REFEREES COURSES AT BOWDON
Subject to a minimum attendance of 6 for each
course, Barry Keen will hold a two day AC Referees
Course on 15/16 March and a one day GC Referees
Course on Sunday 23 March. Both courses will
be held at Bowdon CC starting at 1000 and ending at
about 1600 on each day. The course fee will be
£10 which includes tea, coffee and biscuits
throughout the day. However, there will be no
provision of lunch so attendees should bring a
packed lunch as the lunch break will be too short to
permit going out to lunch. A cash bar will be
available.
Attendees should bring flat
soled shoes and waterproofs as an important part
of both courses is the training on the lawns.
There will be no time for
examinations on these days. Any candidate
wishing to be examined will be offered a mutually
convenient later date.
The courses are primarily aimed at
players who wish to become Referees, but a player
who just has an interest in the laws without
becoming a Referee will also be welcome. There are
no limits on the handicap of Referees, although
experience suggests that it is unlikely (though not
impossible) that candidates with a double figure
handicap will have enough experience to become full
AC Referees.
The final decision on whether
there is sufficient interest will be made at the
Federation Spring Meeting on 8 March unless
sufficient interest is shown before.
Players intending to attend should
email Barry as soon as possible so that pre-course
paperwork and homework can be sent out.