Congratulations to the following match officials, who have successfully gained promotion during the 2009/10 campaign:
To Level 5: Anthony Owen; Brett Grant; Charlie Southgate; David Gainsford; Dean Willsher; Gary Waplington; Graham Dorrington; Greg Potter; James Whittaker Snr; Mark Irvine; Martin Osborne; Neil Irvine; Patrick Cullen; Paul Falvey; Peter Newman; Rhys Battye; Rob Eubel; Robin Ogilvie; Simon Bird; Wendy Townsend.
To Level 6: Adrian Summerfield; Andrew Peakall; Chris McGovern; Danny Innes; David Raby; Dean Welham; Edward Smith; Gary Baker; Kevin Wootton; Mark Kerr; Michael Tant; Peter Elvidge; Richard Carter; Rick Bloy; Sean Burnett; Stephen Everitt; Stuart Cheek; Terence Rackley.
Public Liability Insurance in Unaffiliated Football
All referees registered with their parent County FA are covered with Public Liability Insurance for all forms of refereeing within the County. This provides referees with substantial protection and cover for any incidents or unforeseen accidents that may accrue whilst officiating.
However, it is essential for referees to be aware this Public Liability Insurance is only valid in football that is appropriately sanctioned and affiliated within its parent County FA or The Football Association. Where an incident arises refereeing in any form of football that is not affiliated to either the County FA or The FA, this will unfortunately not be covered by this Public Liability Insurance and the County will not be able to support them through disciplinary action against players and clubs.
The FA and County FAs harbour a duty of care to their referees to ensure awareness of the risks such referees place themselves in through officiating unaffiliated football. It is important to realise that in recent times there is a growing number of leagues and teams that are unaffiliated in all formats of the game, including both 11-a-side and 5-a-side football.
We would suggest that you should check with your competition to ensure it is appropriately affiliated and sanctioned with either The FA or the respective County FA, by asking the competition secretary for their affiliation number. If you have any concerns or queries on the affiliation of a competition then please contact Gary Mellish at the Essex County FA to verify.
This information is provided so that you can make an informed decision on whether to officiate in unaffiliated football.
Safety Concerns: Please be aware of a problem recently experienced by an Essex youth club whose player was prevented from playing by the referee who deemed the latest style of studs on their Nike football boots as unsafe. The studs have a small dimple in the middle about 1mm in depth and around 2mm in diameter so please be aware of this situation if you choose a pair of Nikes for a birthday gift!
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