| Fadhil Yunus |
THE National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) carry an expansive view in seeing the potential of referees as a good career especially for young referees.
“They will have a direction not only focusing on coordinating matches in the country but there will also be opportunities to referee overseas and international matches once they develop their career and become an accredited FIFA referee,” said Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Acting General Secretary of NFABD in his speech during the closing ceremony of the Domestic Youth League Refereeing Course at the NFABD House yesterday.
“From there, NFABD through the Brunei Darussalam Football Referees Association will continue its efforts to conduct programmes to increase the quality of refereeing in the country.”
The acting general secretary shared his observation that the quality of refereeing in the country is still at a medium level and have plenty of rooms for improvement.
Towards that path, Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal added that short-term and long-term planning and strategic planning as well as key performance indicators (KPI) for NFABD must be prepared immediately.
“One of the examples is to establish stages for referees such as Referees Level 1, Referees Level 2 and Referees Level 3 or the like,” he further added.
“With the availability of referees by stages, it will definitely make it easier the efforts in producing more referees in the various stages and subsequently make it easier to identify the group of referees to take part in championships such as the youth level competition, the veteran league championship as well as the national league championships.
Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Acting General Secretary of NFABD (Left) presenting a certificate of participation to one of the participants. – FADHIL YUNUS
“This alone will benefit in the foundation and developing the career of a referee,” he said.
Earlier, Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal highlighted that it is not easy to take charge of a football match.
Considering the trend of modern football which is more technical and quick, he said, referees must be smart in interpreting the match before making a conclusion.
“A referee must be smart in reading the game and positioning themselves to see the action clearly and before the ball arrives at the players’ feet they need to know where they should be,” Pengiran Mohd Amirrizal said.
The acting general secretary also exercised caution that the course will not automatically transform the participants to be better referees overnight but nevertheless will provide them direction towards the issues which they need to carry out in ensuring quality refereeing.
“Referees are also humans who could not be avoided from committing mistakes but do not let a mistake from one or two referees be the cause for all referees to be labelled as weak.
“Not a lot of people know the pressure faced by referees because they only make decisions based on what they see and only have one or few seconds to make a decision,” he concluded.
The acting general secretary also thanked FIFA for their continuous support towards NFABD and the Brunei Darussalam Football Referees Association in conducting football courses and programmes.
The five-day Domestic Youth League Refereeing Course, which came to an end yesterday, was facilitated by Mohamad Rodzali Yacob, FIFA Refereeing Development Officer from Malaysia.
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