The Reading Referees’ Assocation is a society of football referees that aims to provide training, support and camaraderie for local referees of any age or standard. It is a local branch of the National Referees’ Association which has almost 10,000 members in over 300 branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
If you’re interested in learning more please contact us or simply come along to one of our open meetings, held on the third Thursday of each month during the football season.
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Most popular news stories- Guest speaker Mar 2013: Mark Ives – “Discipline and the Way Forward” (4348 views)
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- VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 28.02.2014 (1363 views)
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- Videos & Articles — Fri 9th May 2014 (1283 views)
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- VIDEOS & ARTICLES — Friday 17.01.2014 (1224 views)
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