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Waterford, Ireland / WLR
May 7, 2021 | 1:21 PM
The FAI’s Referee Department have added additional online Referee Beginner Courses for those interested in taking their first steps in becoming a referee, after the opening courses sold out earlier this week.
Previously, the courses took place in-person, but the Referee Department have created an online version to allow easy access to everyone from the comfort of their own homes. On-field practical sessions will return, once Covid-19 restrictions allow them to.
The course is split into three sections, the first section will allow participants to learn about the Laws of the Game in their own time, in the next section participants will attend three online classes. Each class will last for two-hours and will cover the more complex Laws of the Game. An online examination will conclude the final section of the course.
FAI confirms most welcome news from Government as contact training returns from Monday
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The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed that all players at all levels of football in Ireland can engage in full contact outdoor training in pods of 15 from Monday, May 10, under the new Government guidelines.
Adult amateur and Youth (U19) teams return to training from Monday and the FAI has confirmed with the Government that all teams can engage in contact training.
FAI Head of Grassroots Ger McDermott said: “We have informed all our clubs today (Wednesday) of this most welcome news from Government. The return to training for our adult amateur and Youth (U19) teams will now coincide with the return to contact training in pods of 15 for all our players. We have updated our Safer Return to Training Protocol to reflect this and have shared this with our clubs and made it available online at www.fai.ie.
FAI confirm full contact training allowed at all levels from Monday
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The FAI has confirmed that full contact outdoor training will be allowed from this Monday 10 May under the new government guidelines.
This will apply to all players at all levels of football in Ireland but training sessions will be restricted to pods of 15 players.
When the government announced its plans for easing Covid-19 restrictions last week it was though that the return to training would be in a non-contact format but Adult Amateur and Youth (U19) teams return to training from Monday and the FAI has confirmed with the government that all teams can engage in contact training.
Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Apr 30, 2021 7:24 AM
The Football Association of Ireland welcomes the latest announcement by An Taoiseach Micheal Martin around the easing of Level 5 lockdown restrictions from May 10 in relation to training for Adult Amateur and Youths (U19) teams and the lifting of the ban on inter-county travel.
Pending clarification from Government on key elements of the new guidelines, the Association’s COVID-19 Steering Group will meet on Friday, April 30, to confirm the next steps for Youth (U19) and Adult Amateur football ahead of the May 10 return to training.
FAI Head of Grassroots Ger McDermott said: “We welcome this evening’s announcement by An Taoiseach that our Adult Amateur and Youth (U19) teams can return to training in pods of 15 from May 10. The easing of inter-county travel restrictions from May 10 will also be a great benefit to many of our players. We are still awaiting clarification of the full guidelines around that return to training and also