can be at any point during a season. There will be no further changes to female pathway at 4W however referees will still need to apply in order to be considered for the 4W-3W promotion. Finally, every youth referee will start as Y1.