Northern NSW Football is pleased to announce Anthony Smith as Football Far North Coast’s Newcastle Permanent Community Referee of the Year for 2021. Anthony officiates matches for Football Far North Coast and has shown true dedication and passion for the…
Northern NSW Football has launched its 2021 Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week with the theme of showing respect to match officials. The week, from Monday 19 July to Sunday 25 July, is Northern NSW Football’s annual celebration of match officials…
Northern NSW Football is delighted to announce the launch of its inaugural RTC Group NNSWF Talented Indigenous Scholarships. The scholarships are an initiative of Northern NSW Football as part of its inaugural RTC Group Indigenous Round across its Premier Competitions…
After the success of its 2019 and 2020 programs, Northern NSW Football has committed to encouraging more young and experienced players as well as volunteers to become Match Officials by offering the $150 ‘on-the-pitch’ pack. The starter pack was introduced…
Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) in partnership with Major Partner in Community Football, Newcastle Permanent Building Society (NPBS), will celebrate the annual Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week (RRW) from Monday 20 July until Sunday 26 July. Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week…
Presentation, Communication and Body Language I have included a diagram in this blog that shows the psychology of refereeing modern football. In it you will see there are several areas that match officials need to work on. Eventually we will…
Dealing with and recognising the different types of crowd and player interaction In this, the first of this years coaching blogs, I will deal with the potentially biggest and hardest areas referees have to deal with, dissent and abuse. Firstly…
Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) in partnership with its Major Partner in Community Football, Newcastle Permanent Building Society (NPBS), will launch its annual Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week (RRW) on Monday 22 July until Sunday 28 July 2019. Newcastle Permanent Referee…
With the kick-off to the 2019 football season just around the corner, Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) has expressed urgent calls for participants across the region to become new referees in a sign of support for their local game. Currently, there…