THE Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) will continue its programme of activities for the year with a General Members Meeting today at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, Thomas Lands, beginning at 10:00 h. According to a release, the programme will continue next Saturday when the first of several fitness tests for 2010 will be conducted at the Eve Leary ground commencing at 06:00 h. This test will be used to identify referees to officiate in the GFF’s Super League and the Mayor Cup which are expected to commence shortly.
Also, today and tomorrow, a Referees Fitness Instructor Course will be held at the GFF Office commencing at 10:00 h.
Persons who are desirous of becoming Fitness Instructors can make contact with any active referee or call the GFF Office on telephone number 227-8758.
The course will be conducted by FIFA- Trained Referee Fitness Instructor, Lindley Langhorne.
A Beginners Referees Course is fixed for March 13 and 14 at the same venue commencing at 09:00 h each day.
Interested persons can contact Lawrence ‘Sparrow’ Griffith on telephone numbers 621-6986 or 227-8758 or any referee.
Courses are also scheduled for Linden on March 20 and 21, Bartica on March 27 and 28, Berbice on April 10 and 11, West Demerara on April 17 and 18, Essequibo on May 8 and 9 and Lethem sometime in May.
Another Fitness Test is planned for April 3.