Football NSW Referee Academy for 2024 Announced
Football NSW has announced the eleven new up and coming faces that will feature in the 2024 Referees Academy following an extensive trial process that saw 140 referees from across the state vie for a coveted spot.
The Football NSW Referee Academy trains and prepares selected referees for success at state and national levels and to be potentially identified by Football Australia as future A-Leagues Women, Men and Youth referees and assistant referees.
Trials such as the Laws of The Game quizzes, fitness testing, speed and agility testing as well as being viewed as referees and assistants in live match sequences were part of the selection process as officials represented their local referee branches with the hope of earning a spot in next year’s academy.
Referees selected to join the Academy will be provided with speed and agility training, physical training programs, opportunities to attend tournaments, match day coaching and access to national and international referee coaches as well as A-Leagues referee mentors.
Several Academy alumni have gone on to perform on the national stage including Hassan Jomaa, Hugh Fenton-White, Sam Kelly and Bradley Wright who are now panellists on the A-League Mens competition and Isabella Mossin, Isabella Libri, Maddy Allum, Emma Kocbek, Anastasia Filacouridis, Maggie Price and Mikayla Ryan who are all now panellists on the A-League Women’s competition.
Congratulations to the following referees selected for the 2024 Referees Academy:
- Kiana Woods – Blacktown City Soccer Referees Branch
- Eliza Skinner – Canterbury Referees Association
- Nina Cortese – Southern Districts Soccer Referees
- Lucy Saul – North West Sydney Football Referees Association
- Alexander Zastavnikovic – Hills Football Referees
- Adam Maher – Canterbury Referees Association
- Jack Nelson – Northern Suburbs Football Referees Association
- Lachlan Brownscombe – Sutherland Shire Football Referees Association
- Brayden McDonald – Central Coast Football Referees
- Marco Saalmans – Canterbury Referees Association
- Ben Hutchison – Northern Suburbs Football Referees Association
The above Referees will join the existing Academy members listed below:
- Rory McFarlane – Canterbury Referees Association
- Alana Zic – Hills Football Referees
- Daniel Cornofsky – Northern Suburbs Football Referees Association
- Ella McGarity – Nepean Referees Group
- Hannah Sheridan – Manly Warringah Football Referees Association
- Isabella Vrtkovski – Granville District Football Referees Association
- James Makris – Granville District Football Referees Association
- Jasper White – Central Coast Football Referees
- Luke Chapman – St George Football Referees Association Inc
- Mayson Griffith – Shoalhaven District Football Referees Association
The below list of Referees have graduated this season:
- Lara Hogan – Hills Football Referees
- Molly Godsell – Nepean Referees Group
- Selina Harden – Shoalhaven District Football Referees Association
- Mia Velarde – Manly Warringah Football Referees Association (MWFRA)
- Charlotte Flynn – Football South Coast Referees
- Thomas Dale – Manly Warringah Football Referees Association
- Hayden Michlmayr – Football South Coast
- Connor Mead – Sutherland Shire Football Referees Association
- Liam Smith – Bathurst Football Referees Association
- Joshua Kermond – Bankstown Football Referees
- Hayden Kaye – Macarthur District Football Referees Association
Congratulations to all our graduates and good luck to our new referees in 2024.
